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The Obama Department of Justice is filing an emergency motion with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals pleading with the court to reconsider its order vacating the stay. The Ninth Circuit last week removed a stay against the worldwide injunction awarded in Log Cabin Republicans v. United States, effectively halting ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.’
“This latest maneuver by the President continues a pattern of doublespeak that all Americans should find troubling. All this does is further confuse the situation for our men and women in uniform,” said R. Clarke Cooper, Log Cabin Republicans Executive Director, combat veteran and captain in the United States Army Reserve. “Let me be clear – the president is asking the court for the power to continue threatening servicemembers with investigation and discharge, and the right to turn away qualified Americans from military service for no reason other than their sexual orientation. Even if the administration never uses that power, it is still wrong, and the Ninth Circuit was clear that there is no justification for continuing the violation of servicemembers’ constitutional rights. ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ is an offense to American values that should have been gone long ago. It is shameful that a president who has taken credit for opposing the policy is taking extreme measures to keep it on life support.”
"The motion that the government filed today has no other purpose than to request - on an emergency basis - that the military be permitted to investigate and discharge servicemembers, and block new enlistments, based solely on those individuals' sexuality,” said Dan Woods, partner of White & Case and lead attorney in Log Cabin Republicans v. United States.
How much would the average person put up with having their lives scrutinized, bashed, and demonised?
How many times do you think they would put up with having to fight for basic rights and have them ripped away?
Would you like to have your rights turned off and on like a light switch at the hands of those who don't really understand your life to begin with?
My heart goes out to all those who serve our country for having your emotions on a roller coaster ride.
Our lives and love should not be treated with such disrespect. No one's should.
News and Commentary About My Gay World
Friday, July 15, 2011
Hate Groups React To CA History Bill
From joemygod.com comes a few comments on the bill that Gov. Brown signed into law that will add LGBT figures to the state history book for all grades.
These people never read past the headlines. They just filled in the rest with their sick and twisted ideas about gay sex instead of what is really going to be taught. Our kids need to know who in history was gay and how it impacted their life and work. So many of the worlds greatest were LGBT and it did influence art, law, and science. Our kids need to know about those who suffered, fought, and died for our freedoms as a nation and as a minority group.
I would not teach any child anything more about gay sex and relationships than I would teach them about str8 ones and all would be according to the age of the child.
I would not teach any child anything more about gay sex and relationships than I would teach them about str8 ones and all would be according to the age of the child.
Catholics For The Common Good
Claims that this bill is needed to reduce bullying against children that are experiencing gender confusion or take on 'gay' or 'lesbian' identities are absurd. Children must be taught respect for all persons because of their intrinsic value, not because they agree with their behavior or like their characteristics. In fact, reducing people to merely a sexual identity obscures the fact that they are so much more than that.
Traditional Values Coalition
SB 48 was priority number 1 for Traditional Values Coalition. We committed all the resources we had to try to make sure that SB 48 failed. We are talking about molesting the minds of young impressionable youth, as young as Kindergarten, with an agenda and message that is not age-appropriate and that is offensive to the values of a vast majority of California’s families. We have failed at our core educational mission and yet we are now going to inject gay studies into the classrooms. It’s absurd and offensive.
Save California
It's ridiculous that Jerry Brown says he's making history 'honest'. The bill he signed prohibits teachers and textbooks from telling children the facts that homosexuality has the highest rate of HIV/AIDS and other STDs, higher cancer rates, and earlier deaths. These important facts about lifestyles children will being forced to admire will be omitted. And Brown calls this 'honest'? This revisionist history will actually make more children believe a lie -- that homosexuality is biological, which it's not, and healthy, which is isn't."
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Phony victimization ruining American Christianity
According to Religious Right Watch, the Family Research Council is asking for folks to pray for Marcus Bachmann's clinic because supposedly it's "under siege" by the gay community because of its use of the faulty practice of reparative ("ex-gay") therapy"
Meanwhile, the right-wing website Lifesite News is sounding the alarm simply because NY Gov Andrew Cuomo has told the state's marriage clerks that they must comply with the law and sign their names on same-sex marriage licenses.
In these two stories is a theme which is recurrent throughout many religious right Christian and evangelical circles - the idea that someone's religious beliefs trumps the fact that they are not honest or that they have a job to do.
Both stories are really simple.
Bachmann lied and was caught in his deception. He initially said that his clinic does not engage in ex-gay therapy. And he was proven to be a liar by the undercover video.
But some folks who call themselves Christians aren't questioning the fact that Bachmann lied because they are too busy spinning conspiracy theories as to how the entire controversy is a "plot against Marcus and Michele Bachmann and evangelicals."
What's more, these folks actually embrace the fraudulent therapy done by Bachmann's clinic while conveniently omitting the fact that he lied about it.
And to top it all off, they do all of this while talking about "morals" and "values" and "upholding God's truth."
It's a bizarre gymnastic conundrum which should alarm anyone who really do care about morals and values.
The case in NY is even easier to figure out.
As shown by Lifesite News, some folks actually believe that someone working for state government should be absolved from following the rules of their job simply because they are Christian.
The question of where the line should be drawn is a serious one. It should not be taken lightly.
If state workers can use the Biblical verses as an excuse to not sign same-sex marriage licenses, then what's the justification of them not using Biblical verses to deny interracial couples their licenses (i.e. the Tower of Babel story) or refusing to sign licenses because the woman in the potential marriage may have signed it before the man (in defiance to what some say about the supposed subservient position of a woman in a relationship in accordance to Scripture).
Just when was the Biblical verse "render to Caesar what is Caesar's" replaced by "I'm a Christian so I deserve more rights than you?"
It's ironic that the same evangelicals and Christians who support all of this mess are constantly complaining about how Christianity has a bad name in this country.
Maybe these "Christians" should stop acting like a bunch of self-righteous, spoiled brats who want their way all of the time.
Christian Counseling under Assault – This week a homosexual activist group reported findings from their undercover “sting” operation at Minnesota Christian counseling clinic owned by Republican Presidential candidate Michelle Bachman and her husband, Marcus. Sympathetic national media seemed shocked that the Christian counseling center offered help for homosexuals to break free from addiction to homosexuality through faith in Jesus Christ. Where will the homosexual assault on religious liberty stop?
Meanwhile, the right-wing website Lifesite News is sounding the alarm simply because NY Gov Andrew Cuomo has told the state's marriage clerks that they must comply with the law and sign their names on same-sex marriage licenses.
In these two stories is a theme which is recurrent throughout many religious right Christian and evangelical circles - the idea that someone's religious beliefs trumps the fact that they are not honest or that they have a job to do.
Both stories are really simple.
Bachmann lied and was caught in his deception. He initially said that his clinic does not engage in ex-gay therapy. And he was proven to be a liar by the undercover video.
But some folks who call themselves Christians aren't questioning the fact that Bachmann lied because they are too busy spinning conspiracy theories as to how the entire controversy is a "plot against Marcus and Michele Bachmann and evangelicals."
What's more, these folks actually embrace the fraudulent therapy done by Bachmann's clinic while conveniently omitting the fact that he lied about it.
And to top it all off, they do all of this while talking about "morals" and "values" and "upholding God's truth."
It's a bizarre gymnastic conundrum which should alarm anyone who really do care about morals and values.
The case in NY is even easier to figure out.
As shown by Lifesite News, some folks actually believe that someone working for state government should be absolved from following the rules of their job simply because they are Christian.
The question of where the line should be drawn is a serious one. It should not be taken lightly.
If state workers can use the Biblical verses as an excuse to not sign same-sex marriage licenses, then what's the justification of them not using Biblical verses to deny interracial couples their licenses (i.e. the Tower of Babel story) or refusing to sign licenses because the woman in the potential marriage may have signed it before the man (in defiance to what some say about the supposed subservient position of a woman in a relationship in accordance to Scripture).
Just when was the Biblical verse "render to Caesar what is Caesar's" replaced by "I'm a Christian so I deserve more rights than you?"
It's ironic that the same evangelicals and Christians who support all of this mess are constantly complaining about how Christianity has a bad name in this country.
Maybe these "Christians" should stop acting like a bunch of self-righteous, spoiled brats who want their way all of the time.
Photo: Father and son at first and last Space Shuttle launches, 30 years apart
I found this at joemygod.com
WOW! I am feeling my age. My son was born in June 1981. We have both been big fans of space. My whole family are big fans of watching all the landings on the moon and shuttles. I remember my Mom keeping us home from school to watch the first man to step on the moon. I remember watching as the Challenger blew up before my eyes and the sadness that followed.
30 years went fast!
"Father and Son: STS-1 and STS-135," a photo by Chris Bray, who is the younger of the two in these side-by-side captures from the very first shuttle launch thirty years ago, and the final one, last Friday. "The picture we waited 30 years to complete."
WOW! I am feeling my age. My son was born in June 1981. We have both been big fans of space. My whole family are big fans of watching all the landings on the moon and shuttles. I remember my Mom keeping us home from school to watch the first man to step on the moon. I remember watching as the Challenger blew up before my eyes and the sadness that followed.
30 years went fast!
"Father and Son: STS-1 and STS-135," a photo by Chris Bray, who is the younger of the two in these side-by-side captures from the very first shuttle launch thirty years ago, and the final one, last Friday. "The picture we waited 30 years to complete."
Maryland's Kick off for Equal Marriage....Again.
I will be doing my part to see Maryland be the 7th state to have equal marriage.
I will post pictures.
I will post pictures.
Gay History in School?!!
Teaching LGBT history is going to make our kids gay! It is sexual brainwashing!
Randy Thomasson of the Hate Group, Save California says that to teach kids that being LGBT is natural is a lie. Calling it Sexual indoctrination. This is leading children astray and Jesus calls sin.
Michael Reagan (Son of a former President)- Should not the 'contributions' of convicted thieves be celebrated? Or those of serial killers? Or embezzlers? ( Don't you just love being compared to serial killers?)
Linda Harvey: Teacher Unions Are Paying Children To Become Homosexual
They will impose their "homosexual agenda" on kindergartner's!
They will teach our grade schools children about gay sex!
This is what misinformed sheeple are saying .
Now the truth....
Equality California's statement to Gov. Jerry Brown as to why he should sign the bill.
"As a community we must convince Governor Brown to sign the FAIR Education Act (SB 48 - Leno). We don't have a lot of time. Please email him today. http://tinyurl.com/sb48-b . This critical bill would ensure that students in public schools learn about the LGBT civil rights movement and the contributions of LGBT people to other movements and to society. With this bill, we will have the opportunity to define who we are, instead of being defined by harmful messages filled with bigotry that dehumanize us. We believe that learning about the heroic struggles of LGBT individuals and our diverse LGBT communities brings an understanding that prevents violence against our LGBT youth and those perceived as LGBT regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity. We are shifting the conversation. Instead of being stigmatized, marginalized and demonized, people will understand that we have a proud legacy and heritage of struggle and contribution.
Wikipedia's Timeline of LGBT history is a wonderful source that dates back to the 10th millennium BC. It chronicles our existence, art, persecution, discrimination, civil rights, gains and losses, and all the LGBT people involved.
Just a short list:
Military leader Alexander the Great, who was bisexual
27 BC – The Roman Empire begins with the reign of Augustus. The first recorded same-sex marriages occur during this period.
Nero becomes Emperor of Rome. Nero married two men in legal ceremonies, with at least one spouse accorded the same honours as a Caesar's wife.
The Christian emperor Justinian I (527–565) made homosexuals a scapegoat for problems such as "famines, earthquakes, and pestilences."
The term "Crime against nature" first used in the Criminal code in the United States.
Florentine court records of 1476 show that Leonardo Da Vinci and three other young men were charged with sodomy, and acquitted.
1895 – The trial of Oscar Wilde results in his being prosecuted under the Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885 for "gross indecency" and sentenced to two years at hard labor in prison.
1913 – The word faggot is first used in print in reference to gays in a vocabulary of criminal slang published in Portland, Oregon: "All the fagots [sic] (sissies) will be dressed in drag at the ball tonight".
1924 – The first homosexual rights organization in America is founded by Henry Gerber in Chicago — The Society for Human Rights.[46] The group exists for a few months before disbanding under police pressure.
1933 – The National Socialist German Workers Party bans homosexual groups. Homosexuals are sent to concentration camps.
1937 – The first use of the pink triangle for gay men in Nazi concentration camps.
1952 – Christine Jorgensen becomes the first widely-publicized person to have undergone sex reassignment surgery, in this case, male to female, creating a world-wide sensation.
1958 – The United States Supreme Court rules in favor of the First Amendment rights of a gay and lesbian magazine, marking the first time the United States Supreme Court had ruled on a case involving homosexuality.
The Student Homophile League at Columbia University is the first institutionally recognized gay student group in the United States.
1973 – The American Psychiatric Association removes homosexuality from its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-II), based largely on the research and advocacy of Evelyn Hooker.
Our LGBT history is tightly woven into the fabric of all human history. Up til now, it has been invisible to everyone.
Making our thread visible will show the next generations that being LGBT is part of the human experience and it is OK to be the human you are. It will help make LGBT people less of a threat and foster tolerance for those of us who are different. Greater education and understanding leads to less fear, bullying, and violence.
Our history is not over. We are part of it NOW.
It will be good to not be defined by my orientation but by my contributions.
Randy Thomasson of the Hate Group, Save California says that to teach kids that being LGBT is natural is a lie. Calling it Sexual indoctrination. This is leading children astray and Jesus calls sin.
Michael Reagan (Son of a former President)- Should not the 'contributions' of convicted thieves be celebrated? Or those of serial killers? Or embezzlers? ( Don't you just love being compared to serial killers?)
Linda Harvey: Teacher Unions Are Paying Children To Become Homosexual
They will impose their "homosexual agenda" on kindergartner's!
They will teach our grade schools children about gay sex!
This is what misinformed sheeple are saying .
Now the truth....
Equality California's statement to Gov. Jerry Brown as to why he should sign the bill.
"As a community we must convince Governor Brown to sign the FAIR Education Act (SB 48 - Leno). We don't have a lot of time. Please email him today. http://tinyurl.com/sb48-b . This critical bill would ensure that students in public schools learn about the LGBT civil rights movement and the contributions of LGBT people to other movements and to society. With this bill, we will have the opportunity to define who we are, instead of being defined by harmful messages filled with bigotry that dehumanize us. We believe that learning about the heroic struggles of LGBT individuals and our diverse LGBT communities brings an understanding that prevents violence against our LGBT youth and those perceived as LGBT regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity. We are shifting the conversation. Instead of being stigmatized, marginalized and demonized, people will understand that we have a proud legacy and heritage of struggle and contribution.
Wikipedia's Timeline of LGBT history is a wonderful source that dates back to the 10th millennium BC. It chronicles our existence, art, persecution, discrimination, civil rights, gains and losses, and all the LGBT people involved.
Just a short list:
Military leader Alexander the Great, who was bisexual
27 BC – The Roman Empire begins with the reign of Augustus. The first recorded same-sex marriages occur during this period.
Nero becomes Emperor of Rome. Nero married two men in legal ceremonies, with at least one spouse accorded the same honours as a Caesar's wife.
The Christian emperor Justinian I (527–565) made homosexuals a scapegoat for problems such as "famines, earthquakes, and pestilences."
The term "Crime against nature" first used in the Criminal code in the United States.
Florentine court records of 1476 show that Leonardo Da Vinci and three other young men were charged with sodomy, and acquitted.
1895 – The trial of Oscar Wilde results in his being prosecuted under the Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885 for "gross indecency" and sentenced to two years at hard labor in prison.
1913 – The word faggot is first used in print in reference to gays in a vocabulary of criminal slang published in Portland, Oregon: "All the fagots [sic] (sissies) will be dressed in drag at the ball tonight".
1924 – The first homosexual rights organization in America is founded by Henry Gerber in Chicago — The Society for Human Rights.[46] The group exists for a few months before disbanding under police pressure.
1933 – The National Socialist German Workers Party bans homosexual groups. Homosexuals are sent to concentration camps.
1937 – The first use of the pink triangle for gay men in Nazi concentration camps.
1952 – Christine Jorgensen becomes the first widely-publicized person to have undergone sex reassignment surgery, in this case, male to female, creating a world-wide sensation.
1958 – The United States Supreme Court rules in favor of the First Amendment rights of a gay and lesbian magazine, marking the first time the United States Supreme Court had ruled on a case involving homosexuality.
The Student Homophile League at Columbia University is the first institutionally recognized gay student group in the United States.
1973 – The American Psychiatric Association removes homosexuality from its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-II), based largely on the research and advocacy of Evelyn Hooker.
Our LGBT history is tightly woven into the fabric of all human history. Up til now, it has been invisible to everyone.
Making our thread visible will show the next generations that being LGBT is part of the human experience and it is OK to be the human you are. It will help make LGBT people less of a threat and foster tolerance for those of us who are different. Greater education and understanding leads to less fear, bullying, and violence.
Our history is not over. We are part of it NOW.
It will be good to not be defined by my orientation but by my contributions.
Anderson Cooper on "Fixing Gays"
Cooper discusses reparitive therapy and the "treatments" offered by Bachmann Clinic.
I am so glad this has been on almost every major news station.
Pay attention.
This woman should NOT be president of ANYTHING except her church bake sale where she is free to think and say anything she likes. She would be free to discriminate against any group for any reason and not sell them cookies as long as she stays on church propriety. She should NOT run a country based on her faith, what it teaches, or the junk science it promotes.
REAL science and REAL FACTS are for everyone. Faith is for the individual.
We need to get God out of our government and .............Our government out of God.
The government needs to stop supporting the opposition with tax exemptions and other perks to save the church money. They are fighting FOR discrimination and against fulfilling
"Liberty and justice for all". Why are we helping them?
I am so glad this has been on almost every major news station.
Pay attention.
This woman should NOT be president of ANYTHING except her church bake sale where she is free to think and say anything she likes. She would be free to discriminate against any group for any reason and not sell them cookies as long as she stays on church propriety. She should NOT run a country based on her faith, what it teaches, or the junk science it promotes.
REAL science and REAL FACTS are for everyone. Faith is for the individual.
We need to get God out of our government and .............Our government out of God.
The government needs to stop supporting the opposition with tax exemptions and other perks to save the church money. They are fighting FOR discrimination and against fulfilling
"Liberty and justice for all". Why are we helping them?
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Another Nutjob Runs Her Mouth - Almost Funny
From joemygod.com comes this gem. I wonder kind of mushrooms her and Sally Kern do.
"The group’s website says they raise money for teen scholarships given to those kids who consider themselves homosexual. The past few years the scholarship winners have not simply been young people persuaded to be in this deviant lifestyle, but are students who have unfortunately bought the party line and become involved in activism projects like homosexual clubs and the pro-homosexual Day of Silence in their schools. And so now kids are given financial incentives to be actively engaged in both the political goals of homosexuals as well as the risky behavior. This is appalling. In these tough economic times many kids will be struggling to get money together for college and here we have a really sleazy connection for them to make. It’s just one more outrageous thing going on with our teachers’ unions." - Linda Harvey, whackadoodle leader of the SPLC-certified hate group, Mission America.
Linda Harvey: Teacher Unions Are Paying Children To Become Homosexual
"The group’s website says they raise money for teen scholarships given to those kids who consider themselves homosexual. The past few years the scholarship winners have not simply been young people persuaded to be in this deviant lifestyle, but are students who have unfortunately bought the party line and become involved in activism projects like homosexual clubs and the pro-homosexual Day of Silence in their schools. And so now kids are given financial incentives to be actively engaged in both the political goals of homosexuals as well as the risky behavior. This is appalling. In these tough economic times many kids will be struggling to get money together for college and here we have a really sleazy connection for them to make. It’s just one more outrageous thing going on with our teachers’ unions." - Linda Harvey, whackadoodle leader of the SPLC-certified hate group, Mission America.The Relentless Christian Crusade to Prevent Kids from Learning Science
From Alternet.org comes this interesting piece by Rob Boston .
We learned science in school and creation at church when I was young. We should be teaching facts. Not fables. I did not put up with my sons public school teacher teaching bible stories and I would never go to a house of worship and preach evolution. They are separate and very different. One is based on fact and one is based on faith. Fact is for everyone. Faith is up to the individual.
Keep in mind that this is the state that you "Can't say "gay"" and they just took all rights and protections away from the LGBT population across the state.
The debate that took place on the floor of the Tennessee House of Representatives in April could not exactly be described as a feast for the intellect.
Legislators were deliberating a bill that would open the door to creationism in public schools by requiring schools to “find effective ways” to teach about three “controversial” ideas: evolution, global warming and human cloning.
The discussion quickly degenerated into name-calling when one bill supporter called opponents “intellectual bullies,” reported the Knoxville News Sentinel.
One lawmaker even tried to press Albert Einstein into service. Rep. Frank Niceley, a Republican from Strawberry Plains, asserted that Einstein once said, “A little knowledge would turn your head to atheism, while a broader knowledge would turn your head to Christianity.”
Niceley should have checked his facts: Einstein, who was raised Jewish and usually referred to himself as an agnostic, never said that. Something similar was once uttered by English philosopher Francis Bacon – 400 years ago.
Read the rest here
We learned science in school and creation at church when I was young. We should be teaching facts. Not fables. I did not put up with my sons public school teacher teaching bible stories and I would never go to a house of worship and preach evolution. They are separate and very different. One is based on fact and one is based on faith. Fact is for everyone. Faith is up to the individual.
Keep in mind that this is the state that you "Can't say "gay"" and they just took all rights and protections away from the LGBT population across the state.
The debate that took place on the floor of the Tennessee House of Representatives in April could not exactly be described as a feast for the intellect.
Legislators were deliberating a bill that would open the door to creationism in public schools by requiring schools to “find effective ways” to teach about three “controversial” ideas: evolution, global warming and human cloning.
The discussion quickly degenerated into name-calling when one bill supporter called opponents “intellectual bullies,” reported the Knoxville News Sentinel.
One lawmaker even tried to press Albert Einstein into service. Rep. Frank Niceley, a Republican from Strawberry Plains, asserted that Einstein once said, “A little knowledge would turn your head to atheism, while a broader knowledge would turn your head to Christianity.”
Niceley should have checked his facts: Einstein, who was raised Jewish and usually referred to himself as an agnostic, never said that. Something similar was once uttered by English philosopher Francis Bacon – 400 years ago.
Read the rest here
Government and Candidates Support Praying Away the Gay
Praying away the gay does not work. It has been shown to cause damage to those who have been through the process. They take advantage of LGB people, often in vulnerable family situations or at grips with depression and self-hatred, and browbeat them—saying that LGB people never live happy lives, that we are unhealthy and unwhole, and that we never experience love and that the only hope lies in their therapies.
The Royal College of Psychiatrists shares the concern of both the American Psychiatric Association and the American Psychological Association that trying to change a persons orientation is dangerous and does not work.
Even when a persons behavior changes to appear to be heterosexual that deep in the core of that person they will always be gay. While there has yet to be solid scientific proof that we are born gay, there is plenty of proof that you can not change.
This first video is great!
This next video is disturbing in that one of the Republican candidates for President helps run a family business that promotes ex-gay therapy. Not only that, but they are taking in a great deal of state and federal funds to do it.
Not only should this ultra-christian nutjob not be president but her and her husband should not be in business.
Becker from Truth Wins Out, went undercover to find out just what went on and found several things disturbing.
"I was never told that every professional medical and mental health association rejects "ex-gay" therapy including the American Medical Association, American Psychological Association, American Psychiatric Association, and the American Counseling Association, or that the treatment I was seeking was totally unsupported by research. I was never informed about possible alternative treatment options such as gay-affirmative therapy. Nobody ever told me about the potential for harmful side effects like depression and suicidal thoughts. And although I was asked to sign a treatment plan outlining my problem, desired outcome, and treatment strategy, I was never given nor asked to sign any kind of informed consent document that disclosed the above information about "ex-gay" therapy. As such, I believe Bachmann & Associates to be practicing unethically, even by the standards of the American Association of Christian Counselors. This is particularly disconcerting given the fact that Marcus Bachmann's clinic has received significant funding from the State of Minnesota and the federal government."
What I don't understand is that people like this refuse to listen to scientific facts and theories when it comes to almost everything from the Big Bang to evolution but insist that "science has to prove gays are born this way." before they will accept gays as a normal and natural part of the human experience.
I also don't understand how or why our government continues to support this kind of "treatment" with tax exemptions and medicaid and medicare. Frankly, if the government would just weed out all the "bad" medical practices and watch for things like double billing, medicaid and medicare would be in better shape.
The Royal College of Psychiatrists shares the concern of both the American Psychiatric Association and the American Psychological Association that trying to change a persons orientation is dangerous and does not work.
Even when a persons behavior changes to appear to be heterosexual that deep in the core of that person they will always be gay. While there has yet to be solid scientific proof that we are born gay, there is plenty of proof that you can not change.
This first video is great!
This next video is disturbing in that one of the Republican candidates for President helps run a family business that promotes ex-gay therapy. Not only that, but they are taking in a great deal of state and federal funds to do it.
Not only should this ultra-christian nutjob not be president but her and her husband should not be in business.
Becker from Truth Wins Out, went undercover to find out just what went on and found several things disturbing.
"I was never told that every professional medical and mental health association rejects "ex-gay" therapy including the American Medical Association, American Psychological Association, American Psychiatric Association, and the American Counseling Association, or that the treatment I was seeking was totally unsupported by research. I was never informed about possible alternative treatment options such as gay-affirmative therapy. Nobody ever told me about the potential for harmful side effects like depression and suicidal thoughts. And although I was asked to sign a treatment plan outlining my problem, desired outcome, and treatment strategy, I was never given nor asked to sign any kind of informed consent document that disclosed the above information about "ex-gay" therapy. As such, I believe Bachmann & Associates to be practicing unethically, even by the standards of the American Association of Christian Counselors. This is particularly disconcerting given the fact that Marcus Bachmann's clinic has received significant funding from the State of Minnesota and the federal government."
What I don't understand is that people like this refuse to listen to scientific facts and theories when it comes to almost everything from the Big Bang to evolution but insist that "science has to prove gays are born this way." before they will accept gays as a normal and natural part of the human experience.
I also don't understand how or why our government continues to support this kind of "treatment" with tax exemptions and medicaid and medicare. Frankly, if the government would just weed out all the "bad" medical practices and watch for things like double billing, medicaid and medicare would be in better shape.
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Truth Wins Out Undercover Operation Finds That Marcus Bachmann’s Clinic Works to ‘Cure’ Gay People
Read this and click on links for more info. OUR GOVERNMENT, STATE OR FEDERAL, SHOULD NOT BE FUNDING THIS !! WE HAVE TO STOP THIS ABUSE !
MINNEAPOLIS – An investigation by Truth Wins Out revealed today that the clinic of Marcus Bachmann, the husband of presidential candidate Michele Bachmann (R-MN), practices reparative therapy, a controversial and discredited clinical method designed to “cure” gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people. TWO’s findings contradict claims by Mr. Bachmann that he and his clinic, Bachmann & Associates, do not participate in reparative therapy. The story broke today in The Nation magazine where Mariah Blake reported on the results of our investigation.
The undeniable goal of the sessions was transforming Becker from homosexual to heterosexual. To his credit, the counselor did not claim that change would be instantaneous or even complete. However, he did explicitly promise that sexual conversion could occur as a result of prayer and therapy at the clinic.
During one of the sessions Wiertzema said, “…It’s possible to be totally free of [same-sex attraction]. For sure.” And that, “It’s happened! It really has happened to people.” In the fifth session, Wiertzema said, “…Obviously your goal is not to have any feelings of attraction for men…And I really am going to recommend that we start working on how you can develop your attraction towards women.”
At no time during the therapy was homosexuality portrayed as a natural variation of human sexuality. Instead it was presented as a treatable condition at odds with a normal and healthy sexual orientation. Becker was told by Wiertzema that “God designed our eyes to be attracted to the woman’s body, to be attracted to everything, to be attracted to her breasts.” Furthermore, according to Timothy, “We’re all heterosexuals, but we have different challenges.” Attraction to the same sex “is there, and it’s real, but at the core value, in terms of how God created us, we’re all heterosexual.”
Becker was never given nor asked to sign any kind of informed consent document that disclosed the dangers of or alternatives to “ex-gay” therapy. As such, TWO believes Bachmann & Associates to be practicing unethically, even by the standards of the American Association of Christian Counselors. Such therapy is considered ineffective and potentially harmful by The American Psychological Association, The American Medical Association, The American Academy of Pediatrics, and The American Psychiatric Association.
MINNEAPOLIS – An investigation by Truth Wins Out revealed today that the clinic of Marcus Bachmann, the husband of presidential candidate Michele Bachmann (R-MN), practices reparative therapy, a controversial and discredited clinical method designed to “cure” gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people. TWO’s findings contradict claims by Mr. Bachmann that he and his clinic, Bachmann & Associates, do not participate in reparative therapy. The story broke today in The Nation magazine where Mariah Blake reported on the results of our investigation.
“The results of our investigation should end all doubt whether Marcus Bachmann’s clinic endorses and practices reparative therapy aimed at changing a gay person’s sexual orientation,” said Truth Wins Out’s Executive Director Wayne Besen. “The facts plainly show that Bachmann’s clinic does try to cure gay people and he is being evasive when he claims otherwise.”During a weeklong Truth Wins Out undercover investigation inside Bachmann & Associates with hidden cameras, Becker, attended five private sessions with Bachmann & Associates counselor Timothy Wiertzema.
“It’s time for Michele and Marcus Bachmann to stop denying, dodging, and stonewalling,” added Truth Wins Out’s Communications and Development Director John Becker. “They owe it to all Americans to provide a full and honest explanation for their embrace of these dangerous and fraudulent practices.”
The undeniable goal of the sessions was transforming Becker from homosexual to heterosexual. To his credit, the counselor did not claim that change would be instantaneous or even complete. However, he did explicitly promise that sexual conversion could occur as a result of prayer and therapy at the clinic.
During one of the sessions Wiertzema said, “…It’s possible to be totally free of [same-sex attraction]. For sure.” And that, “It’s happened! It really has happened to people.” In the fifth session, Wiertzema said, “…Obviously your goal is not to have any feelings of attraction for men…And I really am going to recommend that we start working on how you can develop your attraction towards women.”
At no time during the therapy was homosexuality portrayed as a natural variation of human sexuality. Instead it was presented as a treatable condition at odds with a normal and healthy sexual orientation. Becker was told by Wiertzema that “God designed our eyes to be attracted to the woman’s body, to be attracted to everything, to be attracted to her breasts.” Furthermore, according to Timothy, “We’re all heterosexuals, but we have different challenges.” Attraction to the same sex “is there, and it’s real, but at the core value, in terms of how God created us, we’re all heterosexual.”
Becker was never given nor asked to sign any kind of informed consent document that disclosed the dangers of or alternatives to “ex-gay” therapy. As such, TWO believes Bachmann & Associates to be practicing unethically, even by the standards of the American Association of Christian Counselors. Such therapy is considered ineffective and potentially harmful by The American Psychological Association, The American Medical Association, The American Academy of Pediatrics, and The American Psychiatric Association.
“What I found was particularly disconcerting given the fact that Marcus Bachmann’s clinic has received significant funding from the State of Minnesota and the federal government,” said Becker.
Iowa Hate Group's Anti-Gay Marriage Vow - WOW !
You are going to S**t when you watch this my friends. I will give you a like to the full "Marriage Vow" asap.
Friday, July 8, 2011
BREAKING: Pentagon Orders Halt To DADT Dismissals, Welcomes Openly Gay Troops
From the Army Times and joemygod.com
The Pentagon has ordered a halt to all separations of gay troops under “don’t ask, don’t tell” and will begin accepting applications from prospective recruits who identify themselves as homosexuals. The moratorium issued Friday came after a ruling Wednesday by a federal appeals court in California ordering the Defense Department to immediately stop enforcing the law. The court said the law is unconstitutional because it treats gay Americans differently under the law. Meanwhile, defense officials will continue to prepare for the law’s formal repeal, which Congress approved in December. The law will be formally repealed 60 days after the defense secretary and chairman of the Joint Chiefs “certify” that it will not adversely impact military readiness.
It's About Time!!!!
I want to thank all our LBGT troops for their unwavering loyalty and service to our country.
I thank all our troops for their service in this seemingly endless war.
The Pentagon has ordered a halt to all separations of gay troops under “don’t ask, don’t tell” and will begin accepting applications from prospective recruits who identify themselves as homosexuals. The moratorium issued Friday came after a ruling Wednesday by a federal appeals court in California ordering the Defense Department to immediately stop enforcing the law. The court said the law is unconstitutional because it treats gay Americans differently under the law. Meanwhile, defense officials will continue to prepare for the law’s formal repeal, which Congress approved in December. The law will be formally repealed 60 days after the defense secretary and chairman of the Joint Chiefs “certify” that it will not adversely impact military readiness.
It's About Time!!!!
I want to thank all our LBGT troops for their unwavering loyalty and service to our country.
I thank all our troops for their service in this seemingly endless war.
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