Comments on: Beyond Ex-Gay Asks Exodus Out To Dinner http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2007/06/20/462 News, analysis and fact-checking of anti-gay rhetoric Sun, 21 Mar 2010 06:36:05 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Willie Hewes http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2007/06/20/462/comment-page-1#comment-732 Willie Hewes Thu, 21 Jun 2007 10:15:17 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2007/06/20/462#comment-732 I very much agree with this approach. There's too much shouting-through-media going on in this debate, and not enough actual talking-and-listening type dialogue. The people at Exodus may be doing what they do for political reasons, but I suspect they have many different reasons and motivations, and that actual care for actual same sex attracted people comes somewhere on that list. I hope they'll accept the invitation. I very much agree with this approach. There’s too much shouting-through-media going on in this debate, and not enough actual talking-and-listening type dialogue.

The people at Exodus may be doing what they do for political reasons, but I suspect they have many different reasons and motivations, and that actual care for actual same sex attracted people comes somewhere on that list.

I hope they’ll accept the invitation.

]]> By: Randi Schimnosky http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2007/06/20/462/comment-page-1#comment-704 Randi Schimnosky Wed, 20 Jun 2007 17:09:13 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2007/06/20/462#comment-704 Well, I give credit to them for trying, but I don't think it will make a difference. At heart Exodus is full of people who are motivated to do what they do for political purposes. They don't care what actually happens to the people who go through their programs, its purpose is to create the impression that gay people can and should change and because of this they don't deserve equal rights. Those who are harmed by the experience are something they don't want to hear about. Well, I give credit to them for trying, but I don’t think it will make a difference. At heart Exodus is full of people who are motivated to do what they do for political purposes. They don’t care what actually happens to the people who go through their programs, its purpose is to create the impression that gay people can and should change and because of this they don’t deserve equal rights. Those who are harmed by the experience are something they don’t want to hear about.

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