What Are Your Plans for June 19th?

Jim Burroway

June 14th, 2010

If you happen to be in Southern California, might I suggest you come out to Irvine for a conference we are holding to counter Exodus International’s annual conference which will be held the following week. The conference, titled “It’s not a chOiCe – Challenging The Lies of The Ex-Gay Movement,” will be held Saturday, June 19, at Irvine United Congregational Church (IUCC).

Here are some of the speakers and topics you will hear discussed at the conference:

Science Is On Our Side: The Evidence behind Sexual and Gender Identity: Cristina Cuevas, is a senior medical student at University of California, San Francisco. While in medical school she has served as the LGBT representative for the Dean’s admissions advisory cabinet, planned and carried out the LGBT Health Issues course, and coordinated the school’s annual Student AIDS Forum. She plans to enter family practice and is committed to underserved patient populations.

Sexuality isn’t a Choice: Dr. Lawrence E. Hedges, will survey a series of perspectives that illustrate how human sexuality is not a choice but a given of personal experience. We can choose to suppress our sexual interests and practices but at the cost of limiting our identities, our spontaneity, and our relational possibilities

A Ugandan Case Study: The International Reach of the Ex-Gay Movement: Jim Burroway was the first to sound the alarm on the intensifying anti-LGBT climate in Uganda that has led to the bill before the Ugandan Parliament that has sparked international outrage.

The Pivotal Issue of Choice and the International Ex-Gay Movement: Michael Bussee. After co-founding in 1979 Exodus International, he left the group and became an outspoken critic of the organization. Today Michael is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, a father, an evangelical Christian, and a proud gay man.

Tactics of Exodus International, the Ex-Gay Movement in the USA and Uganda: Wayne Besen, founder of Truth Wins Out, an organization which defends LGBT community against anti-gay misinformation; countering, the “ex-gay” industry and educating America about the lives of LGBT people.

A Personal Testimony: Joshua’s Story: Joshua Romero, was raised in a Christian home by a loving family who taught him the value of his faith. A graduate of Point Loma Nazarene University, the loss of one of his friends to suicide inspired him to found Solace, a peer support ministry for Christians in the coming out process.

Crisis of Faith: When a Spouse Comes Out as Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, or Transgender: Dr. Amity Pierce Buxton, author of of The Other Side of the Closet: The Coming-Out Crisis for Straight Spouses and Families, founded the Straight Spouse Network to support straight spouses whose partners came out as LGBT.

Keynote Speaker: Only One Choice Matters: “Come, Follow me”—But Which Jesus? Dr. Daniel Helminiak. Recent awareness of sexuality has revealed its God-given richness. Religious forces insist the only option is traditionally understood heterosexual marriage—rejecting all the evidence. Reverend Dr. Daniel Helminiak is an author, lecturer, Catholic priest and theologian, and professor in the department of humanistic and transpersonal psychology at the University of West Georgia, near Atlanta.

The conference will take place on Saturday, June 19, from 9:00 to 5:00 at the Irvine United Congregational Church, 4915 Alton Pkwy, Irvine, CA 92604. You can find more information at this web site. And of course, there’s a facebook page here.

Karen Barr

June 14th, 2010

The link to the website hasn’t worked for me.

Jim Burroway

June 14th, 2010

Sorry about that. The link is fixed now.

Jean-Paul, Canada

June 14th, 2010

Nor for me.

But this is a great event. worth following up.

Dan Gonzales

June 14th, 2010

As an ex-ex-gay I would so be there but Denver Pride is that weekend :)

Priya Lynn

June 14th, 2010

Well I’m a couple of thousand miles form southern California so on June 19th I’ll be working on restoring my 1981 Eagle SX/4

Jim Burroway

June 14th, 2010

Priya Lynn,

Really??? I’ve never heard of anyone restoring an AMC. Good for you!

I had a ’74 AMC Hornet when I was in college. A friend of mine admired AMCs and said that the good thing about them is that they lasted forever. I responded that I wasn’t sure whether they really lasted forever, but if you had one, it might seem like forever.

Good times, though. You should send a photo sometime.

Priya Lynn

June 14th, 2010

LOL, Jim, yes I’m really restoring an AMC. I bought my first Eagle back in ’94 because it was the cheapest 4 wheel drive I could find. It turned out to be a great car, good on gas, adequate power, and go through huge snow drifts. Here’s a link to my current project:

http://forums.amceaglenest.com/index.php?topic=15595.0

EZamo

June 14th, 2010

Afro, I find it funny when someone calls others “morans”.

John

June 14th, 2010

My plans for the 19th? Well let’s see… finish my final paper for my last in completing my degree. :)

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