June 10th, 2011
It’s been a crazy 24 hours. Sorry for the delay.
TODAY’S AGENDA:
The Sissy Boy Experiment, Wrap-up: CNN. Tonight’s Anderson Cooper 360 will air a wrap-up their series, “The Sissy Boy Experiment: Uncovering the Truth.” The first two parts of this series were the result of several month’s of investigating the truth behind the George Rekers’s treatment of his most famous patient, four-year-old Kirk Murphy, and last night’s installment featured Ryan Kendall, a former patient of Dr. Joseph Nicolosi, the past president if the National Association for Research and Treatment of Homosexuality (NARTH). AC360 begins at 10:00 Eastern, 7:00 Pacific on CNN.
If you haven’t done so already, you can read up on Kirk’s treatment by George Rekers in our report, “What Are Little Boys Made Of?” AC360 starts at 10:00 p.m. EDT.
The Reality of Will and Grace: A Refutation of the Ex-Gay Movement: Asheville, NC. Exodus International continues its annual ex-gay conference outside of Asheville, bringing in hundreds of people across America and around the world. A counter-conference, The Reality of Will and Grace continues today with an exhibit at Tressa’s, 28 Broadway, Asheville at 5:30 p.m. Then at 7:00 p.m. at Tressa’s, Mel White, Soulforce founder and former speechwriter for Jerry Falwell, will host a panel of gay-affirming clergy. Given recent revelations, they should have plenty to talk about. The counter-conference runs through Saturday.
Eagle Forum San Diego Convention: San Diego, CA. Phyllis Schlafley’s Eagle Forum will kick off it’s San Diego convention tonight with a keynote speech form Andrew Breitbart. Saturday’s participants include Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA) and self-styled “Video Journalist.” The convention promises to offer training on “Tea Party tactics, tool, and talking points from the EXPERTS!!!” –with three exclamation points!!!
Pride Celebrations This Week: Albany, NY; Albuquerque, NM; Blackpool, UK; Boston, MA; Brisbane, QLD; Brooklyn, NY; Des Moines, IA; Edmonton, AB; El Paso, TX; Erie, PA; Key West, FL; Long Island, NY; Los Angeles, CA; Milwaukee, WI; Newark-Essex, NJ; Olympia, WA; Oxford, UK; Philadelphia, PA; Pittsburgh, PA; Rome (Europride); San Antonio, TX; Saskatoon, SK; Shreveport, LA; Spokane, WA; Talin, Estonia (Baltic Pride); Tel Aviv, Israel (Friday); Thunder Bay, ON; Tulsa, OK and Washington, DC.
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Kerry
June 10th, 2011
Thank you so much for the incredible in-depth work you have done on this whole sick affair. I honestly think this is still only the tip of the iceberg. I hope maybe you can continue the investigation and possibly turn it into a book. This is way beyond a 7-min 60 Minutes segment or AC360’s stuff. I think there are volumes of stuff still out there about Rekers and the trauma he personally inflicted on dozens and dozens of innocent little boys. This man is a true monster.
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