Here's yet another sordid scandal involving a leader of the Christian right's "ex-gay" movement who, it turns out, wasn't so "ex" after all. This time the culprit/hypocrite is Michael Johnston, the organizer of "Coming Out of Homosexuality Day" who even, allegedly, misled his sex partners about his HIV-positive status. The gay press has been covering the story , but so far the mainstream media hasn't followed suit.
Mike Airhart's Ex-Gay Watch blog, as always, is also on top of things.
School Daze.
The NY Daily News editorializes on why a Harvey Milk High is
needed, in
School's Gay, That's OK.
More takes on whether the school is a safe environment or
self-segregation in our Mail
Bag.
Marriage "Jitters."
Writing in today's New York Times, Elizabeth Bumiller looks at
"Why
America Has Gay Marriage Jitters." In short: It's the "M" word,
stupid. Bumiller writes that after the Supreme Court's Lawrence
ruling:
President Bush was pressured by his conservative supporters to oppose gay marriage publicly". This declaration put him in agreement with 70% of Republican voters. But most of the Democratic presidential candidates oppose gay marriage, too, as do 50% of Democratic voters.
The concluding quote is given to liberal CNN commentator William
Schneider, who puts it bluntly: "Look, if you don't call it
marriage, you'll get more support."
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