A college psychology professor's observations about public policy, mental health, sexual identity, and religious issues
The South African Independent Online reported recently that a new group opposed to homosexuality had been formed as a consequence of a March 5-8 conference held in Kampala. The article in full stated: Kampala – Anti-gay activists in Uganda on Saturday formed a pressure group to discourage homosexuality, following a two-day conference of religious leaders, … Continue reading “Uganda antigay group holds first meeting”
I have posted several times on the Ugandan conference on homosexuality last weekend. In researching this, I wrote to Exodus International, International Healing Foundation and Scott Lively to ask if they were quoted accurately regarding calls for criminalization of homosexuals and forced therapy as an option to jail. Exodus International issued a statement for today’s … Continue reading “Brief post: Scott Lively on criminalization of homosexuality and compulsory therapy”
Michelle Vu, reporter for the Christian Post, penned an article regarding the Ugandan anti-gay conference. Exodus International is quoted in this article, I think for the first time since the controversy began: In response, Exodus International said it applauds its board member Don Schmierer, who attended the Uganda conference, for his effort to convey an … Continue reading “Christian Post article on the Ugandan homosexuality conference”
The Ugandan anti-gay seminar now is coming into sharper focus. In this disturbing article from UGPulse, Scott Lively, invited by Family Life Network to speak at a church-based conference on homosexuality, spoke to a government conference and called for the forced therapy of homosexuals. Here is the article in full: The Minister of Ethics and … Continue reading “Ugandan ex-gay conference goes political: US presenter suggests law to force gays into therapy”
I decided to post about this after reading an article about an upcoming (this weekend) conference in Uganda on homosexuality. The article begins: Parents to train on how to handle homosexuality issues Family Life Network and other stakeholders in Uganda have organized a three-day seminar to provide what they termed as reliable and up to … Continue reading “Uganda's strange ex-gay conference”