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Opinions and Articles

Gay Conservatives Must Come Out
LEF President Patrick Guerriero writes about the importance of having gay and lesbian conservatives come out of the closet. “Now is the time for closeted gay conservatives to find the courage and personal strength to stand up and be counted. Now is the time we can really make a difference. If every gay conservative came out of the closet today, the journey to full equality would be over in years instead of decades.”

What’s Their Problem with Gay Marriage (It’s the Gay Part)
This article from The New York Times Magazine takes a fascinating look at the radical right. It examines the motives of those activists working to prohibit civil marriage equality.

What Makes People Gay
The Boston Globe Magazine ran a lengthy article examining the origins of sexual orientation. The magazine highlights some of the mounting evidence that people don’t choose their sexual orientation. “This accumulating biological evidence, combined with the prospect of more on the horizon, is having an effect. Last month, the Rev. Rob Schenck, a prominent Washington, D.C., evangelical leader, told a large gathering of young evangelicals that he believes homosexuality is not a choice but rather a predisposition, something ‘deeply rooted’ in people. Schenck told me that his conversion came about after he'd spoken extensively with genetic researchers and psychologists. He argues that evangelicals should continue to oppose homosexual behavior, but that ‘many evangelicals are living in a sort of state of denial about the advance of this conversation.’ His message: ‘If it's inevitable that this scientific evidence is coming, we have to be prepared with a loving response. If we don't have one, we won't have any credibility.’”

The New Plague - An Epidemic Swallowing Gay America
Kevin Ivers highlights the crystal meth epidemic that is ravaging some gay and lesbian people. “It is a different killer with a four-letter name – ‘Tina.’ And without a doubt, this epidemic is a slow version of mass suicide that we can see coming a mile away and yet no one seems to be speaking out.”