10 Wacky Ex-Gay Ideas

On his new Truth Wins Out site, Wayne Besen, (feared and hated by some ex-gays), lists 10 actual strategies for overcoming those pesky same-sex desires. My personal favorite--

Gaining Weight Will Help Make You Hetero
“My weight started to increase, and I found little desire to keep on a strict diet and stay fashionably slim. My very appearance was changing. I was looking less and less gay. And I was perfectly happy about it.”(John Paulk, Spokesperson, Focus on the Family)

Of course these are somewhat tongue and cheek and taken out of context, but I have to say, I've heard many of these ideas during my 17 years of trying to go straight. And Lord knows those Texas Sized biscuits they served us at Love in Action forced us out of our spandex.

Check out 10 Wacky 'Ex-Gay' Ideas. Hat tip to the super blogger Pam Spaulding.

Comments

SoulPony said…

That was funny

3:46 PM

Anonymous said…

What are you talking about? The biscuits were the best part of the meal! By the way it is July 13th, you were right. So happy anniversary, 9 years and 11 months…

Scott

11:01 PM

Peterson Toscano said…

prince of fun--hahahahaha!

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