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Category Archives: Homophobia

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The Problem of the Straight Savior: Thoughts On an Unredeeming Social Experiment

November 5, 2012by inourwordsblog 1 Comment

by: Derrick Clifton As a gay Christian who grew up internalizing anti-gay theology, I can do without Timothy Kurek attempting to describe any aspect of what I endured. It’s unacceptable for him […]

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Ally, Coming Out, Equality, Gay, Homophobia, LGBT, Religion, Straights
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Making Room For All God’s People: Why I Stepped Down from UMC Ordination

October 15, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Michael Overman Little did I know that a private message I received from a fellow member of the Gay Christian Network nearly four years ago would drastically change the […]

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Gay, Homophobia, LGBT, Life, Religion
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Marcia’s Law: Just Say No To Orange Juice

September 28, 2012by inourwordsblog 1 Comment

by: Marcia Prichason  “I believe that more than ever before there are evil forces round about us” -Anita Bryant That summer was a sizzler. We had no air conditioning, and as […]

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Homophobia, Marcia's Law
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The New Normal: Racist, Homophobic and Unfunny

September 18, 2012by inourwordsblog 4 Comments

by: Timothy  I don’t really talk about TV other than to say that it is brilliant because it also happens to be Louie and/or RuPaul’s Drag Race. But allow me to […]

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Commentary, Homophobia, Media/Entertainment, TV
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Why I Abandoned My Faith But Still Consider Myself A Catholic

September 18, 2012by inourwordsblog 1 Comment

by: Mark Nott I came to god under similar circumstances as most of us who find god later in life: I was looking for something. I was in need of […]

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Coming Out, Family, Gay, Homophobia, Interfaith, LGBT, Life, Personal, Queers, Religion, Society, Uncategorized
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Get Over Yourselves, Homophobia Doesn’t Make You An Asshole

August 31, 2012by inourwordsblog 3 Comments

by: Carrie Kaufman  “I hate the word homophobia. It’s not a real phobia.  You are not scared. You are an asshole.” That meme has been going around the internets for […]

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Commentary, Friends, Gay, Homophobia, Humor/Satire, LGBT, Opinion, Society
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Gendercide Disguised As Fetal Healthcare

August 30, 2012by inourwordsblog 2 Comments

by: Cassandra Warren  I recently read a short article summarizing the findings from a paper in the Journal of Bioethical Inquiry: An Interdisciplinary Forum for Ethical and Legal Debate, which […]

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Activism, Awareness, Butch, Equality, Gender, Health, Homophobia, Lesbian, LGBT, News, Social Justice, Women
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On Chick-fil-A: Can We Stop Using the “Fat” Argument?

August 16, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Zach Stafford In the wake of the Chick-fil-A drama there has been a counter argument against the fast-food chain emerge from many folks, gay men specifically, that has me […]

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Body Positivity, Editorial, Hate, Homophobia, News, Opinion, Response
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Same-Sex Marriage Flooded the World: A Response to Pastor Fruh’s Comments on Noah’s Ark

August 10, 2012by inourwordsblog 1 Comment

by: Bobby Crowley Pastor Aaron Fruh of Knollwood Church in Mobile, Alabama has decided to grace the Chick-Fil-A company with his support. Luckily, agreeing with anti-gay views is not all […]

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Hate, Homophobia, LGBT, News, Religion, Response
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Why My Gay, Nine-Year-Old Self Said “No” To The Boy Scouts

August 6, 2012by inourwordsblog 1 Comment

by: Derrick Clifton I was roughly nine years old when I first considered joining the Boy Scouts of America. But it just didn’t seem like a place a kid like […]

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Gay, Hate, Homophobia, Memoir, News, Religion, Youths

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