Thought people MAY be interested in a few tidbits of news
John Paulk, who for years was known as the poster boy for the Christian “ex-gay” movement, has formally renounced his past and says he is “truly, truly sorry for the pain I have caused” in preaching that gays and lesbians could become straight through prayer and counseling.
“Please allow me to be clear: I do not believe that reparative therapy changes sexual orientation; in fact, it does great harm to many people,” Paulk said in a lengthy apology distributed to various gay publications.
He is also divorcing his wife.
http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-04-26/national/38838188_1_sexual-orientation-apology-anne-paulk
Now whilst hes not gone quite so far – Matt Moore has been caught on Grindr
http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/%E2%80%98ex-gay%E2%80%99-caught-grindr-says-he-was-%E2%80%98not-looking-sex%E2%80%99-admits-he%E2%80%99s-still-gay020513
and
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/05/matt-moore-grindr-ex-gay-christian-blogger_n_2622614.html
and many will remember John Paulk went through the same stages……
I suspect the PRESSURE of being a spokesperson for the Ex-gay movement – holds these guys in an untenable situation far longer than they would other wise be – – being unable to move on because of all the expectations and because then they will be seen to have been wrong ! What do others think ???
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