Comments for lgbtq-news.org http://lgbtq-news.org Gay News and Opinion Mon, 14 Dec 2009 01:45:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 Comment on Soulforce Q Seeks Young Adult Applicants for 2010 Equality Ride by Chris Peterosn http://lgbtq-news.org/?p=205&cpage=1#comment-133 Chris Peterosn Mon, 14 Dec 2009 01:45:23 +0000 http://lgbtq-news.org/?p=205#comment-133 This group is so wonderful. I am a 23 year old gay man who only recently came out in the past couple years. A consequences to that was removal from my church as being a assembly of God member for the past 11 years and my family doesn't want to have to talk to me unless absolutely necessary. I have been quite moved by watching on you tube all the different places that you visited. I think it made me cry so much because I should have been allowed to attend those Christian colleges. the only reason I never even admitted myself is due to the fact that I would not lie on the applications. I knew that I could never live in the closet for 4 more years. Instead I self enrolled myself into a teen challenge program (ex-gay) to "cure" myself. I can not express the damage that did to my mind and my self worth. thank God now I am living with a family that truly loves and accepts me for who I am. Last year I ended up in the hospital due to depression and anxiety over loosing my family and church. God has given me a new family and a new church that both except me for being gay. Continue to do the work of the Lord and spread His message of love to these campuses. Your gay brother in Christ, Christopher. This group is so wonderful. I am a 23 year old gay man who only recently came out in the past couple years. A consequences to that was removal from my church as being a assembly of God member for the past 11 years and my family doesn’t want to have to talk to me unless absolutely necessary. I have been quite moved by watching on you tube all the different places that you visited. I think it made me cry so much because I should have been allowed to attend those Christian colleges. the only reason I never even admitted myself is due to the fact that I would not lie on the applications. I knew that I could never live in the closet for 4 more years. Instead I self enrolled myself into a teen challenge program (ex-gay) to “cure” myself. I can not express the damage that did to my mind and my self worth. thank God now I am living with a family that truly loves and accepts me for who I am. Last year I ended up in the hospital due to depression and anxiety over loosing my family and church. God has given me a new family and a new church that both except me for being gay. Continue to do the work of the Lord and spread His message of love to these campuses.
Your gay brother in Christ, Christopher.

]]> Comment on Murder, Torture, Sexual Orientation and Gender in Iraq by paul canning http://lgbtq-news.org/?p=66&cpage=1#comment-2 paul canning Tue, 18 Aug 2009 01:03:25 +0000 http://lgbtq-news.org/?p=66#comment-2 If you want to practically help send some $$$ the way of ‘Iraqi LGBT’ http://iraqilgbtuk.blogspot.com They run safe houses inside Iraq as well as supporting refugees in the rest of the middle east. Whilst the HRW report is good news for raising the profile of the pogrom, only Iraqi LGBT is actually supporting people (saving them from murder) inside the country. But funds are scarce and they consequently have to turn people away. To find out more, read their annual report which is published on their website. If you want to practically help send some $$$ the way of ‘Iraqi LGBT’ http://iraqilgbtuk.blogspot.com

They run safe houses inside Iraq as well as supporting refugees in the rest of the middle east.

Whilst the HRW report is good news for raising the profile of the pogrom, only Iraqi LGBT is actually supporting people (saving them from murder) inside the country. But funds are scarce and they consequently have to turn people away.

To find out more, read their annual report which is published on their website.

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