Jake Angelo

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Alliance Defending Freedom’s Cruel History with Conversion Therapy

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On Oct. 7, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Chiles v. Salazar, a case that challenges Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy. Shortly after, Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) sent an email to their supporters quoting Paul in Ephesians 6:12: “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.” The email goes on to say, “You might think that a law like this might be just a ‘Colorado problem.’ Sadly, laws like this exist in 22 […]

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Americans are leaving Christianity because of anti-LGBTQ+ animus. Why now?

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When Garth Huelskamp was on his Mormon mission at 19 years old, he journeyed through western Nevada, where he remembers meeting a lesbian couple. While he remained tight-lipped, his companions quickly jumped into a conversation with them, speaking about how Jesus can save them from all sins, including homosexuality. “[There was] always an elephant in the room,” he says. That’s because at the time, Huelskamp knew he was gay. But like many queer religious people, he believed he could pray it away. “I was hoping that I’d come up from my mission and be attracted to women and be able […]

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LGBTQ Spaces Say ‘All Are Welcome.’ Asian Men Know Better

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Cody Seiya did not feel welcome in Provincetown. “Is that for yellow pride?” a man sneered at Seiya in the middle of Ptown’s tea dance, referring to a yellow bandanna he was wearing around his neck. It wasn’t the first time Seiya, a 33-year-old gay Asian American, had experienced racism from other queer men. Years earlier at Rage, a now-closed gay club in West Hollywood, another white man asked him what he was doing there. “It’s not Gameboi night,” the man said to him, referring to the Asian-themed weekly party the venue hosted. “That was really the first time that […]