Peter Carlyle-Gordge
Inernational Briefs
Gay conversion therapy is once again on the legal agenda for California, as several Christian groups are trying to reinstate it for people under 18: Graphic by cbc.ca
Christian groups try to reinstate anti-gay therapy for minors
SACRAMENTO, California – A second federal lawsuit has been filed seeking to overturn California’s new ban on gay conversion therapy for those under the age of 18.
Out of the closet and the cloister
Ex-priest Ray Buteau has travelled from loneliness to a lightness of spirit
Since childhood and adolescence, Buteau had known he was attracted to his own sex.Ray Buteau’s story is one of fortune and men’s eyes, of a withering, soul-crushing loneliness – and of one career that ended abruptly, but opened doors to a new one. His story is of a personal transformation, a farewell to a dishonest persona that had led to his deep loneliness and a painful walk into more sunlit uplands of the soul.
When life doesn’t seem to make much sense
In the first article in a series, Outwords explores the reasons behind the high rate of LGBT suicides
Suicide remains the second leading cause of death for young people in Canada. In the United States, more than 30 per cent of all reported teen suicides each year are committed by gay and lesbian youth, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
International Briefs
Compiled from online news sources by Peter Carlyle-Gordge
Doctor loses licence after prescribing chemical castration as ‘gay cure’
Prescribing a chemical castration drug as a “gay cure” cost an Australian doctor his license.
CANBERRA, Australia -- An Australian doctor who is a member of a conservative Christian sect has been banned from practicing medicine after prescribing a teenager a chemical castration drug for use as a ‘gay cure.’
