tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587902609826926070.post8904161494194747040..comments2024-03-05T23:31:44.106-08:00Comments on Gay Family Values: Homosexuality In Highschool...And the Uncertain Path to Self-AcceptanceGFVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02950236433262366445noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587902609826926070.post-43258930925697633192012-01-03T12:43:56.965-08:002012-01-03T12:43:56.965-08:00Well-said, well-written. You've a strong and c...Well-said, well-written. You've a strong and compelling voice, Mr. Leffew. I'm enjoying these blogs much.SedonaMikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07698584076777189601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587902609826926070.post-68750468293024748562011-11-03T15:58:59.951-07:002011-11-03T15:58:59.951-07:00Still a copy at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYk...Still a copy at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYkWAQIINEo but no idea how long it will be there.... <br /><br />So sad that in 2011 they are still trying to promote this sort of thinking. No wonder there is still a problem with LGBT bullying and suicide.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587902609826926070.post-41621017091008664122011-11-02T14:50:17.762-07:002011-11-02T14:50:17.762-07:00I have written about this because this is in my ci...I have written about this because this is in my city, it appalls me.<br /><br />Here is a couple of rebuttals from our community. I hope you like them.<br /><br />http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/11/02/1032457/-A-Community-Responds-to-Praying-Away-the-Gay,-it-can-lead-to-GLBT-Suicides-Ellinoriannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16568560808514403864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587902609826926070.post-71890056117369232772011-10-25T10:30:24.006-07:002011-10-25T10:30:24.006-07:00@CBondBauman Wow...your comment blew me away. but ...@CBondBauman Wow...your comment blew me away. but I have to say that I don't lay blame at Pastor Blakey. I don't think he gets out of bed every morning and says, "I think I'll going ruin kids lives today" before he grabs his coffee cup and heads out the door. He is repeating what was repeated to him and that is evident to me by the fact that EVERYTHING he said...verbatim...was also said to me by a youth pastor. I don't think attacking the man is helpfull as much as educating about the message and the truth of gay people.....just my two cents.<br /><br />@Whitmansspider I wish I could believe that Whitman but kids keep killing themselves because of how their classmates treat them.<br /><br />and pastors have been calling homosexuality the "defining characteristic of this generation" since before I was born :pGFVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02950236433262366445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587902609826926070.post-90957300962811577032011-10-23T20:38:44.065-07:002011-10-23T20:38:44.065-07:00This is my community. We know one of the kids in ...This is my community. We know one of the kids in the video. I am so enraged and saddened that this youth pastor is using his position to poison the minds and hearts of the very children he is supposed to love & protect. Shame on him. I have a wonderful, talented, brave gay son who is never afraid to be exactly who he is. He is so accepted at his high school that he was just recently was nominated to Homecoming Court. Life is great for him. How terrible that on the eveing of spirit day, as he's sitting in his "Don't be H8ting on the Homos" purple shirt, he had to view this heinous video. I cried the minute I began watching this.<br /><br />I am terrified that this pastor will continue to damage our LGBT AND straight youth.CBondBaumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01430845632657463614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587902609826926070.post-35933985415804122502011-10-23T15:24:31.803-07:002011-10-23T15:24:31.803-07:00Damn this video got me angry. This is just a video...Damn this video got me angry. This is just a video of a man lying to my face about homosexuality and telling mistruths about a part of me that I know and he never could, and two young guys who are going to be full of regret in their future (if they have one) about the years of repression they are about to go through. This pastor pretty much acknowledges the trend in the decline in christian beliefs in the younger generation, and that makes this whole video come across as a desperate rallying cry to the older generation to force their beliefs on the younger generation before it is too late. Pathetic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587902609826926070.post-32388101173134231842011-10-23T14:43:19.331-07:002011-10-23T14:43:19.331-07:00Another wonderful piece, Bryan. Thank you for shar...Another wonderful piece, Bryan. Thank you for sharing yourself so generously with us. There are a few points where I disagree. In a way, I do think that homosexuality is the issue that defines this generation--it's the civil rights issue of our time and it's being embraced by a growing number of straight allies. I also believe that there are a growing number of places where acceptance rather than fear is the more "happening" position. Not that there isn't a long way to go, but I believe that the tipping point has been reached. Blakely and Co. see the tide turning and it scares the bejeezus out of them. The voices speaking against homosexuality have always been there and will continue to use the same specious arguments they always have. I'm just glad that there are an increasing number of voices sharing a different message so that fewer kids feel the same alienation and shame that you did. You and Jay are two of the finest voices to emerge. Keep up the great work!Whitmansspidernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587902609826926070.post-54917497098252015842011-10-23T11:05:59.758-07:002011-10-23T11:05:59.758-07:00The pastor's name is Bobby Blakey. His Twitter...The pastor's name is Bobby Blakey. His Twitter account is @bobbyblakey Everyone should let him know how they feel about this video. What he's doing is just sickening. Shame on you Bobby Blakey.clasicoboyhttp://clasicoboy.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587902609826926070.post-90347229954298362132011-10-23T07:36:14.499-07:002011-10-23T07:36:14.499-07:00I'm really sorry to hear that your faith got i...I'm really sorry to hear that your faith got in the way of being true to yourself. <br /><br />Religion has some seriously messed up practices and beliefs. <br /><br />Fortunately I had a few things happen in my life that opened my eyes to the ultimate knowledge that the vast part of religion is bovine effluent. The first was the death of my mom when I was 13. How could any God allow such a woman to die so young?<br /><br />Then there was my schooling. In Catholic schools no less. My my sophomore year one of the things we did was read, analyze and discuss the Bible in a regular class. <br /><br />Talk about getting ones eyes opened. When one reads the entire text and not just twisted interpretations of selected passages a new story emerges. One in which it's highly likely you come out of it not believing any more. <br /><br />I highly suggest reading the whole text if you get the opportunity. Not only do you get an eye opening experience, you get ammunition to refute the bigotry that exists out there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587902609826926070.post-10392617162069146482011-10-23T00:57:54.502-07:002011-10-23T00:57:54.502-07:00I can't even get past the intro on videos Like...I can't even get past the intro on videos Like this without being to angry and upset to watch the rest. I remember being being like that (like you Bryan) and I know and am starting to see how the "skills" of repression of fellings (most any "non manly" emotion and my attractions) has done me damage, as well as the deep seated self hatred etc. That now ads an extra layer of complication to My already messed up mental health. Only now that I'm in therapy to help treat and control my bipolar is it that any of this other junk is getting taken care of.<br />.aNorthWestViewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03598507140332496283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587902609826926070.post-86767011685729812042011-10-22T20:59:00.062-07:002011-10-22T20:59:00.062-07:00awsome!...thanks!awsome!...thanks!GFVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02950236433262366445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587902609826926070.post-23828147712523627082011-10-22T20:44:30.262-07:002011-10-22T20:44:30.262-07:00The video was reposted here..
http://www.youtube....The video was reposted here..<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjhthF_nlO0Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587902609826926070.post-25409267919937491882011-10-22T20:01:08.376-07:002011-10-22T20:01:08.376-07:00You know I have always found it interesting how th...You know I have always found it interesting how the Bible is so misinterpreted to be anti=LGBT. What's worse are those that act very un-Christian in their expression of these false versions. <br /><br />So allow me to take a lovely quote from one of the very books used to denounce us. <br /><br />"Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD."<br /><br />-Leviticus 19:18<br /><br />Maybe they need to know their own word before they begin preaching. They may discover that what they think and what is are two different things. <br /><br />Love above all else is the true message, regardless of religion. If we we can not master that then this world is merely fuel for a dark fire that will burn all that it touches. <br /><br />We should love; love life, others, and ourselves just as we are in our many splendid variations and expressions. Because anything else is anger, fear, even vanity. <br /><br />Our history is littered with such expressions and we often refer to them as dark times. So lets choose to be honest and just love maybe we will find peace and brotherhood to be more rewarding than hate and intolerance. <br /><br />Go figure "Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins."<br /><br />Thank you Bryan for a good empassioned piece.Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16836853884214500312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587902609826926070.post-67854599407156010392011-10-22T17:20:33.457-07:002011-10-22T17:20:33.457-07:00Hm. I saw the video yesterday, but it now says &q...Hm. I saw the video yesterday, but it now says "video removed by user". Well then. :)<br /><br />I have had close to the exact same experience you write about here. Right down to having an unconscious crush on the youth leader (in my case a woman (like myself)). And I'm the generation between yours, and today's teens. I'm currently working in therapy on the internalized homophobia that I don't even consciously know is there. Every time it comes up, it takes me by surprise and it's like, wow, no wonder I have trouble with depression and such. The video made me sad/mad. Grr. When will it ever end.HJhttp://www.facebook.com/heatherjeannenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587902609826926070.post-21925895145380761912011-10-22T16:30:38.662-07:002011-10-22T16:30:38.662-07:00This stuff hits my emotional buttons every day. I ...This stuff hits my emotional buttons every day. I come across stuff like this all the time. It is so overwhelming to refute. It becomes exhausting.Jacob Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04083005136024000667noreply@blogger.com