An award-winning song in Italy has angered gay activists with its message that unwanted homosexuality can be overcome. In fact, some in the pro-gay movement petitioned the Italian government to prevent the song from getting played.
The song, translated “Luca Used to Be Gay,” is biographical. Efforts to have the song banned from a music festival failed; it actually won second place for singer Giuseppe Povia. And despite the activists' efforts to undermine the message of the song, the festival audience seemed to embrace the lyrics that spotlight the truth that people can change their sexual orientation.
Jeff Johnston, gender issues analyst with Focus on the Family, knows that truth firsthand, having left homosexuality himself.
“You have these groups that talk about tolerance and diversity, and yet they want to shut down other voices,” Johnston said. “Here’s a story of a guy who left homosexuality, and the audience really responded to it. The truth resonated with them.”
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Read more about the ex-gay story in the pop music world, visit the Internet home of the National Association for the Research of Therapy of Homosexuality.
You can also read the article “Are People Really Born Gay?” on CitizenLink.
-- Nima Reza
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