Homosexuality and Gender Archive
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Do genes really control behavior? A look at what this study says -- and doesn't say -- about homosexuality.
Can someone really be "born gay"? Is there a "gay gene"? Does biology equal destiny?
As the Gender Issues Analyst at Focus on the Family and keynote speaker for the Love Won Out conference, Melissa Fryrear shares her journey out of lesbianism.
To the biblically ignorant, general pro-gay religious arguments can pass for truth. In the light of Scripture, however, they do not hold up under scrutiny.
Social justice argument #1: 'Homosexuality is inborn.'
Freedom from Male Homosexuality
The mission of the Love Won Out conference is to lift high the name of Jesus while striking a delicate balance.
What is intersexuality and how should Christians respond?
Exactly what is it that transgender activists are asking society to affirm? And how should Christians respond?
Dr James Dobson present eleven key arguments against same-sex marriage.
Dr. Satinover discussed the following claims of homosexual activists, and offered a rebuttal to each of them. The claims he challenged were-- That homosexuality has been repeatedly demonstrated to be--and is in fact--an innate, genetically-determined condition. That homosexuality is an immutable state. That the only disadvantages of homosexuality are those caused by social disapproval and discrimination, and more.
www.narth.com
Barriers are real for those seeking liberation from homosexuality: The first obstacle has to do with the nature of addictive-type sins, where a man may hate his homosexuality while at the same time loving it. For many of us, homosexual acting out was our way of escape, of self-comforting, of finding temporary relief from the terrible pain or emptiness we felt inside.
www.PureIntimacy.org
The mainstream media is reporting that a recent human pheromone study out of Sweden provides further evidence of a biological basis for homosexuality. Drs. Satinover, Throckmorton, and Breiner scrutinize the data and offer insights as to what conclusions may and may not drawn from the study.
www.narth.com
One component not trumpeted by the media in its coverage of the now-completed Human Genome Project was the lack of a gay gene to have been found in either the X or Y chromosomes.
www.trueorigin.org
How does a parent respond to gender confusion in a child? Following is an excerpt from the book, A Parent's Guide to Preventing Homosexuality, by Joseph Nicolosi, Ph.D., and Linda Ames Nicolosi. Used by permission of InterVarsity Press, P.O. Box 1400, Downers Grove, IL 60515. www.ivpress.com, and NARTH.
"Mom, Dad...I'm gay." How does a parent respond?
Devastation of parents can be a reality upon discovering a child's involvement in homosexual activity.
Soulforce's Rhetoric is Shrill and Vitriolic.
Excerpted from the book, Homosexuality and American Public Life, which provides a comprehensive review of the biological research on homosexuality.
Historic champion of gay activism: Gays can change. This article is reprinted with permission from NARTH (National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality).
Collective research fails to point to fixed pre-determinants for homosexuality. Reprinted with permission from NARTH (National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality).
How do you define female homosexuality?
The true nature of how male homosexuality develops includes family dynamics, sexual abuse, and broken-down peer relationships.
Major denominations ordaining homosexuals, priests and clergy presiding over same-sex weddings, sanctuaries invaded by boisterous gay activists, debates over homosexuality ripping congregations apart, who would have guessed we’d ever reach such a point in church history?
A former self-identified homosexual defends the right to change one's sexual identity.
The hidden politics of mental health associations are brought to light in what some call "the most important book of the decade."
