It's the anti-gay crackpot versus the filmmakng head shrinker. Dr. Alicia Salzer premiered her new documentary, Abomination: Homosexuality and the Ex-Gay Movement, which tackles the thorny issue of ex-gay therapy.

In that movie, Salzer explores the dangers and self-loathing inherent in reparative therapy. Says Salzer,

We were aware that this type of therapy very rarely, if ever, worked and is often associated with great harm. We felt that we had to counter their media presence with something that gave the other side.
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Science has shown us that 96 percent of people cannot change and along the way, absorb an enormous amount of self-loathing, a lot of confusion, a lot of family conflict; so I know the harm.

Ex-gay wing-bats Exodus International, however, say otherwise. They claim Sazler's got no proof of her findings and, what's more, she's just plain ignorant.

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Barack Obama's presidential campaign's taking it's show on the road with some holy rollers - and homo heads are spinning!

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We dedicate this video to Alan Chambers and his pals at Exodus International.

The religious right lost much of its political influence with Bush's last election.

Yes, they helped our not-so-beloved President score another four years, but their power seems to be waning in recent years, particularly after two of its most prominent spiritual leaders, Reverend Jerry Falwell kicked it and Ted Haggard sucked it.

Some of us may breathe a sigh of relief, but lets not get too comfortable, because "ex-gay" organization Exodus International plans on filling the gaping hole.

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Paris Hilton wasn't the only big draw last night on CNN.

Paula Zahn and her lisp spent an hour exploring the ins and outs of homosexuality on last night's Paula Zahn Now. Like any good journo, Zahn took some time to explore that old nature v. nurture debate, changing opinion on the gays and scientific and moralistic missions to "cure" those who are bit bent.

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There's a battle brewing in ex-gayville. Alan Chambers, the ex-ex-gay who leads ex-gay Exodus International, recently spoke out against the movement's controversial "cures".

Chambers also insisted he's not sure if he's ever met an ex-gay and can't endorse claims that ex-gay movements rid participants of faggotry altogether.

No doubt Chambers' mutinous comments are making waves in the ex-gay community.

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More and more so-called ex-gays are coming out against the movement, including one of the most prominent anti-gay activists, Alan Chambers.

Chambers reached national infamy as the spokesperson for Exodus International, an ex-gay group dedicated to "freedom from homosexuality through the power of Jesus Christ".

Despite years of religious reparative therapy to "cure" his queerness, Chambers finally woke up to the dangers - and impossibility - of his movement.

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• We so did not need to see Carson Kressley shirtless at the White Party. We mean, really, we did not need to see that. [HX]

• A reader did a little sleuthing and found out that Mark Bess, the man who wrote us last week’s hate mail, lives on Gay Dreisbach Road. Oh, the irony. [Queerty]

• If given the choice between Christ and Oprah, we’d probably go with Ms. W. But the thing that really gets us worked up over this letter is Alan Chambers’ photo. Look at her. She is obviously a gay. Just look at that cock-sucking smile. [Exodus International]

• Oh dear God. So many stockings to stuff. So little time. Andy has pictures of Boston’s Santa Speedo Run. [Towleroad]

• HX put us in their Homo Dish column, where all the A-Gays are name-dropped. How we got in we’ll never know being C-Gays and all. [HX]