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Executive Director Andrea Lafferty and Founder Rev. Louis P. Sheldon
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‘Time’ Magazine’s ‘Gay Teen’ Cover Story Written By Homosexual
October 6, 2005 – John Cloud, a writer for Time magazine has just written a lengthy cover story for the October 10 edition that cleverly promotes the homosexual agenda. Though not mentioned in the article, Cloud is a long-time homosexual journalist and activist who has been given several awards by homosexual organizations for his “gay” affirmative reporting.
In September, 2005, Cloud was given a second place award for “The Governor’s Secret Life” by the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association. And, in 2004, he was given an award by the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) for his article, “The New Face Of Gay Power.” And, in a Columbia Journalism Review weblog (April 21, 2005), Cloud admits to having a “boy friend.”
In 2000, Cloud wrote an article on the Boy Scouts, comparing them to the KKK and asking whether or not the Boy Scouts had the right to freedom of association. The Media Research Center reported on Cloud’s homosexual activism disguised as journalism in its April, 25, 2000 issue.
In Cloud’s latest homosexual activism disguised as journalism for Time magazine, he portrays “gay” teens in a sympathetic light and cites the growing influence of the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) in promoting homosexuality on high school campuses.
He also downplays the role that ex-gay ministries contribute in helping individuals struggling with unwanted same-sex attractions.
Traditional Values Coalition Chairman Rev. Louis P. Sheldon has published a commentary on the Cloud’s pro-homosexual propaganda piece. We are reprinting it in full here:
‘Time’ Magazine Surveys ‘Gay’ Teen Trends
By Rev. Louis P. Sheldon
Chairman, Traditional Values Coalition
Washington, DC – The cover story in the October 10 issue of Time magazine surveys recent trends among so-called “gay” teenagers throughout the United States.
The article is written by John Cloud, who is never identified as a homosexual advocate by Time. Cloud is a long-time activist who disguises homosexual propaganda as journalism.
In fact, Cloud has received awards for his pro-homosexual writings from the National Gay and Lesbian Journalists Association and the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. Cloud once penned an article for Time magazine subtly linking the Boy Scouts to the KKK.
Cloud paints a rosy picture of growing numbers of alleged “gay” teens who are organizing on campuses.
These growing numbers of teens are being encouraged by such groups as the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) and by homosexual college professors like Dr. Ritch Savin-Williams, author of “The New Gay Teenager.”
GLSEN has set up homosexual recruitment efforts in schools known as Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) clubs and exploits the sexual confusion of thousands of trouble teenagers.
What was glaringly absent from the Time magazine article was any mention of the National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality (NARTH), an organization of professional psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and licensed counselors, who have written extensively on the origins and cures of unwanted same-sex attractions.
NARTH President Dr. Joseph Nicolosi and his wife Linda, have written a helpful book titled, “A Parent’s Guide To Preventing Homosexuality,” that describes the origins of homosexual feelings and how parents can help their children overcome these desires.
In addition, NARTH Scientific Advisory Committee member, Dr. Sander Breiner, a psychoanalyst and former professor of psychiatry, has written a compelling research paper on the dangers of teens “coming out” as homosexuals. Dr. Breiner notes that neuroscientists have found that the developing brain of the adolescent is significantly influenced by external emotional and social factors. He writes: “Homosexual indoctrination (direct or subtle) coercive or seductive can organically affect brain and sexual physiologic development to a modest or minimal degree. It cannot permanently produce homosexuality. However, it can certainly lead to a variety of difficulties commonly including hurt self-esteem, distortions in living, depression, selection of life goals, and other problems …. Any attitude by society and particularly educators, that homosexuality is a reasonable or alternative lifestyle can significantly contribute to psychopathology in this vulnerable age.”
In essence, the teen’s developing brain can be altered by pro-homosexual teachings and sexual behaviors—and create psychopathologies that may take years to overcome.
GLSEN and other pro-homosexual forces on high school campuses are doing a grave disservice to teens who think they are homosexual. The fact is that homosexuality is a self-destructive behavior, not a fixed identity. Even many homosexual activists like Dr. Ritch Savin-Williams are now claiming that sexuality is fluid—which is why we are also seeing a growing movement on campuses to normalize transgenderism, cross-dressing, and bisexuality.
The truth is that homosexual behaviors lead to a whole range of serious physical and emotional difficulties including oral and anal cancers, incurable STDs, HIV infections, and rampant drug use. Is homosexuality really a behavior we wish to encourage among teens? I think not.
TAKE ACTION: Read and distribute TVC’s report, “Homosexuals Recruit Public School Children” and access TVC’s GLSEN-Watch web site. Write a letter to Time magazine and use the statistics and information in these reports to tell the truth about homosexual recruitment on campuses. Ask why Cloud’s history of homosexual advocacy was not mentioned in the article.
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