Today, Soulforce convened a national press teleconference to speak out against an alarming disinformation campaign in America by those who oppose equality for gay and lesbian people and their families. Social scientists and representatives from the American Psychiatric Association, American Counseling Association, American Psychological Association, and the National Association of Social Workers joined the call […]
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Lesbian Couple Arrested for Peaceful Protest at Focus on the Family: Soulforce Campaign Asks Dobson to Take Steps Toward Reconciliation with LGBT Community
****************************************** SOULFORCE PRESS RELEASE: February 19, 2007 For Immediate Release Contact: Paige Schilt, Media Director Cell: 512-659-1771 paige@soulforce.org ****************************************** (Colorado Springs, CO) — At approximately 1:30 p.m. on February 19, 2007, Dotti Berry and Robynne Sapp of Blaine, Wash., were arrested and removed from Focus on the Family headquarters in police custody. The couple entered […]
Soulforce Launches Civil Disobedience Campaign at Focus on the Family Headquarters in Colorado Springs
Lesbian Couple Refuses to Leave Until Dobson Takes Steps Toward Reconciliation With LGBT Community ******************************************SOULFORCE MEDIA ADVISORY: February 19, 2007For Immediate ReleaseContact: Paige Schilt, Media DirectorCell: 512-659-1771paige@soulforce.org****************************************** (Colorado Springs, CO) — Soulforce, a national civil rights and social justice organization, has launched an ongoing campaign called "Focus on the Facts," which aims to intervene in […]
Focus on the Facts: Robynne Sapp and Dotti Berry
[googlevideo=-8003306472349571226] Get Flash Player (required to play) On February 19, 2007, Dotti Berry and Robynne Sapp of Blaine, Washington were arrested and removed from Focus on the Family headquarters in police custody. The couple entered the building earlier in the day and refused to leave until the organization’s founder, James Dobson, takes a step toward […]
Soulforce Posts Video of NYU Sociologist Who Claims Focus on the Family Distorted Research on LGBT Parents
******************************************SOULFORCE PRESS RELEASE: February 12, 2007For Immediate ReleaseContact: Paige Schilt, Media DirectorCell: 512-659-1771paige@soulforce.org****************************************** (Austin, TX) — Today Soulforce posted a YouTube video of Dr. Judith Stacey, a Professor of Sociology at New York University (NYU), who claims that James Dobson’s Focus on the Family and other anti-equality groups have misrepresented her research on lesbian and […]
Soulforce Letter to Time Magazine
Time Attn: Howard Chua-Eoan, Managing Editor1271 Avenue Of The AmericasNew York, NY 10020 December 20, 2006 Dear Editors: When Time published James Dobson’s "Two Mommies Is One Too Many" in the December 11th issue, Soulforce launched a petition asking the magazine to check Dobson’s facts and contextualize his statements about research on same-sex parents with […]