******************************************SOULFORCE MEDIA ADVISORY: April 24, 2008For Immediate Release Contact: Paige Schilt, Media DirectorCell: 512-659-1771paige@soulforce.org ****************************************** "As a child growing up, I saw a side of the church that to me did not always reflect God’s grace. This experience has led me to be concerned for our brothers and sisters in Christ who sometimes may feel rejected and […]
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Soulforce Turns 10!
******************************************SOULFORCE PRESS RELEASE: March 27, 2008For Immediate Release Contact: Paige Schilt, Media DirectorCell: 512-659-1771paige@soulforce.org ****************************************** (Austin, TX) This spring, Soulforce celebrates 10 years of relentless nonviolent activism for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) freedom. In keeping with Soulforce’s "take it to the streets" ethos, a mix of formal events and grassroots action will mark the milestone […]
Soulforce and Beyond Ex-Gay Welcome Change at Exodus
******************************************SOULFORCE PRESS RELEASE: March 6, 2008For Immediate Release Contact: Paige Schilt, Media DirectorCell: 512-659-1771paige@soulforce.org ****************************************** In a March 4, 2008, interview with Ex-Gay Watch, Alan Chambers — President of Exodus International — confirmed that the world’s largest network of ex-gay ministries has refocused its priorities and will move away from political lobbying. In spring 2007, Exodus hired […]
Soulforce Calls for Inclusive ENDA
******************************************SOULFORCE PRESS RELEASE: September 27, 2007For Immediate ReleaseContact: Paige Schilt, Director of Public Relations and MediaCell: 512-659-1771paige@soulforce.org****************************************** On Wednesday the Washington Blade reported that House Democratic leaders are "strongly considering dropping anti-discrimination protections for transgender persons from the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, or ENDA." Today Soulforce joins other national LGBT organizations in opposing the removal of […]
Soulforce Responds to Cancellation of Gay Navy Vet’s Memorial
******************************************SOULFORCE PRESS RELEASE: August 13, 2007For Immediate ReleaseContact: Paige Schilt, Director of Public Relations and MediaCell: 512-659-1771paige@soulforce.org****************************************** (Arlington, TX) –Last week High Point Church, a nondenominational megachurch, canceled a memorial service for Navy veteran Cecil Howard Sinclair because the deceased was gay. According to the Dallas Morning News, High Point’s pastor defended the decision to […]
Photos from the Ex-Gay Survivor’s Conference
LGBT Resource Center at the University of California – Irvine Jeff Lutes speaks to the group Jallen Rix performs Peterson Toscano in Doing Time The Homo No Mo Halfway House Paige Schilt directs the media Kara Speltz handles registration Registration Jeremy Marks welcomes a friend Mike Airhart and Ken Gathering for the Chalk Talk Discussing […]