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Ex-gay glossary

By Paul Gallant • October 1, 2003 8:00 pm EDT

HOMOPHOBIA MAKES BABY JESUS CRY. About 40 protesters picketed Focus On The Family’s Love Won Out conference last month. Credit: Image by Xtra files

Emotional enmeshment. What lesbians mistake as love

Holiness. The opposite of homosexuality isn’t necessarily heterosexuality

Homosexuals. They don’t exist; there are just men and women with gender identity disorders, which can lead to homosexual behaviour

Safe schools policies. A warning sign that homosexuality is being taught to children

Sexual cannibalism. What homosexuals mistake as love or lust

Snuggle-buggle. What straight parents should do in front of their children to prevent homosexuality.

Paul Gallant
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Paul Gallant is a Toronto-based journalist whose work has appeared in The Walrus, The Globe and Mail, the Toronto Star, THIS magazine, CBC.ca, Readersdigest.ca and many other publications. His debut novel, Still More Stubborn Stars, was published by Acorn Press. He is the editor of Pink Ticket Travel and a former managing editor of Xtra. Photo by Tishan Baldeo.

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