Slog - Comments on The Polish Cure for Homosexuality http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_polish_cure_for_homosexuality Hanging out with priests, of course. Gays and lesbians in deeply Catholic Poland are being nudged towards church-steered programmes designed to help them fight their homosexuality. In the southeastern city of Lublin, a hub of Roman Catholic teaching, a nondescript white building houses Odwaga, or Courage, an organisation which offers "therapy" for homosexuals—to the consternation of gay rights groups who find it an aberration. Behind its walls, men are taught to kick a football around, women take cookery lessons and, above all, participants spend time praying with priests. Curing homosexuality by hanging out with Catholic priests—it's a form of aversion... Copyright 2008 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:47:20 -0800 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 06:36:45 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Jubilation T. Cornball's Cornhole You fight queers with queers. Duh.

]]> Jubilation T. Cornball's Cornhole http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_polish_cure_for_homosexuality#c1047388 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_polish_cure_for_homosexuality#c1047388 Homo Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:54:03 -0800 Comment by dawicksta aka dating services for priests

]]> dawicksta http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_polish_cure_for_homosexuality#c1047396 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_polish_cure_for_homosexuality#c1047396 Homo Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:56:45 -0800 Comment by Jubilation T. Cornball @1 -- Uhhh....thanks???

]]> Jubilation T. Cornball http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_polish_cure_for_homosexuality#c1047404 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_polish_cure_for_homosexuality#c1047404 Homo Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:59:04 -0800 Comment by Al Because lesbians don't cook and gays never play football? If I weren't the PC, new-age guy that I am, I'd make a Polish joke.

But I am. So I won't. Not out loud...

]]> Al http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_polish_cure_for_homosexuality#c1047405 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_polish_cure_for_homosexuality#c1047405 Homo Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:59:31 -0800 Comment by brandon lesbians don't need to know how to cook. they eat out every night. hey-O!

]]> brandon http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_polish_cure_for_homosexuality#c1047419 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_polish_cure_for_homosexuality#c1047419 Homo Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:05:41 -0800 Comment by boxofbirds Wait, did they get the football/cookery strategy from "But I'm a Cheerleader"?

]]> boxofbirds http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_polish_cure_for_homosexuality#c1047423 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_polish_cure_for_homosexuality#c1047423 Homo Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:10:01 -0800 Comment by Abby Because there is absolutely nothing gay about football.

]]> Abby http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_polish_cure_for_homosexuality#c1047424 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_polish_cure_for_homosexuality#c1047424 Homo Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:10:25 -0800 Comment by Dee in SF Hey Dan - remember your slog post about the possibility that the new law will halt all marriages in CA??
yeah.....
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/06/10/MN2V1172KL.DTL&type=gaylesbian


enjoy!

]]> Dee in SF http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_polish_cure_for_homosexuality#c1047428 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_polish_cure_for_homosexuality#c1047428 Homo Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:11:57 -0800 Comment by keshmeshi @7,

Just to clarify, they're talking about soccer, not American football.

]]> keshmeshi http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_polish_cure_for_homosexuality#c1047442 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_polish_cure_for_homosexuality#c1047442 Homo Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:19:40 -0800 Comment by Abby No, really? (Click on the link in my name @7 to get my joke. You'll notice no helmets in sight.)

]]> Abby http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_polish_cure_for_homosexuality#c1047482 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_polish_cure_for_homosexuality#c1047482 Homo Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:33:42 -0800 Comment by i hate Keshmeshi club USA Don't forgive her, Abby. She is the enemy.

]]> i hate Keshmeshi club USA http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_polish_cure_for_homosexuality#c1047491 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_polish_cure_for_homosexuality#c1047491 Homo Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:37:42 -0800 Comment by keshmeshi @10,

Yeah, still not as gay as punting.

]]> keshmeshi http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_polish_cure_for_homosexuality#c1047500 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_polish_cure_for_homosexuality#c1047500 Homo Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:42:16 -0800 Comment by i hate Keshmeshi club USA nice save!

]]> i hate Keshmeshi club USA http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_polish_cure_for_homosexuality#c1047528 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_polish_cure_for_homosexuality#c1047528 Homo Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:52:25 -0800 Comment by Abby @12: gayer than Villa and Iniesta? Are they naked?

]]> Abby http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_polish_cure_for_homosexuality#c1047544 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_polish_cure_for_homosexuality#c1047544 Homo Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:58:08 -0800 Comment by keshmeshi @14,

Worse. They're wearing spandex.

]]> keshmeshi http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_polish_cure_for_homosexuality#c1047564 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_polish_cure_for_homosexuality#c1047564 Homo Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:08:24 -0800 Comment by i hate Keshmeshi club USA terrible shot!

]]> i hate Keshmeshi club USA http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_polish_cure_for_homosexuality#c1047567 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_polish_cure_for_homosexuality#c1047567 Homo Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:09:21 -0800 Comment by Abby @15: 'worse' or 'better' never entered into it, really. I certainly wasn't trying to make a judgment call with David and Andres up there, just saying that taken out of context, what they're doing is pretty damn gay. But the last thing I want them to do is stop...

]]> Abby http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_polish_cure_for_homosexuality#c1047575 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_polish_cure_for_homosexuality#c1047575 Homo Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:12:46 -0800 Comment by Vince It's what I've said before. The Catholic Church recruits gay people. And if gay people start living happy out lives, then people don't sign-up for the priesthood or nunnery hood(?).

]]> Vince http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_polish_cure_for_homosexuality#c1048113 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_polish_cure_for_homosexuality#c1048113 Homo Thu, 12 Jun 2008 06:36:45 -0800