Peterson Toscano
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Peterson Toscano (born February 17, 1965) is a playwright, actor and gay activist. He spent nearly two decades in the ex-gay movement attempting to alter his sexual orientation through reparative therapy. In addition to receiving pastoral counseling and discipleship training, he attended several ex-gay programs including Life Ministries in New York City and the residential ex-gay program Love in Action in Memphis, Tennessee.
In 2003 he premiered his one-man satire Doin' Time in the Homo No Mo Halfway House and has since performed it throughout the US, Canada and Europe. His other works include Queer 101, How the Indians Discovered Columbus, Footprints--An Inspirational Comedy, and The Re-Education of George W. Bush.
He also appears in the documentary film Fish Can't Fly which explores the conflict that many lesbians and gays have had with their Christian faith.
A Quaker minister [[1]], Toscano uses a non-violent approach in his work that seeks to expose injustice without attacking anti-gay oppressors.
[edit] External link
- Official website
- Peterson's blog: Toscano maintains contact with people around the world struggling with their faith, gender, and sexual identities. He also monitors reports related to queer concerns, and posts frequent updates in various media.
