Stand UP Speak OUT Great American Roadcast - Episode 5 - Rev. Dr. Mel White

Dotti Berry met Mel White in 1999 in Lynchburg, VA, as they sought to dialogue with Rev. Jerry Falwell  at the initial gathering of Soulforce , a group dedicated to freedom for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people from religious and political oppression through the practice of relentless non-violent resistance. In this interview with Rev. Dr. Mel White, a Christian minister, author, and filmmaker, Dotti gets the inside scoop.

Raised as a evangelical Christian, Mel was taught that homosexuality was a sin,  and he fought to overcome his own homosexual orientation for decades in all ways available to him: prayer, psychotherapy, exorcism, electric shock, marriage and family.  His struggle to understand and accept his homosexuality, reconcile it with his Christian faith, and express his sexuality respectfully and responsibly, are described in his book "Stranger at the Gate: To Be Gay and Christian in America," published in 1994. His latest book, "Religion Gone Bad - The Hidden Dangers of Fundamentalism,"  was released in September, 2006. You can click here to order either book.