Last year we reported on an interview with Disney actor Matthew Scott Montgomery on Christy Carlson Romano’s podcast Vulnerable. In it he described his experience with reparative therapy under Joseph Nicolosi Jr., son of the late Joseph Nicolosi Sr. The latter…
Extremist Visits Uganda
Another US Anti-LGBTQ+
Extremist Visits Uganda
American extremist Ayo Kimathi recently traveled to Uganda to promote hatred against the LGBTQ+ community and voice his support for the country’s draconian Anti-Homosexuality Act of 2023. He conflates LGBTQ+ with Jews and hates both with a passion. Kimathi, who…
Much of the modern ex-gay movement — and a broader rebellion by American religious conservatives against perceived threats to their worldview — are rooted in San Francisco’s Jesus People Movement of the early 1970s. As it happens, my own family…
Black History Month: Meet Augustine Tanner-Ihm
As February draws to a close, so do Black History Month in the US and LGBT History Month in the UK. It seems, then, an appropriate point to introduce readers to the Revd Augustine Tanner-Ihm. Born to a Jehovah’s Witness…
A new law in Uganda targeting LGBTQ+ people has rightfully drawn international condemnation. As covered in a recent article, the Anti-Homosexuality Act of 2023 (AHA 2023) criminalizes same-sex relations and promotes the dangerous, discredited practice of “conversion therapy.” While Ugandan…
Exposé on Ex-Gay Therapist Christopher Doyle
The venerable Truth Wins Out published an explosive exposé on ex-gay therapist Christopher Doyle. The article alleges hypocrisy and misconduct by Doyle, who leads the Institute for Healthy Families despite having a dysfunctional personal life rife with secrets. The investigative…
Early readers of this blog will remember Warren Throckmorton. He began his interactions with us hailing from the ex-gay side of things. He later responded to the data and his own experiences as a psychologist and psychology professor, and realized…
Mike Bickle, founder of the International House of Prayer in Kansas City (IHOPKC), has been accused of clergy sexual abuse. The allegations are called “credible and longstanding,” spanning decades. According to a statement released by three former leaders at IHOPKC:…
In his newest book, activist and journalist Wayne Besen has produced a prodigious account of the American ex-gay movement since its inception, providing an illuminating survey of where its proponents have been, where they are now and where they’re headed….
Wayne Besen at Truth Wins Out has discovered some very troubling information about ex-gay therapist Christopher Doyle. Doyle is the successor to the outlandish ex-gay guru Richard Cohen and his International Healing Foundation. However, while Doyle has his hands in…