The following represents a cooperative effort between Jim Burroway of Box Turtle Bulletin, Mike Airhart and Wayne Besen of Truth Wins Out, and me, David Roberts of Ex-Gay Watch. This is not an exercise in hyperbole, but a serious, heartfelt…
Moving Beyond Victimhood
In a recent post on his blog, Peterson Toscano explains why he describes himself as an ex-gay survivor but not as a victim: In the nearly 20 years of ex-gay/anti-gay/de-gay treatment I endured, no one ever forced me to do…
There is much to criticize about the freakish conference taking place in Kampala, Uganda the past few days. Several blogs, including this one, have done their best to sift through the mess. Chief among those who are providing information on…
XGW Digest: March 7, 2009
-The California Supreme Court holds hearings on the validity of Proposition 8. -Andrew Sullivan questions the wisdom of advancing gay rights through the courts. One of his readers offers a rebuttal. -The Vermont Legislature fast tracks gay marriage legislation. -A…
In an eerily Orwellian move, the anti-gay conference in Kampala, Uganda, has produced serious calls for gays there to be placed into forced “therapy.” From UGPulse: The Minister of Ethics and Integrity, Dr. James Nsaba Buturo has today told a…
Bizarre Anti-Gay Conference Begins in Uganda
A strange mix of speakers started off a conference in Kampala, Uganda today. Invited by Stephen Langa, leader of Family Life Network (FLN), they are to speak on the theme “Exposing the Truth behind Homosexuality and the Homosexual Agenda.” Langa…