News and analysis of exgay politics and culture.
By Andrew Evans on Oct 14th, 2005
The Boston Globe has a story [free registration required] on Richard Land, the Souther Baptist Convention’s lobby in Washington. Gay leaders are particularly alarmed about Land’s promotion of ”reparative therapy” to transform sexual orientation. At the Southern Baptist Convention’s annual meeting in June, Land unveiled a video in which former gays and lesbians attribute their […]
By Andrew Evans on Oct 3rd, 2005
Dr. Throckmorton and Exodus Media are touting a new study that shows reorientation therapists rating well amongst their clients. Exodus brags for several paragraphs about how it was published in the Journal of Psychology & Christianity, which they note “is a peer-reviewed journal published by the Christian Association of Psychological Studies” and is “…edited by […]
By Andrew Evans on Sep 26th, 2005
WorldNetDaily published this wacky, factless diatribe on Banned Books Week, and how libraries are really banning the Christian view by not including antigay scripture tracts with all their young adult fiction. We also have AgapePress highlighting the efforts of exgay Deb French to remove two homosexual magazines from the Upper Arlington Public Library in Arlington, […]
By Andrew Evans on Sep 21st, 2005
Fox News reports on the splitting of famous gay penguins Silo and Roy at New York’s Central Park Zoo. Apparently, Silo left Roy for Scrappy, an exotic SeaWorld girl who’s never had chicks. Fox references an article [not free] from the New York Post. What does it mean for the greater cause of gay rights […]
By Andrew Evans on Sep 21st, 2005
The Boston Globe has an article explaining the Pope’s latest stance on why homosexuals should not be allowed to become priests, even if they are celibate. Why? Because people with same-sex attractions are pedophiles. The church is looking into the question of homosexuality because some church officials believe there is a link between a high […]
By Andrew Evans on Sep 14th, 2005
Family.org’s magazine, Citizen, recently published an article responding to some of Soulforce’s claims of spiritual violence. Their response, however, requires a very illogical manner of thinking to debunk anything. 1. “DOBSON SAYS THAT HOMOSEXUALITY IS A MENTAL DISORDER CAUSED BY FAMILY PROBLEMS AND BAD PARENTING.” Facts: Soulforce greatly distorts Dr. Dobson’s views on the root […]
By Andrew Evans on Sep 6th, 2005
The Tennessean reports on a woman whose reparative therapy counselor became a “friend” and then a domestic partner to a woman attempting to change her orientation. “Shortly after I went to them, Phyllis Garrison became my friend and said she couldn’t be my friend and therapist both,” Grubb said. “We became friends, and I moved […]
By Andrew Evans on Aug 30th, 2005
From 365Gay.com, a rumor that the Vatican will become even more anti-gay: The Vatican is preparing to bar gays from entering the priesthood and is considering removing those gays who are already priests. Of course, 365Gay.com is quoting “People within the church who are familiar with the workings of the Vatican,” so it is just […]
By Andrew Evans on Aug 25th, 2005
Southern Voice released an article yesterday highlighting Jerry Falwell’s newfound support for equal housing & employment rights for gays & lesbians, as shown on “The Situation with Tucker Carlson.” Says Falwell: FALWELL: But civil—civil rights for all Americans, black, white, red, yellow, the rich, poor, young, old, gay, straight, et cetera, is not a liberal […]
By Andrew Evans on Aug 22nd, 2005
There’s some buzz going about on the right about a death threat being put out against exgay activist James Hartline. Red State forwards this quote: “The moment was never riper for the San Diego (LGBT) community to push for the elimination and suppression of the James Hartline’s (sic) of the world. We currently have an […]