The Washington Post does a two-fer today in covering the ex-gay agenda. The same Sandra Boodman has another article up that doesn’t quite make fun of Richard Cohen. She skirts the edges of mockery by noting that his marraige was…
The Last Zach Update(?)
Zach has updated his journal once again, and unleashed another torrent of support / debate / ranting / etc. on his MySpace account. He reaffirms that the last entry was his, refuting the speculation that it was written by somebody…
WaPo: Setting the World Straight
Sandra Boodman has an article in the Washington Post discussing ex-gays and the psychology behind the issue. The article is well balanced, in the old sense of presenting the issue and the related facts (as opposed to the new ‘balanced,’…
NARTH Rapid Response Team
NARTH sent out an email looking to form a rapid response team to counter “misinformation in the media or other cultural institutions about reorientation therapy.” Exgay groups have been getting a lot more attention in the media with the buzz…
Note From Andrew
FYI, I’m on vacation through Sunday, August 7th. Have a good week, everyone!
The Good Morning America Segment
As reported yesterday, Good Morning America had a segment on Zach’s story this morning. It had many features similar to the CNN story, yet many strikingly different. GMA featured Zach, and had a voice actor readingly directly from the MySpace…
LIA on CNN
Deborah Feyerick covered the LIA / conversion therapy story last night on CNN. She glossed over many of the rules that have bloggers upset, generalizing them as “no flashy clothes” and “no touching.” She prominently featured LIA resident Ben Marshall….
Zach Featured in NYT
A story that rather fell through the cracks here on XGW: Zach’s story made the New York Times. In terms of raw information, it adds a little background into the leadup to Zach’s memorable MySpace post: He was bombarded by…
About Andrew
Ex-Gay Watch welcomes its newest writer: Andrew is a web designer, blogger, and citizen media specialist. He is currently attending Purdue University in Indiana, where he has ties to the Queer Resource Center and other gay groups. He has been…