BTB covers the California same-sex marriage decision, anti-gay groups decry ruling Gambian president Yahya Jammeh threatens to behead homosexuals in effort to make Gambia “one of the best countries to live in” John Corvino opens a dialogue with Focus on…
XGW Digest: May 15, 2008
LifeSiteNews claims that ex-gays live in fear because of a stigma imposed on them by homosexuals, citing PFOX “under attack” at ex-gay exhibit booths as an example. They also cited the recent Ryan Sorba debacle as the main reason why…
Gay bloggers recently had a field day with ex-gay counsellor David Pickup’s “Increasing Manhood” video, one even speculating whether it was a spoof, in the vein of Donnie Davies. Unfortunately, Pickup (right) and his campaign to undermine the masculinity of…
XGW Digest: May 10, 2008
John Corvino on the importance of dialogue Jonathan Rowe dismantles World Net Daily’s latest screed Exodus Global Alliance Ontario conference to focus on young people questioning their sexuality; Truth Wins Out responds Former ex-gay leader interviewed on GCN Radio
Love In Action Documentary Preview Released
Sawed-Off Films has released preview footage of the new documentary This Is What Love In Action Looks Like. The film is an examination of the controversial Memphis-based Love In Action (LIA), a ministry whose actions became notorious in 2005 when…
XGW Digest: May 2, 2008
Free resources on Judaism and LGBT issues now available from Hebrew Union College’s Jewish Institute of Religion New report on effectiveness of ex-gay therapy shows “robot-like parroting” of rhetoric, according to Jim Burroway In case you missed it, Christian TV…
Ex-Gay: The Musical!
Check out this ex-gay musical from the Gay Christian Network (GCN) 2007 conference. It opens with a hilarious parody of the famous Gilbert and Sullivan number The Major-General’s Song: I am the very model of an ex-gay individual, I’ve no…
XGW Digest: April 26, 2008
Exodus Vice-President Randy Thomas is laying low in the blogosphere again Ex-gay woman finds true freedom in gay-affirming church (hat-tip: TWO) Jim Burroway and Timothy Kincaid of Box Turtle Bulletin voice their opinions on Throckmorton’s Golden Rule Initiative Pastor Ken…
XGW Digest: March 21, 2008
Mike Ensley of Exodus reviews pro-gay documentary For the Bible Tells Me So Concerned Women for America’s Matt Barber on supposed gay threat to blood supplies Kern claims speech was taken “out of context”; read it in its full context…
Focus on the Family’s Glenn Stanton has defended Citizenlink, saying they only changed a controversial article because he was unhappy with how his views were represented – but his explanation still doesn’t put the right-wing news service in the clear….