LGBT activists working with Soulforce open a dialogue with Bishop Harry Jackson of Hope Christian Church in Maryland. Timothy Kincaid continues to methodically and intelligently disassemble “pro-gay marriage defender” David Benkof, who despite claiming to have ties to the gay…
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XGW Digest: June 23, 2008
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The Family Research Council is promoting their annual Values Voters Summit with an impressive photo array of 24 speakers, including senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, actress Patricia Heaton, and former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Unfortunately, only 10 have…
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XGW Digest: June 17, 2008
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September 5 has been set as the theatrical release date for “Save Me,” the ex-gay drama starring Chad Allen and Judith Light. TWO: A panel on “gender issues” organized by the Southern Baptist Church is overrun by ex-gays, is all…
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XGW Digest: June 10, 2008
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Peter LaBarbera declares a Boycott of Chicago’s Hyatt Regency and Palmer House Hilton hotels after attending International Mr. Leather there. Southern Poverty Law Center reports that the AFA opposes hate crimes legislation because they claim it will negate your right…
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Ex-gay counselor David Pickup, whose “Increasing Manhood” video was met with speculation as to whether or not it was a joke, was recently profiled in an XGW article that showed his obsession with hyper-masculinity. His ex-gay program, “The WorkOUT,” seems…
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XGW Digest: June 5, 2008
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The Bloomington, IL Pantagraph examines the spectrum of opinion within Christianity on the issue of homosexuality. At the blog “The Unseen Disciple,” Christian ex-gay ministries are examined to see not only if they could be called Christian, but if they…
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XGW Digest: June 2, 2008
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Peter Lane, director of Exodus Asia-Pacific, states that criticism from former ex-gays “has hurt his organization,” but declares that it “doesn’t minimize the message” of Exodus. PFOX claims attacks against ex-gays are “rising,” even though most of the events they…
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XGW Digest: May 29, 2008
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Despite Exodus’s supposed retreat from politics, Randy Thomas speaks out on the Exodus website against gay marriage (specifically, the recent California gay marriage victory) and legislation that protects the LGBT community from hate crimes. He also speaks on behalf of…
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Recently I wrote a post announcing the launch of HOD, the Israeli website for gay religious Jews. This website was started especially to counter Atzat-Nefesh, the website operated by straight people who say gays can change their sexual orientation. One…
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Politics makes strange bedfellows, and here is another shining example. Anti-gay activists have hit the trifecta of racism, antisemitism, and homophobia with newly recognized allies David Duke, Rev. Ted Pike, and Peter LaBarbera. Rev. Ted Pike makes claims against Jews…