Orlando gay rights activists are challenging Orlando’s proclamation of July 21 as an official ex-gay day. City Council member Vicki Vargo proclaimed July 21 as Exodus International Day to honor the faith-based group that claims it can turn homosexual people…
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Montana “Christians” on Gay Reality TV
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Julie Millam, executive director of the Montana Family Coalition, says “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy” should not be on TV: “To me, that’s not a reality show about gay people,” Millam told the Billings Gazette. “A really good reality…
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Jesus And Miracles
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Off-topic: Here’s a worthwhile reflection from Joel Sax about Christians’ modern-day, heretical preoccupation with “miracles.” Do some conservative Christians lash out at “paganism” in part because their own individual overdependence upon miracles is rooted in low magic?
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Ex-Gay Minister’s AIDS-Cure Appeal
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Hidden Updates At Ex-Gay Watch
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I have added new material to these messages: Queer Eye vs. Shmomosexuals Musician A Possible Role Model for Ex-Gays
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Prof. Throckmorton’s Stereotypes
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Warren Throckmorton, an antigay psychology professor at a small Pennsylvania conservative-Christian college, is a prolific writer on behalf of the ex-gay movement. (Google search.) Unfortunately, Dr. Throckmorton sometimes bases his commentaries upon his own stereotypes about gay activists. He even…
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Ex-Gay Spokesman’s Lost Blog
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XGW readers have already noticed that Exodus spokesman Randy Thomas discontinued his blog on Aug. 28. Eventually the blog is likely to be purged from the Internet. In the interest of preserving some of his key statements, I will post…
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Malaysian Condemns Lipstick Ex-Lesbians
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Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad reminded the world of how much the Islamic nation of Malaysia dislikes gays. Same-sex acts in Malaysia are punishable by up to 20 years in prison and a flogging. Mahathir warned that “if there are any…
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Ex-Gay Finances: Double-Talk?
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Exodus spokesman Randy Thomas says that while two of the largest gay-rights groups, Human Rights Campaign and GLAAD, reported a hypothetically combined income of $27 million in 2002, Exodus received $640,000. Mr. Thomas neglects to mention that Exodus outreach depends…
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Ex-Gay Group Pans Madonna-Britney Kiss
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Exodus spokesman Randy Thomas says: Madonna’s special performance was to passionately kiss Britney and Christina on stage. This caused only a brief and not very vigorous uproar as a culture has come to expect such behavior it pays good money…