The death of Charles W. Socarides reminded libertarian lawyer Jonathan Rowe of opposing social factions’ efforts, over the decades, to misuse the concept of “mental illness” to enforce the factions’ preferred moral or social norms. Rowe says: [P]roperly understood, categorizing…
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Charles W. Socarides, a grandfather of the reparative therapy movement and co-founder of the antigay National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality, died Dec. 25 in New York. He was 83 years old.
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Exodus financial results for 2004 are now available, courtesy of MinistryWatch: Contributions to Exodus rose 36 percent, from $454,000 in 2003 to $617,000 in 2004. In the prior year, contributions rose 40 percent, from $324,500 to $454,000. Other revenue sources…
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Conservative Christian Blogger/journalist Justin McLachlan disagreed took issue with recent calls for an investigation of Focus on the Family’s tax-exempt status. In response, McLachlan researched the status of Teach The Facts, a suburban Washington parents group battling the religious right…
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I’m gone (I hope) for five days. While I’m out, please offer constructive feedback about the James Dobson baseball card, XGW’s other infographics, and features that you wish to see added or changed at XGW. I wish everyone a happy…
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Focus Dismisses Biblical Truth About Christmas
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The Chicago Tribune reports on true conservative churches — in other words, churches that reject trees, Santa, carols, consumer merchandise swapping, and other unbiblical icons of the ancient seasonal holiday currently known as Christmas. I respect these churches’ efforts to remain…
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Hard Times At Love In Action
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Hard times, and rumors of such, are circulating around the Memphis, Tenn.-based antigay therapeutic outfit Love In Action. The Memphis-based Queer Action Coalition observes declining activity at LIA headquarters, talk of internal conflict, and the possible closure of one of two live-in facilities….
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Open Forum
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So saith a conservative judge: “It is ironic that several of these individuals, who so staunchly and proudly touted their religious convictions in public, would time and again lie to cover their tracks and disguise the real purpose” behind a…
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Watch Interview Today of Former Exgay
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Peterson Toscano will be interviewed live today for the Seattle public access TV program “Being in Seattle.” Toscano will be asked to speak about his exgay experience and the film Fish Can’t Fly. The one-hour program will be available via…
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NARTH: Analyze This
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Ex-Gay Watch seeks writers to critically analyze the following recent NARTH antigay propaganda items: Researcher Studies How MSMs Organize Sexual Culture In Public Parks New Book On Transgender Clinical Practices Urges New Paradigm For Treatment The Psychology Behind Homosexual Tendencies…