I am moving the comments about this issue to their page of origin here. I believe that concerns over one individual, “Zach,” are a distraction from Love In Action’s history, its stated agenda, and the experiences of those who have…
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In March 1994, according to this second-hand source, a Santa Rosa, Calif., gay periodical called We The People published an article written by someone named Dennis Anderson. The article profiled ex-exgay Tom Ottosen, who alleged that he heard Love In…
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Not Another March on Washington
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Five years after the Millennium March fiasco, veteran activist Robin Tyler calls for an April 2008 March on Washington. (Source: The Washington Blade, June 10) I agree with Tyler that gays should aim their fire at Democrats as well as…
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New Documentary Profiles Ex-exgays
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PRESS RELEASE Filmmaker Tom Murray is pleased to announce the premiere of his recently completed documentary project, “Fish Can’t Fly.” www.fishcantfly.com The screening will take on June 12th in New York City as part of NEWFEST, the New York City…
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Exodus Loves a Misquote of PFLAG
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In a May 9 story about the National PTA’s differing treatment of PFLAG and PFOX, the Washington Times misquoted a key source. This misconduct by the Times is not surprising — former editors at the Times have told me (and…
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A Glimpse At PFOX Supporters’ Prejudices
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PFOX publicly declares that it favors tolerance for gays and exgays. But PFOX’s own Yahoo-based e-mail discussion and “support” list, advertised on the front page of its web page, tells a different story: In dozens of messages every month, several…
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Comment Registration/Review
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Because of a deluge of spam in the past couple days, I’ve turned on comment moderation, which means that readers may comment as follows: 1. You may comment on any post immediately by signing in via TypeKey. 2. You may…
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I’ve read Stephen Bennett’s blog entry about an inappropriate booklet found by antigay activists a Boston-area sex-ed program. (Previous XGW coverage.) I’ve read Bennett’s quotations of GLSEN and public officials, the blog comments, and the linked news articles: Boston Herald,…
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Throckmorton Protests GLSEN Sex-Ed Brochure
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Exgay movement pundit Warren Throckmorton protests sex-ed literature that was allegedly distributed at Brookline High School on April 30 at an event hosted by GLSEN Boston. Throckmorton calls the literature “pornography” — and it’s not difficult to see why he…
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A resolution is being proposed at this year’s Southern Baptist national convention, demanding Southern Baptists investigate their local public school systems and withdraw their kids from any school that allows a gay/straight alliance to meet, discusses sexual orientation in class,…