In his newest book, activist and journalist Wayne Besen has produced a prodigious account of the American ex-gay movement since its inception, providing an illuminating survey of where its proponents have been, where they are now and where they’re headed….
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Wayne Besen at Truth Wins Out has discovered some very troubling information about ex-gay therapist Christopher Doyle. Doyle is the successor to the outlandish ex-gay guru Richard Cohen and his International Healing Foundation. However, while Doyle has his hands in…
An unknown intruder fatally shot 39-year-old gay journalist Josh Kruger at his home in Philadelphia early Monday morning. Kruger had apparently been the victim of harassment and minor vandalism some weeks before. It is unknown if any of this is related…
Fifteen years ago, lawmakers in Uganda passed a law that basically made it a crime to be gay there. It wasn’t just sex between same-sex individuals that was illegal, but knowing about someone who was homosexual without notifying the authorities…
Truth Wins Out, the non-profit that works against conversion therapy and anti-LGBTQ+ bigotry is reporting that UK’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will likely renege on plans for a conversion therapy ban in that country. As prime minister five years ago,…
Cured, a Documentary
The confluence of events that led to the momentous decision in 1973 to remove homosexuality from the list of mental disorders are chronicled in this documentary that was five years in the making. This was the first major step on…
Update: Matthew has notified us of retractions he has been asked to make to his original comments. The original interview video is now unavailable but you can still view it on the archive of this article here. The relevant material…
As it turns out, there is a fair bit of work involved with bringing a site like this back from the dead. We have spent a lot of time reviewing the literature of the current crop of ex-gay organizations, therapists…
An Open Letter to Christian Today
The following is a copy of a letter we sent to the editor of Christian Today (not Christianity Today). It was about an article they published by Paul Huxley, the communications manager at Christian Concern. These are both Christian organizations…
XGW Digest: December 12, 2015
-PBS News looks at the ordeals that gay people have to endure in Nigeria. -Australia’s House of Representatives gets its first openly gay member. -The State of Arkansas refuses to list same-sex couples on their children’s birth certificates. -Presidential candidate…