In June, Ex-Gay Watch noted that First Stone Ministries was one of twenty ministries to have severed itself from Exodus International recently. Now the Oklahoma City-based group has publicly explained its actions in a press release, citing changes in “ideology and…
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XGW Digest: July 14, 2012
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-China allows lesbians to begin donating blood. -The Vietnamese government ponders the possibility of legalizing marriage equality. -Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer petitions the US Supreme Court to overturn domestic partner benefits for gay couples. -Taiwan’s first gay Buddhist wedding is…
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Proactive Theology and Ex-Gay Survivors
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Last month I posted about how some Ex-Gay Survivors need to take on the Bible for themselves. Religious leaders and Ex-Gay ministers have used the Bible as weapon against us. If we choose to have the Biblical texts in our…
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Exodus and Alan Chambers Still Vague on Change
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Video: Alan Chambers interview on MSNBC’s Hardball, July 10 (scroll down for commentary): Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Exodus International President Alan Chambers gave characteristically vague responses when pressed for answers on MSNBC’s Hardball this…
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Changes at Exodus: Reactions
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We all know that Exodus International is undergoing some changes. We knew a major rebranding was coming, following last November’s revelation that America’s leading ex-gay organization had warned its allies it faced social and financial ruin. We’ve seen Chambers’s efforts…
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XGW Digest: July 7, 2012
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-Journalist Anderson Cooper officially confirms that he is gay. -Facebook creates icons for married same-sex couples. -Sofia, Bulgaria’s Pride parade draws a record crowd. -The League of United Latino American Citizens endorses marriage equality. -The Washington, DC Republican Committee adds…
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XGW Digest: June 30, 2012
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-Violence erupts at a Pride parade in Thessaloniki, Greece. -An Australian senate committee recommends a vote on marriage equality. -The last known gay survivor of the Holocaust has passed away. -A lesbian couple is shot near Corpus Christi, Texas. -Singer…
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Is Exodus Changing for the Better?
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Exodus International has been getting a fair bit of media attention lately. As part of the major rebranding exercise we predicted in November last year, Exodus President Alan Chambers has gone far and wide with his message that the group,…
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Westboro Baptist Church attendee — but not member — Jack Wu is in the news: A Kansas state school board candidate who describes evolution as “Satanic lies” and wants to stop public schools from teaching the theory attends Westboro Baptist,…
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XGW Digest: June 23, 2012
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-A father speaks out for his gay son. -Professor Mark Regnerus defends his conclusions about gay parents. -A Brooklyn teenager loses an eye in an anti-gay attack. -Quebec launches an official registry to track homophobic acts. -Police in Uganda raid…