Ex-gays in the UK will go on the offensive later this month when they launch an ad campaign subverting a well-known pro-gay slogan. But its conservative Christian organizers come with a notorious reputation for promoting pseudoscience and extreme homophobia. The…
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Spitzer Retracts 2001 Landmark Ex-Gay Study
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For a decade, ex-gays have relied on the results of a 2001 study to prove their claim that “change is possible.” But if they continue to promote its flawed research, they will do so only in the knowledge that its author,…
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A gay man from Sydney, Australia, says six months of Christian programs to heal his homosexuality only confirmed his sexuality rather than curing it. According to an article in Sunday’s Sydney Morning Herald, “Shaun,” now 35, attended two three-month programs…
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XGW Digest: April 7, 2012
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-A Catholic Priest accidentally includes gay pornography in a PowerPoint presentation. -A conservative Christian mother is forced to rethink what she thought she knew. -The Miss Universe Organization agrees to allow a transgender woman join the competition in Canada. -Anti-gay…
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Former NARTH President Dean Byrd Has Died
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The National Association for the Research and Therapy of Homosexuality has announced the death of its former president, Dr A Dean Byrd. A member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Byrd was the foremost proponent of…
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XGW Digest: March 31, 2012
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-More than 200 gay couples exchange wedding vows at a rally in Cleveland. -The Department of Homeland Security announces that it will allow same-sex families to enter the US together. -India’s Supreme Court reserves its verdict on the decriminalization of…
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The “Day of Dialogue,” once dubbed “Day of Truth” by the Alliance Defense Fund before being handed off to Exodus International, is coming up this April. Now headed by anti-gay socially conservative powerhouse Focus on the Family, this year the…
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XGW Digest: March 24, 2012
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-Former president Jimmy Carter voices his support for marriage equality. -Jon Rowe considers another parallel between race and sexual orientation. -Actor Kirk Cameron defends himself following the backlash from his recent anti-gay comments. -The National Organization for Marriage declares itself…
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XGW Digest: March 17, 2012
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-Rosie O’Donnell interviews Randy Roberts Potts and Nate Phelps. -Openly gay Idaho state senator Nicole LeFavour announces her candidacy for Congress. -Jim Burroway clarifies for the uncertain how Kirk Cameron’s anti-gay comments were offensive. -Denmark’s Prime Minister promises a marriage…
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NARTH Promotes Anti-Gay Junk Science, Says SPLC
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The National Association for the Research and Therapy of Homosexuality is now the “main source of anti-gay ‘junk science,’” according to a new report by the Southern Poverty Law Center. “But even as NARTH is held up as an authority…