If a conservative three percent of the population were gay, then there would be roughly nine million gay people in the United States. As of Tuesday, according to CBS, three U.S. gay couples had obtained marriages in Ontario. Six people…
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Exodus Targets Churches
An Exodus press release today declares “Exodus Conference Targets Broader Audience.” Exodus emphasizes its outreach this year to churches; outreach to gays is not mentioned. Exodus executive director Alan Chambers is quoted: Our mission this year is to strengthen the…
Ex-Gay Video At So. Baptist Convention
“The Way Out,” an ex-gay video, was to be presented June 17 by Exodus and Southern Baptist Convention leaders at the SBC convention in Phoenix. From Exodus News: Alan Chambers, Executive Director of Exodus and attending the convention, states, “The…
FRC Rewrites Rivals’ Agendas
The Family Research Council falsely links the “gay agenda” to Hillary Clinton’s support of benefits for heterosexual partners of federal employees. As this National Review article demonstrates, Clinton has drawn criticism for her opposition to gay marriage, while gay conservatives…
We’re On Vacation, You Don’t Have to Be
Ex-Gay Watch is on leave until Wednesday, June 19, 2003. But you can still participate. Please leave feedback about the blog’s first two months of full-time existence. Is the blog too hard on ex-gays? Too easy? Does the blog overgeneralize?…
Philly Boy Scouts Go Back on Their Word
From The Philadelphia Inquirer: Shortly after enacting a nondiscrimination policy, the Philadelphia Boy Scout council has kicked out a gay scout. Under pressure from the national Boy Scouts leadership, the council says that it didn’t really intend nondiscrimination; it actually…
Focus/Family’s Hometown Gay Pride
According to The Denver Post, Focus on the Family calls its home city’s support of Gay Pride Week “shameful.” Gay Pride Week is an opportunity for gay-tolerant people to speak their minds freely. Focus on the Family opposes the public…
FRC Calls for War to Save Marriage
The Family Research Council expresses outrage at Canadian judges for honoring that nation’s constitution and expanding the pool of marriage candidates. FRC claims that marriage is only 5,000 years old and asserts that it is “the (only) foundational institution of…
Exodus, Self-Marginalized on Radio?
Alan Chambers will be a guest on the moral-conservative radio show “Janet Parshall’s America.” Parshall is a longtime spokeswoman for the Family Research Council. Her for-profit radio show is carried by the conservative Salem Radio Network. She has also hosted…
Principles Behind Ex-Gay Lobby Days
Exodus spokesman Randy Thomas spells out the “core principles” of Ex-Gay Lobby Days. CHOICE: Many people who experience same-sex attractions choose not to act on those feelings and instead work to affirm and actuate their heterosexuality. We exist to help…