Exodus President Alan Chambers called a meeting together this past November 16. The subject was quite simply how to keep Exodus International from social and financial oblivion. In attendance were Exodus leadership, prominent religious leaders (such as Gabe Lyons) and…
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Anti-Bullying Activist Roger Crouch Dies
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Roger Crouch, the British activist who led the charge against homophobic bullying following the death of his teenage son, has died. Dom Crouch committed suicide in 2010, saying he had been the victim of malicious gay rumours. His father, Roger,…
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XGW Digest: November 26, 2011
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-A Baptist congregation in North Carolina votes against conducting any more weddings until gay couples can legally marry. -Jayson Littman shares his experiences as a Jewish ex-gay. -The Nigerian government considers a same-sex marriage ban. -An Orthodox Jewish rabbi marries…
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Current PFOX president Greg Quinlan appeared for an interview recently on a local D.C. station. While the interviewer, Mark Segraves (WDCW-TV), was better prepared than most, it doesn’t seem he understood the depth of misinformation Quinlan is willing to put…
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One aspect glossed over in recent media reports about Liverpool Frontline Church and its ex-gay ministry is its roots in an American ministry, LIFE. Here’s how I summarized the issue back in July, for The Guardian‘s Comment is free: But…
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XGW Digest: November 19, 2011
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-A coalition of civil rights groups renews the campaign for marriage equality in Washington State. -Baylor University quietly renames a sociology course originally titled “Homosexuality as a Gateway Drug.” -An anti-LGBT bill is introduced in the Legislative Assembly of Saint…
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Local government, police and community investors have distanced themselves from Frontline Church in Liverpool, England, after details of its “gay conversion” ministry were publicized. In July, I wrote for The Guardian‘s Comment is free about Liverpool LIFE ministry, a group…
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XGW Digest: November 12, 2011
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-300 gay Mormons hold a conference in Salt Lake City. -An anonymous anti-gay flyer taints a Virginia state senate race. -60 major corporations join the battle against the Defense of Marriage Act. -The United Kingdom lifts its ban on blood…
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In 2007, the National Association for the Research and Therapy of Homosexuality (NARTH) posted an article by Dean Byrd on their website. It seemed written to give the impression that noted geneticist Dr. Francis Collins agreed with both the idea…
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A Third Ex-Gay Domino Falls
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The founder of a Brazilian group that claims to heal homosexuals has come out against them in an interview with the “Flying Teapot Project” blog. The English and philosophy teacher, also a theologian, Sergio Viula, 42, born and resident in…