A UK psychotherapist may lose her license if a disciplinary hearing finds she attempted to cure a patient of homosexuality. It is almost a year since Patrick Strudwick published an article in The Independent (London) detailing his experience of ex-gay reparative…
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XGW Digest: January 15, 2011
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-The National Organization for Marriage targets Rhode Island. -The US State Department adopts gender-neutral terms for parents’ names on children’s passport applications. -Religious right activist Cindy Jacobs blames the recent bird and fish deaths in Arkansas on the repeal of…
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Scott Lively made a small splash by deciding to open a Christian-themed coffee house in Springfield, Massachusetts called “Holy Grounds.” People wondered aloud if this was a “new leaf” being turned over, but Lively made known that he would continue…
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XGW Digest: January 8, 2011
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-The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals asks the California Supreme Court to weigh in on whether Imperial County initiative proponents have standing to appeal the Prop 8 ruling. -New Hampshire Republicans prepare to attempt to overturn the state’s marriage equality…
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Our friend, Jim, over at Teach The Facts brought this up and I thought it was an ideal theme to start the New Year off with. Imagine Peace in 2011 It is a New Year, 2011, war is raging, hatred…
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XGW Digest: December 31, 2010
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-Ireland’s civil partnership law goes into effect on January 1. -Two gay men are attacked outside a gay bar in Austin. -North Carolina’s Council of Churches elects an openly gay leader. -California State Senator Mark Leno introduces a bill to…
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XGW Digest: December 24, 2010
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-The religious right reacts predictably to the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” -Towleroad posts a summary of the aftermath of the DADT repeal. -Even Fox News finds strong public support for the repeal. -An Israeli court authorizes second-parent adoption…
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In an historic vote, the United States Senate has passed an act repealing the ban on openly gay soldiers serving in the armed forces, 65-33. Eight Republicans sided with the mostly Democratic call for repeal. The ban, called “Don’t Ask…
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XGW Digest: December 18, 2010
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-Adele Starr, co-founder and former president of PFLAG, dies at age 90. -The Family Research Council continues to earn its hate group status. -The National Organization for Marriage attacks Apple for removing the Manhattan Declaration app from its store. -An…
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XGW Digest: December 11, 2010
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-Recent polls continue to find strong public support for repealing “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” -King County, Washington swears in a gay councilmember. -Jonathan Rauch encourages gay rights activists to consider a change in tactics as the majority opinion shifts in…