The ex-gay “Love Won Out” conference in Birmingham went underway Friday, the final one led by Focus on the Family before they relinquish control to Exodus International amid financial troubles. Truth Wins Out’s Wayne Besen organized a protest of the…
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XGW Digest: November 7, 2009
-A candlelight vigil is held for the victim of a violent homophobic attack in Liverpool, England. -A Catholic church in Maine fires a lay minister for speaking out in support of marriage equality. –The Economist considers the legal complexities surrounding…
Source: pinknews.co.uk Following similar statements from the US and France, representatives for the United Kingdom have expressed serious concern over the proposed Anti-Homosexuality Bill in Uganda. Speaking to PinkNews.co.uk, a spokeswoman from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office said: “We are…
Ted Haggard, the evangelical pastor exposed in 2006 as a homosexual and adulterer, has started a regular prayer meeting in his Colorado home. Before the scandal, which broke three years ago almost to the day, Haggard was President of the…
James Dobson, the evangelical founder of Focus on the Family, is cutting ties with the organization after more than 30 years. He stepped down as Chairman earlier this year, and last Friday announced that he would also be quitting as…
Source: Sky News The French Foreign Ministry has issued a statement concerning the Anti-Homosexuality Bill currently under serious consideration in Uganda: “France expresses deep concern regarding the bill currently before the Ugandan parliament,” the French foreign ministry said in a…
In response to a query from Grove City professor Warren Throckmorton, pastor Rick Warren of Saddleback Church has provided this statement concerning the Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Bill and one of it’s major backers, Martin Ssempa. Martin Ssempa does not represent me,…
XGW Digest: October 31, 2009
-Jeremy Hooper takes an in-depth look at the National Organization for Marriage. -Anti-gay hate crimes are on the rise in London. -Army Secretary John McHugh weighs in on Don’t Ask Don’t Tell. -Stephen Colbert skewers opponents of Washington Referendum 71….
We haven’t checked yet to see if it varies from the second hand copies that have been offered up to now, but this is a copy of the official bill provided by Martin Ssempa, a key sponsor. Please share this…
US Slams Uganda’s Proposed Anti-Gay Law
Source: AFP An official with the US Embassy in Kampala, Uganda, has said that the new Anti-Homosexuality Bill, if enacted into law, would “mark a major setback in the promotion of human rights.” We urge states to take all necessary…