In the 1997 classic sci-fi movie Gattaca, Vincent (Ethan Hawke) is a man living a double life — publicly he’s an exemplar among a superior caste of humanity; secretly, he’s a member of the genetic underclass, a “de-gene-erate” — doomed from…
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Someone who has for example become radicalised to a cult ideology – we might stop seeing that as a personal choice that they have chosen as a result of pure free will and may start treating it as some kind…
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XGW Digest: June 1, 2013
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-Ukrainian activists defy a court order and hold Kiev’s first gay pride march. -The spree of anti-gay hate crimes in New York City continues. -A gay Catholic priest goes public with his story. -Congresswoman Michele Bachmann announces that she won’t…
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Listen: Same Love
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This song was released last year, but somehow it passed me by until last night, when it played following the 20th anniversary production of Jonathan Harvey’s play Beautiful Thing, at the Liverpool Playhouse. The song is Same Love, by rapper Macklemore and…
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XGW Digest: May 25, 2013
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-The Puerto Rico Senate passes an anti-discrimination bill. The House follows suit. -A gay man is murdered in New York City. -President Francois Hollande signs marriage equality into law in France. -A Florida teenager is expelled and charged with a…
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Breaking: Boyscouts Lift Ban on Gay Scouts
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Jeremy Hooper is reporting at Good As You that the Boy Scouts of America have voted by a large margin to lift their ban on accepting gay scouts. The ban remains on gay adults, scoutmasters, etc. Welcome (partially) to the…
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Gay Psychiatrist Named Head of APA
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According to the Washington Blade, “Dr. Saul Levin, who last year became the first openly gay head of the D.C. Department of Health, was named on May 15 as the new chief executive officer and medical director of the American…
Restored Hope Network coordinator Anne Paulk posted the following to Facebook overnight: I am always amazed at the people this topic attracts to our page. Some people who do not believe in God are drawn to come to our page…
Discuss: Who Are the Real Ex-Gay ‘Antinomians’
Discuss: Who Are the Real Ex-Gay ‘Antinomians’
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The legalist ex-gays of the Restored Hope Network have been using Facebook to lob charges of “antinomianism” against Exodus International, fomenting gossip and schism within the ranks of RHN members’ former parent organization. “Antinomianism” is a pejorative label that is used by…
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XGW Digest: May 18, 2013
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-A Russian man is brutally murdered for being gay. -A transgender woman in Hong Kong wins the right to marry her boyfriend. -A gay couple is savagely attacked in Cyprus. -Minnesota becomes state #12. -Queer Rising plans a rally to…