From director Roger Ross Williams, comes a movie about the devastating effect of the descent of Evangelicals from the West on Uganda. XGW readers will be well familiar with the “Kill the Gays Bill” which came out of interventions in…
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…is what anti-gay / ex-gay activists Michael Brown (left) and Arthur Goldberg (right) would have you believe. Anti-gay activist and “ex-gay” advocate, Michael Brown, had a little chat with, Arthur Goldberg — of the “ex-gay” conversion therapy group JONAH — “Jews Offering…
Revised to include response from the Business Insider. Until the latest nascent campaign against Abercrombie & Fitch took root, the retailer had suffered from a prolonged period of lousy sales (Bloomberg, Wall Street Journal) as youths flocked to hipper, fresher,…
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Please Excuse the Mess
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Over the next week, XGW will be changing a bit so don’t be surprised if something looks amiss. After we are done there will be a chance to submit feedback if things aren’t working. After that, you should notice a…
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XGW Digest: May 11, 2013
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[list type=”arrow”] The Iowa Supreme Court rules that both of a child’s lesbian parents must be listed on the birth certificate. The Albanian government passes a hate crimes law. Frank Bruni challenges the religious right’s attempt to monopolize ‘moral values.’…
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Good As You blogger Jeremy Hooper was copied on correspondence from a listserv of socially conservative activists last week — correspondence that reveals less-than-healing and far-from-gracious opinions of Restored Hope Network board member Robert Gagnon. It is worth reminding readers…
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A hard-line “ex-gay” splinter group from Exodus International formally announced its political intent this week, in a press release that gets a bit carried away with self-flattery. Italics are mine. Restored Hope Network is pleased to announce its Restored Hope Board…
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XGW Digest: May 4, 2013
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-NBA player Jason Collins comes out of the closet. -Northern Ireland’s Assembly turns down a marriage equality bill. -A “conversion therapy” ban is introduced in the New York legislature. -The religious right pillories gay NBA player Jason Collins. -Mariela Castro…
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XGW Digest: April 27, 2013
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-An openly gay man is confirmed as Under Secretary of the Air Force. -Rio de Janeiro joins the ten other Brazilian states that recognize marriage equality. -Anti-gay activists mail threats to the president of the French General Assembly. -The government…
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XGW Digest: April 20, 2013
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-A Pennsylvania state representative is kicked out of a Christian band for supporting gay rights. -French anti-gay activists predict that their opposition to marriage equality could turn violent. -Ireland’s Constitutional Convention recommends marriage equality. -New Zealand officially becomes the 13th…