I have begun a series of short YouTube videos about lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer issues. In particular, I’m interested in the conflict around faith and sexuality that causes so much strife and oppression for LGBTQ people and their…
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Watch the Channel 4 News report about Lesley Pilkington, the Christian therapist who lost her appeal against suspension from the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy for her appalling practice: Below, Channel 4’s Jon Snow interviews Mrs Pilkington: Rightly or…
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Leslie Pilkington, the Christian therapist suspended from practice after offering to help turn a gay client straight, has had her appeal rejected by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. The hearing that led to her suspension found her conduct…
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In 2001, psychiatrist Robert L Spitzer claimed highly motivated gays could successfully change their sexual orientation. In 2003, a peer-reviewed scientific journal published his study — without peer-reviewing it. And in 2012, after over a decade of ex-gay groups such…
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XGW Digest: May 19, 2012
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-Chile passes an antidiscrimination law. -A Republican strategist advises the party to evolve on gay rights issues. -Croatia’s Prime Minister makes a push for marriage equality. -Soap opera star Joanna Johnson comes out of the closet. -Rhode Island Governor Lincoln…
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XGW Digest: May 12, 2012
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-Focus on the Family withdraws its “Religious Freedom” amendment from the 2012 Colorado ballot. -A Catholic high school tells a senior he cannot accept the Matthew Shepard Scholarship at the school’s awards ceremony. -Jeremy Hooper finds a historic parallel to…
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Truth Wins Out disputed Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays (PFOX) dishonest and immature portrayal today of a lawsuit filed against its President Greg Quinlan. The lawsuit was dismissed by the United States District Court in Richmond because Besen was deemed…
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XGW Digest: May 5, 2012
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-A Cleveland radio DJ recommends corrective rape for a listener’s gay daughter. -A North Carolina man posts a video of himself shooting a “No on 1” yard sign. -Tennessee’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill is dead, for now. -A transgender woman…
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In what seems like the logical extension of the recent trend, Exodus International has decided there were not enough people interested in attending their Love Won Out conference scheduled for later this month to justify the expense. Conference attendance has…
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A Baptist preacher gave parents in his church a “special dispensation” to beat their effeminate sons last Sunday. Pastor Sean Harris of Berean Church, Fayetteville, NC, made the remarks in a sermon in favour of Amendment One, a proposed law…