BTB’s Daniel Gonzales has produced an excellent video which exposes several basic untruths about the Day of Truth, the Alliance Defense Fund‘s counter to the Day of Silence.
At XGW we generally don’t give much space to fringe figures, but Stacy Harp is someone who might just end up as another Matt Barber one day, so we think it’s important to share this glimpse into her “heart and…
In a recent post to his blog, Stephen Black, director of Exodus charter member First Stone Ministries, added more of his own spin to the Sally Kern issue, and with it some new facts. He again expresses support, not shame,…
Ex-Gay Watch Digest: April 18, 2008
Details magazine published an blog piece titled “Would You Really Be Okay with a Gay Kid?” and Albert Mohler posts a response that misses the point and is a glaring example of how many fundamentalists twist meanings to support anti-gay…
XGW Bookshelf: Gay Christian 101
Welcome to the Ex-Gay Watch Bookshelf, a new feature and an opportunity for the XGW staff to share books we’ve been reading that may be of interest to our readers. First up, Gay Christian 101 by Rick Brentlinger. A former…
Peterson Toscano posted a beautifully written narrative yesterday. He describes the almost prison-like atmosphere of the Love in Action program where physical and spiritual sustenance were strictly regulated. The staff demanded all participants to attend Central Church, an Evangelical mega…
Ex-Gay Watch Digest: April 10, 2008
Media follow-ups to the three-day Exodus Freedom Conference held in Fresno, CA last week. KMPH Fox26 quotes Randy Thomas who seems to be taking a more nuanced approach to past statements about changing from gay to straight. This video version…
A press conference will be held on April 10th in San Jose, California to counter Focus on the Family’s Love Won Out ex-gay conference. It will take place in The Billy DeFrank GLBT Community Center. Wayne Besen, Executive Director of…
As XGW reported a few days ago, Stephen Black, director of Exodus charter member First Stone Ministries, appeared at the recent rally in support of Oklahoma Representative Sally Kern. The rally was orchestrated by fifty or so churches and assorted…
LGBTJews.org relayed the news that HOD, a Hebrew acronym for “Gay Religious Jews,” is a new website created to counter misinformation about LGBT issues involving religious Jews. Geared toward religiously conservative Jews who live in Israel, HOD has an extensive…