Performance artist Peterson Toscano and fellow blogger Christine Bakke announced today the launch of Beyondexgay.com, a new online community designed to provide support for “survivors” of ex-gay programs. “The ex-gay experience is unique in many ways. No one understands it…
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Almost two years after beginning my work at XGW I’m now leaving in my official capacity. In those two years my work has changed from being a dutiful author to today where I find the majority of my work is…
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Over the past couple of days, The National Association for the Therapy of Homosexuals (NARTH), and Parents and Friends of Gays and Ex-Gays (PFOX), have quietly removed all traces of any affirmation of Richard Cohen. PFOX has removed all references…
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More Ex-Gay Rhetoric in Schools From PFOX
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PFOX has been at it again with the distribution of their fliers in schools. This time, the letters were passed out at Winston Churchill High School in Potomac, Maryland. The article in the school newspaper titled, PFOX letter stirs student…
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The title of a press release issued yesterday by Focus on the Family was cause for joy: “Love Won Out Looking Forward to Dialogue About Homosexuality” That sounds most promising. But the press release makes it clear that no actual dialogue…
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Eugene Wagner Joins Ex-Gay Watch
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After a decade of pursuing “change,” Eugene began to notice the holes and inconsistencies in ex-gay philosophy, and after taking Exodus’ advice to “question homosexuality” seriously, came to the conclusion that conservative evangelicals were the ones in error on this…
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Perhaps taking his cue from Exodus’s increasing involvement in US politics, British ex-gay James Parker has weighed in on the UK’s new Sexual Orientation Regulations. The SORs are an attempt to apply the same anti-discrimination laws to gays and lesbians…
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Karen Booth Decides to Apologize to Mike Jones
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Karen Booth is the leader of the Exodus member ministry Transforming Congregations who just recently led a charge to force eBay to remove the massage table “where it all happened” from auction. Today she has decided that, though she stands…
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No Standards Of Care For SSAD
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Whenever I discuss transgender medical or therapeutic treatments here at the Ex-Gay Watch, I always seem to go back to the Harry Benjamin Standards Of Care. Like or hate this document (and the GID diagnosis), what the document does is…
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We recently discovered that Alan Chambers had joined the board of PFOX late last year. In an email reply, Alan said he did so as he thought he could assist them in making positive changes. One of the conditions of…