I have long suspected that the primary motivation behind the championing of the ex-gay movement by religious conservative groups has more to do with justification of anti-gay discrimination than it has to do with concern for same-sex attracted individuals. This…
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When the Equality Riders (a group of students traveling to anti-gay schools to present an inclusive message of Christ) went to Lee University in mid-March, someone (believed to be a woman and teenage boy) painted “fags mobile” on their bus….
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Ex-Ex-Gay Becomes Assistant Pastor in Portland
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Out of Oregon, via the Willamette Weekly, comes the tale of a 25 year old double-ex who has just become the assistant pastor at Metropolitan Community Church of Portland. [A]t the ripe age of 16, he joined forces with the…
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The Washington Blade reported April 14 about a bus driver who was fired for telling a passenger to go to the back of the bus after the passenger complained about a sign equating same-gender sexual attraction with murder. On April…
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Inspired by this photo from Quest, a Wisconsin gay news site, I invite all our readers to submit similar photos of themselves to be posted on the upcoming Day Of Silence. Gay, ex-gay, ex-ex-gay and everstraight are all welcome. Just…
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Anti-Gay T-Shirts Not Allowed – For Now
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The AP is reporting that ADF’s cover-twink, Tyler Chase Harper, can be restricted from wearing a shirt that says “homosexuality is shameful” to school – at least until his case can be heard. Harper is claiming a first amendment right…
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Anti-Gay Confusion
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The anti-gay right is waging a campaign to make them seem the victims of homosexual militant extremists. Sometimes in their efforts to seem reasonable average folk, they make the most outlandish, bizarre, and self-contradictory statements. For example Kristy DeGuise, a…
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Professional heterosexual Randy Thomas was kind enough to define “homophobia” for us today over at the Exodus: Live Out Loud blog. Homophobia is not some off the cuff comment about Tinky Winky. Homophobia is what you see happening in Iran….
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Ft. Lauderdale LWO Billboards Go Up!
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Any XGW readers live in Ft. Lauderdale? I would just love to have some high-res photos of the billboards. South Florida motorists have already been greeted by a regional billboard campaign, sharing one of the conference messages: “I questioned homosexuality;…
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From Sovo.com: The school board voted 7-0 April 10 to create a policy that would ban all “sexually oriented clubs, gay or straight or otherwise.” School system spokesperson Kathy Walters said the board could vote on adopting the policy at…