In 1998, Exodus International plastered the image of husband and wife John and Anne Paulk on billboards across America as proof of the ex-gay message that “Change Is Possible.” Together, the ex-gay married couple wrote a book, Love Won Out,…
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XGW Digest: December 15, 2012
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-A Swedish football team fires its entire first squad for chanting homophobic slurs at an opposing team. -A new poll finds strong support for marriage equality in Oregon, New Jersey and Illinois. -The Beekman Boys win the Amazing Race. -The…
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XGW Digest: December 8, 2012
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-The West Point chapel hosts its first same-sex wedding. -An openly gay woman is named chief of police in Minneapolis. -A Republican legislator in Pennsylvania comes out of the closet. -An Israeli court grants a divorce to a gay couple….
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It’s little wonder that with so few facts on their side, anti-gay activists are forced to make earth-shattering headlines out of unremarkable material. So it is that WorldNetDaily excitedly reveals that a gay activist has, supposedly, challenged pro-gay arguments: But…
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XGW Digest: December 1, 2012
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-A Libyan militia group kidnaps twelve allegedly gay men and announces their impending execution. -The United Nations condemns executions based on an individual’s sexual orientation or gender identity. -The Defense of Marriage Act is dealt another blow in federal court….
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Mike Davidson, leader of the Northern Ireland-based Core Issues, has again misrepresented the reasons why he was dismissed from the British Psychodrama Association. The ex-gay therapist, whose group effectively promotes the work of NARTH in the UK, has complained before…
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XGW Digest: November 24, 2012
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-NOM refuses to release the names of the two donors who provided 2/3 of its 2011 contributions. -The Observer interviews gay statistician Nate Silver. -Nathaniel Frank exhorts the LGBT movement to reach out to its staunchest opponents. -An attorney for…
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Remembering Victims of Transphobia
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Today is the International Transgender Day of Remembrance. Take a few moments to remember victims of transphobic violence and think about how you can help make the world a safer and fairer place for all people, whatever their gender identity….
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XGW Digest: November 17, 2012
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-The UPS Foundation discontinues its support for the Boy Scouts. -The Ugandan Parliament revives the Anti-Homosexuality Bill. -Kyrsten Sinema becomes the first openly bisexual member of Congress. -A lesbian is murdered in South Africa. -A Hong Kong pop singer comes…
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Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2009 — legislation that could see gays and lesbians punished with life sentences and even execution — has not gone away. Reports suggest it will go before Ugandan Parliament before the end of 2012. The plain facts…