The Star, a major newspaper in Malaysia, published a package of stories about exgays on Jan. 12: Helping homosexual persons resolve long-standing issues Circumstances may lead to homosexuality Homosexuality more about politics than biology Changing sexual orientation through reparative therapy…
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The exgay movement’s small publicity coup in an Asian newspaper appears to be part of a growing effort by the religious right to "prevent" homosexuality and gay rights — not by strengthening the movement’s weak and sometimes scandal-plagued treatment programs,…
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Is it "hackneyed, inappropriate, and immature" to call Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson "frauds" — particularly when they regularly lie about the positions and activities of the ACLU in defense of religious freedom? Ed Brayton at Dispatches from the Culture…
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Christian Nation? Jon Rowe Weighs the Arguments
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Is the United States a Christian nation? Libertarian lawyer and college professor Jon Rowe thoughtfully and concisely weighs the arguments (and actions) of the culture warriors. While acknowledging that the ACLU is frequently the target of religious-right "slander" — the…
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One of Alan Chambers‘ favorite pundits is Ann Coulter. She’s at the top of the Exodus president’s blogroll, and his own tone of writing often seems borrowed from hers. The Village Gate notes that Coulter trashed Christmas — and Muslims…
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Revised for clarity While surfing the ‘Net this afternoon, I stumbled by accident into my firewall’s content filtering application, which disagreed with a site that I visited. I use ZoneAlarm’s security software suite mainly for its firewall, but it also…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Gay performance activist Peterson Toscano announces his 2005 “Burning Bush World Tour” which brings his original one-person ex-gay satire, “Doin’ Time in the Homo No Mo Halfway House,” and other comedic social justice presentations, to venues throughout…
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Ex-exgay performance artist Peterson Toscano, whose show "Doin’ Time in the Homo No Mo’ Halfway House" has been reviewed previously by XGW, announces winter tour dates. A press release is forthcoming. January-February dates Special presentation, Jan. 19, Hartford, Conn. "Doin’…
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Exgay Blogs And Accountability
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Commenters have noticed that I removed the direct navigation links to the few active exgay blogs on the Net. First, a reassurance: I will continue to discuss fresh exgay blog entries that seem pertinent, and I welcome unsolicited tips or…
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Imagine a group of Catholic parents demanding that their church school throw out the children of parents who are divorced or employed as usurers, death-row executioners, or manufacturers of weapons of indiscriminate slaughter. Unlikely, right? So why the outrage when…