We all know that Exodus International is undergoing some changes. We knew a major rebranding was coming, following last November’s revelation that America’s leading ex-gay organization had warned its allies it faced social and financial ruin. We’ve seen Chambers’s efforts…
X
XGW Digest: July 7, 2012
1 Min Read
0
1 Min Read
0
-Journalist Anderson Cooper officially confirms that he is gay. -Facebook creates icons for married same-sex couples. -Sofia, Bulgaria’s Pride parade draws a record crowd. -The League of United Latino American Citizens endorses marriage equality. -The Washington, DC Republican Committee adds…
X
XGW Digest: June 30, 2012
1 Min Read
0
1 Min Read
0
-Violence erupts at a Pride parade in Thessaloniki, Greece. -An Australian senate committee recommends a vote on marriage equality. -The last known gay survivor of the Holocaust has passed away. -A lesbian couple is shot near Corpus Christi, Texas. -Singer…
I
Is Exodus Changing for the Better?
5 Min Read
8
5 Min Read
8
Exodus International has been getting a fair bit of media attention lately. As part of the major rebranding exercise we predicted in November last year, Exodus President Alan Chambers has gone far and wide with his message that the group,…
1 Min Read
1
Westboro Baptist Church attendee — but not member — Jack Wu is in the news: A Kansas state school board candidate who describes evolution as “Satanic lies” and wants to stop public schools from teaching the theory attends Westboro Baptist,…
X
XGW Digest: June 23, 2012
1 Min Read
0
1 Min Read
0
-A father speaks out for his gay son. -Professor Mark Regnerus defends his conclusions about gay parents. -A Brooklyn teenager loses an eye in an anti-gay attack. -Quebec launches an official registry to track homophobic acts. -Police in Uganda raid…
X
XGW Digest: June 16, 2012
1 Min Read
0
1 Min Read
0
-A Republican billionaire starts a new Super PAC to promote marriage equality. -A questionable new study questions whether gay parents are equal to their straight counterparts. -Country star Carrie Underwood voices her support for marriage equality. -The state Democratic parties…
3 Min Read
9
Two days ago we reported on media reports from Jamaica following a visit there from Exodus board vice chairman Dennis Jernigan. Jamaica is a particularly violent place for gay and lesbians. Jernigan’s visit and statements while there were used in…
2 Min Read
7
Truth Wins Out reports that the vice chairman of the Exodus board, Dennis Jernigan, may have inserted himself into a Uganda like situation in Jamaica, a place with a virulently anti-gay atmosphere. According to quotes in the Jamaican press, Jernigan…
D
Defensive Theology & the Ex-Gay Movement
1 Min Read
32
1 Min Read
32
People and groups that promote and provide ex-gay treatments are almost always religious. While they may draw on debunked Freudian theories (Re-Fried Freud) and co-opt AA recovery methods, many ex-gay practitioners adhere to pastoral or Biblical counseling. Often it has…