Janet Parshall, former spokeswoman for the Family Research Council, operates a Christian Right radio show that appears to uphold themes of joyous secularism. Exodus executive director Alan Chambers and spokesman Randy Thomas eagerly appeared on Parshall’s show yesterday to support…
PFOX was instrumental in the recent formation of the NEA Ex-Gay Educators Caucus. PFOX’s history of support for discrimination and opposition to antibullying programs in the schools is summarized at Ex-Gay Watch under the PFOX category. To develop an understanding…
Attracted to the Same Sex: Am I Gay Or Not?
People often come to realizations about themselves — as well as changes in their perspective — as they approach middle age. What happens when someone develops serious doubts about their sexual orientation, especially as they approach midlife? Must they be…
Gay Marriage And Ambivalent Conservatives
An excellent article from Tech Central Station. I’ve been looking at it since yesterday, and will try to comment further by this weekend. Advance feedback welcome.
From an Associated Press story: Apparently unprompted by activists, the county clerk in Sandoval County, N.M., said she will issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, saying she could find no reason not to. [Postscript: State officials later stepped in and…
Animator Mark Fiore comments on the Attack of the Gay Agenda. Bill (and Kent) tally the mayors that have said they support marriages for gay couples. So does Tom Balkin, who cites a Washington Post article and discusses how activism…
Overlawyered: No to the FMA
Overlawyered summarizes numerous conservative legal arguments against the Federal Marriage Amendment.
The Battle Isn’t Between Gays And Ex-Gays
XGW participant Raj commented to Rich: “So do you really believe that your side wouldn’t do that elsewhere?” I’m not sure what sides are being referred to. At Ex-Gay Watch, the sides that I see (or try to see) are…
NEA Ex-Gay Educators Caucus Formed
Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays (PFOX) appears to have played a key role in organizing the caucus, but its current role in the caucus is unclear. As past XGW messages indicate, PFOX has lobbied in favor of discrimination against gays…
In his first action since banning and erasing all comments on his blog, Exodus executive director Alan Chambers wrote an open letter to ABC on Feb. 17. He says he is “outraged” that ABC News subjected him, his wife and…