-A coalition of civil rights groups renews the campaign for marriage equality in Washington State. -Baylor University quietly renames a sociology course originally titled “Homosexuality as a Gateway Drug.” -An anti-LGBT bill is introduced in the Legislative Assembly of Saint…
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Local government, police and community investors have distanced themselves from Frontline Church in Liverpool, England, after details of its “gay conversion” ministry were publicized. In July, I wrote for The Guardian‘s Comment is free about Liverpool LIFE ministry, a group…
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XGW Digest: November 12, 2011
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-300 gay Mormons hold a conference in Salt Lake City. -An anonymous anti-gay flyer taints a Virginia state senate race. -60 major corporations join the battle against the Defense of Marriage Act. -The United Kingdom lifts its ban on blood…
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In 2007, the National Association for the Research and Therapy of Homosexuality (NARTH) posted an article by Dean Byrd on their website. It seemed written to give the impression that noted geneticist Dr. Francis Collins agreed with both the idea…
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A Third Ex-Gay Domino Falls
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The founder of a Brazilian group that claims to heal homosexuals has come out against them in an interview with the “Flying Teapot Project” blog. The English and philosophy teacher, also a theologian, Sergio Viula, 42, born and resident in…
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XGW Digest: November 5, 2011
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-Gay rights pioneer Axel Axgil dies at age 96. -Republican Senator Jim Inhofe condemns Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality bill. -A San Diego high school crowns a lesbian couple Homecoming King and Queen. -A brutal anti-gay hate crime is committed in Reno, Texas….
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Ex-Gay Survivor Survey Documents Ex-Gay Harm
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The website Beyond Ex-Gay has launched a survey to counter the false promises and damaging claims of the ex-gay movement: We’ve all heard the declarations that “thousands and thousands of people have been healed of their homosexuality.” Where do those numbers…
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A psychologist and one-time Exodus* counsellor has told the Brisbane Times, Australia, has denounced the ex-gay movement, saying he walked away 25 years ago because it forced gay men into “living an even greater lie” that hurt themselves and their…
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Ex-gay guru Richard Cohen of the International Healing Foundation has published an “apology” to gays and lesbians he has hurt: “We at IHF wish to offer a sincere, heartfelt apology to everyone in the LGBTQ community,” said IHF founder and director,…
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XGW Digest: October 29, 2011
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-Denmark moves closer to legalizing same-sex marriage. -Morgan Tsvangirai, Prime Minister of Zimbabwe, calls for gay rights to be included in the country’s new constitution. -Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain once again supports the idea of a federal marriage amendment….