https://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=F07F722A5387A637 Many XGW readers will be familiar with the painful, anti-gay efforts in Uganda, highlighted over the past couple of years by this and other blogs. The reporting has been at times very detailed, and devastating to take in. This…
XGW Digest: February 19, 2011
-The New York Times calls for the repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act. -A marriage equality bill is introduced in the Washington state legislature. -Same-sex marriage may soon be legal in the UK. -Authorities in Minsk, Belarus authorize an…
XGW Digest: February 12, 2011
-A gay couple in North Carolina are victims of arson. -Police in Bahrain arrest 127 gay men at a private party. -A new survey finds that 83% of Kentuckians oppose discrimination against gays. -The Advocate interviews Ted Haggard. -Maggie Gallagher…
You Don’t Have to be Gay?
He’s not joking, the book is You Don’t Have to be Gay by Jeff Konrad. If you want to get a copy, look no further than the Exodus bookstore — not that Exodus has anything to do with gays going…
What Exodus Believes in 2011
A new website brings a fresh look to Exodus International, and XGW took a fresh look at their Frequently Asked Questions to check on what their official positions are concerning several topics, including political and civil topics. 1. They refuse…
XGW Digest: February 5, 2011
-Champion cyclist Graeme Obree comes out of the closet. -The wife of a British anti-gay activist files for divorce, citing physical abuse. -One Colorado launches a campaign to bring civil unions to the state. -Barbara Bush, daughter of George W….
XGW Digest: January 29, 2011
-The Catholic Diocese of Colorado Springs launches a twelve-step program for gays. -Singer Jason Mraz declares that he won’t marry until gay couples can marry as well. -A gay couple in Dallas celebrates their 50th anniversary. -A PFLAG mom is…
XGW Digest: January 22, 2011
-The Tarrant Baptist Association is expelled from the campus of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary for retaining a member church that isn’t adequately anti-gay. -The US Supreme Court declines to hear a challenge to the District of Columbia’s marriage equality law….
A UK psychotherapist may lose her license if a disciplinary hearing finds she attempted to cure a patient of homosexuality. It is almost a year since Patrick Strudwick published an article in The Independent (London) detailing his experience of ex-gay reparative…
XGW Digest: January 15, 2011
-The National Organization for Marriage targets Rhode Island. -The US State Department adopts gender-neutral terms for parents’ names on children’s passport applications. -Religious right activist Cindy Jacobs blames the recent bird and fish deaths in Arkansas on the repeal of…