Aaaaaaand it turns out to be more of the same. Literally. 2011 = Simplify, Amplify and Intensify — Letter from Alan Chambers for November 2011 Nov 17, 2010 First, we are reminded of the mission of Exodus: Mobilizing the body…
XGW Digest: November 20, 2010
-An Oklahoma high school refuses to let two lesbian students graduate. -Former Congressman Bob Barr declares his full support for marriage equality. -Cindy McCain backpedals on her previous support for a repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell. -Newsweek runs a…
XGW Digest: November 13, 2010
-Bishop Gene Robinson announces his retirement. -Another teenager commits suicide due to anti-gay bullying. -Rob Tisiniai questions another anti-gay claim. -A Christian mom identifies the root cause of bullying in schools. -Marriage equality bills are introduced in the Australian states…
‘Day of Truth’ Acquired by Focus on the Family
Focus on the Family has taken the helm of the Day of Truth, which was spawned by the Alliance Defense Fund to oppose GLSEN’s Day of Silence. It was adopted by Exodus International this past year. Exodus relinquished custody of…
Military Study: Lift of Gay Ban Not a Problem
From the Washington Post: A Pentagon study group has concluded that the military can lift the ban on gays serving openly in uniform with only minimal and isolated incidents of risk to the current war efforts, according to two people…
Direct link here. (JiM is second segment, about 6:30 in) Patterned after the equally bizarre Mankind Project, Journey into Manhood is nothing new to those who keep up with pseudo-therapies which make wildly unscientific claims of success in changing people…
Wendy Gritter: It Gets Better
Wendy Gritter, of Ontario-based Christian ministry New Direction, tells bullied kids, “It gets better“: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pX9wBaGxVtg
Alan Chambers just doesn’t get it. The Exodus International President expects gays and lesbians to be moved by his words of compassion, but any gay or lesbian who knows their worth will hear only patronizing and insulting condescension in his…
XGW Digest: November 6, 2010
-Taiwan LGBT Pride hosts the largest pride parade ever held in Asia. -University of Michigan student Chris Armstrong files an ethics complaint against his anti-gay stalker, MI Assistant Attorney General Andrew Shirvell. -The Family Research Council campaigns against a pro-life…
XGW Digest: October 30, 2010
-Irish voters may be on the verge of electing a gay president. -A gay man teams up with the former skinhead who once attacked him to fight bullying in schools. -NOM’s latest bus tour flops in Iowa. -South Korea’s Human…