It seems that Exodus VP Randy Thomas is no fan of the recent resolution brought to a vote at Disney by Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays (PFOX). The language PFOX uses is confusing. It appears they are doing a “find…
PFOX’s attempt to make the Walt Disney Company include ex-gays in its anti-discrimination policy is not about sexual orientation – it is about ideology. If it were about sexual orientation, PFOX would have to concede that ex-gays are already protected….
XGW Digest: March 13, 2010
-Actor Sean Hayes comes the rest of the way out of the closet. -Fred Karger writes an open letter to Maggie Gallagher. -California State Senator Roy Ashburn admits to being gay. -The city of Kissimmee, FL extends partner benefits to…
Kid Learns That Guys Can Love Each Other Too
If only grown-ups could learn from this child’s easy-going acceptance of others: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjPgnDT-2Sg
XGW Digest: March 6, 2010
-John Shore ponders what Jesus might do if invited to a gay wedding. -The mayor of Turin, Italy performs a wedding ceremony for a lesbian couple. -Andrews Air Force Base disinvites Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council from a…
NARTH Goes on the Record about Ex-Con Goldberg
The National Association for Research & Therapy of Homosexuality (NARTH) has officially responded to Ex-Gay Watch on the matter of Arthur Abba Goldberg, the former NARTH Executive Secretary. Goldberg, who is co-founder and co-director of Jews Offering New Alternatives to…
John Smid was the director of Exodus member ministry Love in Action (LIA), a residential ex-gay program in Memphis, Tennessee, for 22 years. This included the Refuge youth program which gained notoriety in 2005 when a teen, Zach Stark, created…
Warren Throckmorton gets to the heart of Sodom and Gomorrah in his latest blog post: The real sodomite is the arrogant person, the overfed and apathetic person who ignores the poor and others in need. The sexual sins of Sodom…
Arthur Abba Goldberg is no longer listed as a NARTH officer on the organization’s website. There is no indication whether Goldberg resigned or was forced to leave. Either seems likely after last month’s revelation that the champion of reparative therapy…
XGW Digest: February 27, 2010
-The Alliance Defense Fund goes even further off the deep end. -Sen. Joseph Lieberman becomes chief sponsor of the effort to repeal Don’t Ask Don’t Tell. -A West Virginia couple is denied an apartment on the basis of their sexual…