-US District Judge David Carter dismisses a lawsuit against the Defense of Marriage Act on a technicality. -Harvey Milk is inducted into the California Hall of Fame. -Laurie Higgins of the Illinois Family Institute equates homosexuality with Nazism. -A Chicago…
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In a piece called “Ministry to Gay Students,” Shawn Harrison of Exodus Youth goes the extra mile to portray condescension and religious supremacism as compassion. He also believes that the Bible is inerrant. First we get the compassion part: There…
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Ex-Gay Group PFOX Loses Appeal in NEA Case
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Despite their rather up-beat press release (and more than a few blog headlines), The Superior Court for the District of Columbia handed Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays, Inc (PFOX) a defeat today. PFOX had asked for a review of an…
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Exodus expressed dismay at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America’s decision to allow partnered gay clergy to serve in the church. Orlando, FL. Exodus International, the world’s largest interdenominational ministry helping those conflicted by same-sex attraction to live a life…
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XGW Digest: August 22, 2009
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-Anchorage Mayor Dan Sullivan vetoes an anti-discrimination ordinance. -Alvin McEwen examines the anti-gay propaganda promoted by the Christian Medical and Dental Associations. -The Durham, NC city council passes a resolution endorsing marriage equality. -Human Rights Watch issues a report on…
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Ex-Gay Survivors Gain Exposure in Media
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Several ex-gay survivors – people who went through ex-gay therapy but ultimately found it unsuccessful and came out as gay – have been profiled recently by various media outlets. Jacob Wilson, Vince Cervantes, and Daniel Gonzales have been interviewed by…
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XGW Digest: August 15, 2009
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-A new book chronicles the challenges and difficulties faced by gay youth in America through 40 personal stories. –Tim Horton’s and Blount Fine Foods drop plans to provide food for a NOM rally in Rhode Island. -The Family Research Council…
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Focus on the Family’s conference on homosexuality joins Exodus’ expanding church outreach Orlando, FL. — Focus on the Family’s Love Won Out conference on homosexuality will be moving to Exodus International starting November, the longtime allies announced today. The move…
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XGW Digest: August 8, 2009
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-Anti-gay activist Linda Harvey uses the Tel Aviv shootings as another opportunity to bash the gay community. -The Liberty Counsel tries to separate two young children from the gay foster parents who nurtured them back to health. -David Link points…
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The American Psychological Association has said that there is insufficient evidence for so-called “sexual orientation change efforts,” and has instructed mental health practitioners to avoid offering reparative or “ex-gay” therapy. In a resolution adopted at its annual conference today, the…