Six gay men have been killed over a period of 10 days, according to an Iraqi official. In two separate incidents, the men were disowned by their families before their tribes pursued and executed them. The report comes in the…
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Open Forum: Ex-Gay Labels
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The term “ex-gay” is probably the most common one used to describe people who enter into reparative therapy. One can call themselves “ex-gay” even if they have not shaken their sexual attraction to the same sex. After years of public…
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XGW Digest: April 4, 2009
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-Anti-gay activists blame gay newsman George Weber for his own murder. -Former governor Howard Dean encourages Vermont legislators to vote for gay marriage. -Sweden legalizes same-sex marriage. -An anti-gay amendment is quashed in socially conservative West Virginia. -The Alliance Defense…
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The Iowa Supreme Court has just issued a landmark, unanimous ruling in Varnum v. Brien, a case involving six same-sex couples who sought and were denied marriage licenses in Iowa. Consequently, the language in Iowa Code section 595.2 limiting civil…
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Chambers Is Blind to His Own Prejudice
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In his latest article for Charisma magazine, Exodus President Alan Chambers speaks a lot of truth, but is blinkered to how it applies to his own organization. With amusing timing, Chambers remembers a school bully who picked on him for…
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We’re No Longer American, Says Exodus
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In a formal statement, Exodus has confirmed that after 23 years in the US, the organization will be going ex-American. Speaking from Exodus’s Florida base yesterday, President Alan Chambers said emphatically that “we are no longer in the US.” Let’s…
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EHarmony Goes Gay, Sort of
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After losing a lawsuit, the heterosexual-only dating service eHarmony has opened it’s gay mirror image, Compatible Partners. It officially opens for business on April 1 (yes, we know) but it seems to be working now, offering: The founder of eHarmony,…
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Gay Rights Groups Speak Up in Uganda
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Source: ugpluse.com Gay rights activists in Uganda held a press conference today in response to a recent anti-gay push coordinated by Family Life Network (FLN) leader Stephen Langa. Ex-Gay Watch has posted exclusive video (here and here) of Langa addressing…
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The Illinois Family Institute, an anti-gay organization once fronted by Peter LaBarbera, has protested at being declared a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center. Member Laurie Higgins claims the IFI has been targeted purely because of its moral…
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Ex-Gay Guru Richard Cohen Reaches Into Uganda
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At the same meeting in Uganda described here, Family Life Network (FLN) leader Stephen Langa continues his discussion with the group on the evil, clever “gay agenda.” In doing so, he turns to Richard Cohen’s book, Coming Out Straight :…