-The 2010 US census will count legally married gay couples as “unmarried partners.” -Two heterosexual college students in California propose a constitutional amendment to reclassify all marriages in the state as “domestic partnerships.” Jason Kuznicki questions the amendment’s practicality. -John…
Exodus Executive Vice President Randy Thomas has posted his first open comments concerning the conference mess in Uganda. Most of the post is nothing new but there are a couple of sentences that have truly left me speechless. It isn’t…
The Christian Post has published an article about Warren Throckmorton’s concerns over the conference in Uganda. … Dr. Warren Throckmorton, director of College Counseling and associate professor of Psychology at Grove City College in Pennsylvania, finds it troubling that the…
The following was released today by the South African Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (SA GLAAD). The group is joining in our condemnation of Exodus for the participation of their board member, Don Schmierer in the recent anti-gay conference…
‘Extreme Ex-Gay’ From Planet Narth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWqGSCk0l5M Caleb Lee Brundidge and Richard Cohen brought to us through Planet Narth. The scary part is that in the unedited video, the woman there is actually talking about going to funeral homes to try to raise the dead as…
I suppose we can be grateful at least that Alan Chambers is nailing his colours firmly to the mast. In a column for Charisma today, the Exodus President revealed that his problem with homosexuality goes beyond the physical act of…
The following represents a cooperative effort between Jim Burroway of Box Turtle Bulletin, Mike Airhart and Wayne Besen of Truth Wins Out, and me, David Roberts of Ex-Gay Watch. This is not an exercise in hyperbole, but a serious, heartfelt…
Moving Beyond Victimhood
In a recent post on his blog, Peterson Toscano explains why he describes himself as an ex-gay survivor but not as a victim: In the nearly 20 years of ex-gay/anti-gay/de-gay treatment I endured, no one ever forced me to do…
There is much to criticize about the freakish conference taking place in Kampala, Uganda the past few days. Several blogs, including this one, have done their best to sift through the mess. Chief among those who are providing information on…
XGW Digest: March 7, 2009
-The California Supreme Court holds hearings on the validity of Proposition 8. -Andrew Sullivan questions the wisdom of advancing gay rights through the courts. One of his readers offers a rebuttal. -The Vermont Legislature fast tracks gay marriage legislation. -A…