In an eerily Orwellian move, the anti-gay conference in Kampala, Uganda, has produced serious calls for gays there to be placed into forced “therapy.” From UGPulse: The Minister of Ethics and Integrity, Dr. James Nsaba Buturo has today told a…
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Bizarre Anti-Gay Conference Begins in Uganda
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A strange mix of speakers started off a conference in Kampala, Uganda today. Invited by Stephen Langa, leader of Family Life Network (FLN), they are to speak on the theme “Exposing the Truth behind Homosexuality and the Homosexual Agenda.” Langa…
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LplmLqb6HQ Joseph Bearden, the first of two men accused of the brutal killing of a Florida gay man, Ryan Skipper, has been convicted of murder in the second degree and sentenced to life in prison. He was also sentenced to…
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XGW Digest: February 28, 2009
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-Jonathan Rauch and David Blankenhorn propose a compromise on the issue of gay marriage. -James Dobson resigns as chairman of Focus on the Family. -The New Mexico state senate votes against domestic partnerships. -The Tennessee legislature considers a bill that…
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Exodus is changing all right, but hardly in the right direction. Despite hinting numerous times at a more progressive outlook, here comes yet another move to put Exodus firmly in the “What the hell were you thinking of?” category. In…
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XGW Digest: February 21, 2009
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-Local gay activists and Wayne Besen from Truth Wins Out provide counterprogramming to Love Won Out’s Charlotte, NC conference. -The Hawaii House of Representatives passes a civil unions bill. -Utah State Senator Chris Buttars joins the likes of Sally Kern…
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Source: UPI According to United Press International, two members of the notoriously anti-gay Phelps clan/church have been denied entry to Great Britain. Fred Phelps and his daughter Shirley Phelps-Roper, who belong to the Westboro Baptist Church in Kansas, were planning…
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“When I turn 30, I plan to be straight … I’m hoping it’s just going to be a phase, because I never chose to be gay. I never wanted to be gay.” So said 19-year old Shane on Wednesday’s Tyra…
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XGW reported in December that Exodus International downsized “youth specialist” Mike Ensley. However, no official word was ever publicly released on the websites of Exodus, President Alan Chambers, Vice President Randy Thomas, or even Ensley himself. In fact, Ensley’s blog…
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XGW Digest: February 13, 2009
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-The city of Phoenix, AZ launches a domestic partner registry. -Jonathan Rowe examines one of the religious right’s ‘secular’ arguments against homosexuality. -The Hawaii House of Representatives passes a civil unions bill. -The son of megachurch pastor T.D. Jakes is…