It’s not very often I just recommend a piece for reading without much commentary on my part, but comments on recent Ex-Gay Watch posts have indicated that many are unfamiliar with the ex-transgender component of the ex-gay movement. This recommended…
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Wrapping It Up: What I’ve Learned-Part III
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My experience with ex-gays, ex-gay ministry, and vicariously, with reparative therapy, changed me because it was a learning experience. I’ve always been honest about the fact that change is a relative term with decidedly religious overtones. Furthermore, while I hesitate…
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On his personal blog, Exodus Executive Vice President Randy Thomas recently complained about an interview with a Florida newspaper. He took issue with the interviewer’s use of the word “alleged” to describe what he reported as a change in his…
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Why Is Change Necessary And At What Cost?
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Source: Peterson Toscano In a recent post on his blog, Peterson Toscano’s A Musing, Peterson asks these important questions. As has been noted before, often those with stories of change describe a past which many of us would find frightening….
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Speaking of his four years attending New Hope Ministry, and Exodus International member ministry, Shawn O’Donnell describes how his group would go down to the mall to ogle guys after church on Sundays. After a while he realized the “therapy”…
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Source: Peterson Toscano’s A Musing No one has perfect parents, and parents and their adult children need to talk about past hurts and family issues, but often without any trained counselors, after only a few days of group therapy, ex-gay…
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When my husband began reparative therapy I was quite anxious. He was “prescribed” weekly individual and group sessions. Initially, it was the idea of group sessions with other same sex attracted men which worried me. At the time, I couldn’t…
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Source: eMediaWire Austin, TX (PRWEB) May 2, 2007 — This summer, on June 29-July 1, former ex-gays and their allies will have an unprecedented opportunity to meet, share resources, and add their voices to a growing social movement. The Ex-gay…
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I’ve been encouraged to share personal narratives about what I’ve learned from ex-gay therapy/ministry. While I’ve never experienced being ex-gay personally, my unique perspective affords me a great deal of “inside” anecdotal information that could be valuable to folks on…
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Christine Bakke, co-founder of Beyond Exgay and recently featured in Glamour Magazine, is scheduled to appear live on ABC-TV’s Good Morning America. Good Morning America airs from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. EDT. Hat tip: Peterson Toscano Update: For those…