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…
Hate Crimes – Free Speech
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…
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…
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…
Bizarre Anti-Gay Conference Begins in Uganda
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…
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…
Join the Impact: Philadelphia, PA
I attended the “Join the Impact” protest of Proposition 8 at City Hall in the heart of Philadelphia, PA on Saturday. Getting there was a snap since I live in South Philly. I made 5 signs the night before and…
The British LGBT charity Stonewall has awarded politician Iris Robinson the title of “Bigot of the Year” after she publicly denounced homosexuality as “disgusting, nauseous, loathsome, shamefully wicked and vile.” The MP also told the British Parliament that “sodomy” was…
As the writers at Box Turtle Bulletin have been discovering and reporting, California’s proposed anti-gay marriage amendment – Proposition 8 – is being pushed and backed immensely by the LDS Church. But to give the appearance of ecumenical effort, the…
UK: Gay Hate Victim, 18, Is Dead
A gay teenager has died, just one week after he was brutally beaten in a homophobic attack. Eighteen-year-old Michael Causer of Whiston, near Liverpool, England, died in hospital on Saturday August 2 at 12.30pm. He had been attacked by other…