In the April 2005 issue of Exodus’ monthly Impact newsletter (not available online), exgay author and Exodus speaker Joe Dallas joins president Alan Chambers in pressuring Exodus ministries “to become involved in the battle over gay rights.” Following Chambers’ front-page…
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Jeff Postelwait is the author of a light-hearted op-ed titled If gay were straight, could you change yourself?, posted April 8 at the Daily O’Collegian. In his opinion piece, Postelwait challenged some antigay activists’ assumption that it is only gays…
A judge this week issued a temporary restraining order preventing the Montgomery County, Md., Public Schools from testing a revised sex-education curriculum.
Prof. Warren Throckmorton And the Real Issues
In an Advocate.com article posted April 29, Prof. Warren Throckmorton says he doesn’t believe that Concerned Women for America, the Illinois Family Institute, or Stephen Bennett put direct pressure on Magellan Health Services to restore his seat on a national…
But Remember…He’s Not ‘Gay’
NY Times is reporting that the mayor of Spokane, Wash., James West (a Republican and outspoken opponent of gay rights), has been accused of molesting two young boys when he was a Scout Master, years ago. West was married to…
Tolerant Words From Exgay Stephen Bennett
Stephen Bennett’s blog entry for May 1 is titled Learning to Respectfully Agree to Disagree: Something Impossible for Most Homosexuals?. Bennett’s essay is a model of exgay tolerance — up to a point.
In his May 2 column, author/activist Wayne Besen uncovers seemingly well-established, far-right political affiliations of exgay pundit Warren Throckmorton.
PFOX Suing Maryland Schools to Stop Sex-Ed
The Washington Post reports today that the antigay parents/spouses group PFOX plans to join a Maryland religious-right group, Citizens for a Responsible Curriculum, in suing the Montgomery County Public Schools. The lawsuits were announced after CRC and PFOX failed to…
Showtime Comedy Show Profiles PFOX President
Tonight I happened to catch political comic duo Penn & Teller’s latest episode, “Family Values,” in a TV series with a name that can’t be printed on a family web site. (Episode profile and airtimes.) The series airs on Showtime….
On Monday May 2nd when Soulforce is protesting by taking the public tour at Focus headquarters, the Focus On The Family daily broadcast is scheduled to feature the ex-gay testimony of former prostitute turned Focus staffer and Exodus board member…