One thing that always strikes me when discussing gay rights with conservatives, is their underlying wish (sometimes expressed explicitly) that the whole issue will just "go away." I understand that impulse to some degree. We humans like ordered systems, and…
Uncategorized
A Constructive Alternative to Exgay Road Show
"Love Won Out" had an unintended but positive effect on the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Straight and Allies organization at the University of Texas Medical Branch. Burdened by heavy religious-right surveillance, strict ideological correctness, spiritual conformity, and political partisanship, the "Love…
The Washington Blade’s Steve Koval notes that several news media outlets have been squeamish about discussing the nature of the child porn that was discovered in the possession of former Boy Scouts national program director Douglas S. Smith Jr., who…
Exodus has launched Groundswell 2005, a campaign that declares: Homosexual activists are using the public schools to promote dangerous life policies. How will you respond? confront gay activism and promote good school policies reach all students with truth and compassion…
Pro-exgay Pundit Criticizes Dear Abby
On March 30, pro-exgay pundit Warren Throckmorton criticized Dear Abby, who in a recent column told a parent: "It is not uncommon for the parents of a gay child to feel guilt or shame, when in truth, it has nothing…
PFOX, Pro-exgay Pundit Seek Special Rights
AP reported today (via Newsday) that Prof. Warren Throckmorton had been "removed" from a national advisory board of Magellan Health Services. That much appears to be false: Previous media reports said that Magellan had rethought its decision to renew Throckmorton’s…
Who Killed Terri Schiavo?
1. Terri Schiavo. She killed herself when her bulimic behavior led to a persistent and, in time, irreversible persistent vegetative state. 2. Michael Schiavo. He removed the artificial feeding system that either kept Ms. Schiavo’s body alive, or prolonged her…
Please welcome Joe Riddle as an author for Ex-Gay Watch. Joe has first-hand experience with the exgay movement, as a former participant in the Mormon exgay organization Evergreen. Joe will be writing on a variety of topics, including the healthy…
TO: Ex-Gay Watch (via e-mail) CC: Focus on the Family (via e-mail) RE: Focus on the Family broadcast, 3/22/05 It’s somewhat odd that today on FNIF, Alan Chambers is whining about discrimination by a private corporation, Magellan Health Services, saying…
Most bloggers and pundits have taken sides in the Terri Schiavo debacle, and a few have actually contributed constructively to the debate. Among them: Charles Krauthammer. You may count Exodus official and part-time FRC pundit Randy Thomas among the "most"…