Notes from yesterday’s Exodus news briefing. 1. Regina Griggs, executive director of PFOX (Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays), misportrays the reasons why station KBYU pulled a program by reparative therapist Jeff Robinson. Instead of addressing the radio station’s actual concerns,…
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Against Violence, But in Favor Of… What
An Exodus media spotlight acknowledges and opposes antigay violence in U.S. schools. That’s a good thing; religious-right organizations regularly deny the existence of antigay violence and discrimination, so it’s encouraging to see an ex-gay organization acknowledge violence after it happens….
The Enemy of My Enemy Is… My Enemy
I don’t understand the tendency among some partisans to defend someone only because they claim to be fighting the same enemy. The religious right’s defense of an enemy of gays — who also happens to be an enemy of compassionate…
Celibate But Not Ex-Gay?
“For religious reasons, I no longer have sex with men and don’t plan to. … Homosexuality is a choice.” –David Bianco, founder of the gay-press syndication service Q Syndicate, in his “Over The Rainbow” column, Dec. 16. Source: Rex Wockner…
Randy Thomas is a friendly, good-natured, nonviolent fellow who happens to be a spokesperson for Exodus International. His personal weblog offers a frank view of the disarmingly ordinary activities at Exodus offices in Orlando. It’s worth a look. Recently, Randy…
Exodus Fights for Discrimination in Orlando
From the Interfaith Working Group: The Orlando City Council passed a non-discrimination ordinance 4-3. As part of its coverage, the Orlando Sentinel published a long article about Alan Chambers, the President of the ex-gay umbrella organization Exodus International and a…
Ex-gay minister Tom Cole remembers being gaybashed as a child. I was called a fag, a queer, or a sissy. Although I did not fully understand the meaning of these terms, I began to identify with them. School became a…
A Bit of Narcissism From Exodus Ex-Gays?
In its June 13, 2002, press release, the ex-gay network Exodus International reflected on recent meetings of the Southern Baptist Convention: Prayer & Action for the Catholic Bishops in Dallas and for the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) in St. Louis…