The journalist behind an ex-gay exposé in The Independent (London) last week, has launched an all-out campaign against reparative therapy. Patrick Strudwick’s investigative report revealed startling practices among reparative therapists in the UK. In his latest missive, he reiterates and…
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Exodus President Alan Chambers will speak at the late Jerry Falwell’s Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. The theme of the February 12th conference is “Consequences of Same-Gender Attraction.” The description sounds familiar, with tired jargon and old assumptions: Those struggling…
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Ex-Gays Live in Self-Imposed Nanny State
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Political Conservatives will decry “Nanny State” policies – policies involving government regulation – as infringing on personal liberty and inhibiting growth. Since virtually all ex-gays align themselves with conservative Christian politics (in America, this aligns with the Republican Party), one…
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XGW Digest: February 6, 2010
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-The Hawaii House of Representatives indefinitely postpones a vote on civil unions. -Another judge rules against Florida’s anti-gay adoption ban. -A group of Michigan pastors file a lawsuit against the federal Hate Crimes Prevention Act. -General Colin Powell speaks out…
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An excellent piece by Patrick Strudwick in today’s Independent (London) details the author’s strange and disturbing experiences in ex-gay therapy in the UK. It’s a refreshing article in that it focuses exclusively on reparative therapy, and tends not to dilute…
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XGW Digest: January 30, 2010
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-David Link looks at the Prop 8 trial from a more personal angle. -Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov reiterates his belief that gay pride events are “satanic.” -Rob Tisinai debunks the myth that gays are more likely to molest children. -State…
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In March of 2008, Exodus International announced it was leaving the realm of public policy to focus on what they claim is the heart of their organization, ministering to troubled same-sex attracted people. XGW applauded this move as one in…
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XGW Digest: January 23, 2010
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-Nepal’s new constitution to institute marriage equality. -Fox News commentator Margaret Hoover joins the fight for marriage equality. -Cindy McCain, wife of Sen. John McCain, poses for a NOH8 ad. -David Link argues for a distinction between prejudice and hatred….
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The Advocate is a well-known magazine that caters to the Queer community. It runs serious articles that inform readers of issues facing gays, and lighter fair for when you’ve read enough about Uganda’s legislative genocide for one day. One such…
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XGW Digest: January 16, 2010
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-Portugal’s parliament enacts marriage equality. -Former Rep. Harold Ford (D-TN) has a change of heart in favor of marriage equality. -Nate Silver points out that divorce rates have, on average, risen in states with an anti-same-sex marriage amendment and declined…