-The Obama Administration releases its civil rights agenda. -Chad Allen and Robert Gant’s movie, Save Me, is now available on DVD. -KABC in Los Angeles refuses to air a public service announcement that positively depicts gay families. -Exodus International takes…
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The current economic situation has affected every individual, business, and organization in America – including ex-gay organizations. I recently even received a newsletter from Jews Offering New Alternatives to Homosexuality (JONAH), virtual tzedakah box in hand. This is the first…
XGW Digest: January 17, 2009
-The Supreme Court of California rules that conservative congregations that split from the Episcopal church will not get to keep the property they meet on. -Former congressman Bob Barr, who authored the Defense of Marriage Act, now calls for its…
Never one to be deterred by the facts, Dr. Joseph Nicolosi of the National Association for the Research and Therapy of Homosexuality (NARTH) goes up against the mother of a transgender child. Glenn Stanton of Focus on the Family joins…
Gay columnist Dan Savage has examined a recent event involving the receipt of ricin-laced letters by several gay bars. He theorizes that an embittered gay man must be the perpetrator. The letters strike me as having been written by a…
YouTuber “Planet Narth” gives us a light-hearted vocabulary lesson with the help of Joseph Nicolosi. XGW covered the incident featured in the video, for those who are curious about it.
XGW Digest: December 31, 2008
–Melissa Etheridge and ex-evangelical Frank Schaeffer endorse Obama’s pick of Rick Warren to pray at his inauguration. -Jim Johnson of Straight, Not Narrow comments on the current decline of the Southern Baptist denomination. -The Yes on 8 campaign moves to…
XGW Digest: December 19, 2008
-The Times of South Africa takes a look at the ex-gay movement. -A former ex-gay leader who now helps GLBT individuals come to terms with their sexuality is named one of samesame.com.au’s 25 Most Influential Gay and Lesbian Australians for…
Just in time for Christmas? We have heard a strong rumor with partial confirmation that Mike Ensley is no longer working for Exodus and further that he may have been laid off. If so, this would further confirm suspicions of…
XGW Digest: December 12, 2008
-Steve Kern, husband of OK state rep. Sally Kern, helps launch a major anti-gay campaign in Oklahoma City. -Newsweek publishes a pro-gay marriage editorial. -Carol Boltz, ex-wife of gay Christian singer Ray Boltz, starts a blog to share her story….