Recently we became aware of Wendy Gritter’s keynote talk (mp3) at the Exodus leadership conference in January. Wendy is the executive director of an Exodus member ministry in Canada called New Direction. While it is what most here would describe…
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Ex-gay Audio Discussion At Interfaith Voices
There is a new interview and discussion of the ex-gay issue from both major angles at InterfaithVoices.org. Peterson Toscano discusses how his life was harmed by the process, after which no change was evident. Alan Calhoun, group leader from Regeneration…
UK Anglicans Launch Book Against Gays
Conservative Anglicans are launching a new book to coincide with the homosexuality debate at this week’s General Synod of the Church of England. God, Gays and the Church will feature ex-gay testimonies, along with contributions by biblical scholar Robert Gagnon…
Example of NARTH’s ‘Very Conventional Therapy’
The mysterious “Doug Narthian” has created another parody (link above) which should require very little explanation. As with most good parody, there is a healthy dose of sarcasm, but only as much as is appropriate to illustrate a contrary point…
A few days ago, we posted about a video parody which illustrates the profoundly general nature of one of Dr. Joseph Nicolosi’s (NARTH) personal theories — the “Grey Zone.” Essentially, this is supposed to be a grief state when one…
Jews Offering New Alternatives to Homosexuality (JONAH), whose “alternatives” are not new and aren’t that Jewish, has a lot to answer for. That’s why not long ago I sent them the following email: My name is Emily Kesselman and I’m…
In what appears to be a parody reference to one of the videos recently added to the website of the National Association for the Research and Therapy of Homosexuality (NARTH), someone using the nickname “planetnarth” has posted the video linked…
Beyond Ex-Gay Calls for Artists
Beyond Ex-Gay and the Memphis Gay and Lesbian Community Center will be hosting an art exhibition in February, and are calling for ex-gay survivors, and their friends and families to submit their artwork. All types of visual art are welcome,…
The Fighting Words of Michael Brown
Tough-talking Pentecostal Dr Michael Brown is the latest Christian leader to be added to Love Won Out’s roster of conference speakers. In this article, we profile Dr Brown, and ask whether the ex-gay movement’s newest friend might only drag it…
Gays are too wealthy and successful to be discriminated against, according to Randy Thomas’ January 14th blog post. I think everyone deserves the same basic set of civil rights across the board. However, many gay activists proclaim that they deserve…