Topics :: ex-gays

Christian Blogger Caught on Grindr: I Wasn’t Looking For Sex

By Jason St. Amand | Wednesday May 1, 2013
The 24-year-old controversial blogger who claimed homosexuality is a sin and was exposed using Grindr, said he wasn’t using the hookup app to have sex.

’Ex-Gay’ Leader Makes It Official: He’s Still Gay

By Jason St. Amand | Monday Apr 29, 2013
A popular proponent for the "ex-gay" movement recently revealed that he is still gay and no longer supports controversial ’reparative therapy’ to ’cure’ gay men of their homosexuality.

In Face of Defeat, Religious Right Keeps Fighting Marriage Equality

By Jason St. Amand | Wednesday Apr 3, 2013
An anti-gay activist uploaded a video that shows a child protesting outside a North Carolina church that refuses to hol wedding ceremonies until same-sex couples can tie the knot. Meanwhile an ex-gay activist condemned Starbucks for backing gay marriage.

London Mayor Wins Case Over Anti-Gay Bus Ad Ban

Friday Mar 22, 2013
Britain’s High Court ruled Friday that the mayor of London acted lawfully when he banned bus ads from a Christian group suggesting that homosexuality can be cured.

No More Phone, Computer for ’Ex-Gay’ Grindr User

By Jason St. Amand | Wednesday Feb 13, 2013
An "ex-gay" has written about being "cured" of same-sex desires, but after being sighted on Grindr, he now claims he is getting rid of all electronic devices, including his phone.

’Ex-Gay’ Christian Blogger Caught on Grindr

By Jason St. Amand | Tuesday Feb 5, 2013
An "ex-gay" advocated who blogged about how religion "cured" him of his homosexuality was recently discovered using the infamous geosocial gay hookup app, Grindr.

Implementation of California’s Gay Cure Ban Delayed Until Hearing

By Victor Yates | Saturday Jan 12, 2013
San Francisco’s legislation to prohibit doctors from using techniques to ’cure’ a patient’s gayness went into effect on Jan. 1, but lawsuits brought against the state revealed it doesn’t apply to faith-based or unlicensed providers.

Court Blocks California Law Banning Gay Therapy

By Lisa Leff | Saturday Dec 22, 2012
A federal appeals court on Friday put the brakes on a first-of-its-kind California law, set to take effect Jan. 1, that bans therapy aimed at turning gay minors straight.

Jewish Group Accused of ’Ex Gay’ Lies

By Norm Kent | Thursday Dec 13, 2012
Jews Offering New Alternatives for Healing (JONAH), a group that offers conversion therapy to gays, was sued for fraud in New Jersey state court.

Calif. Gay Therapy Ban Sparks Competing Rulings

By Lisa Leff | Wednesday Dec 5, 2012
Two federal judges in California have arrived at opposite conclusions on whether the state’s first-of-its-kind law prohibiting licensed psychotherapists from trying to change the sexual orientations of gay minors violates the Constitution.