Exodus Co-Founder: I Regret Teaching That Gayness Is The Result Of Bad Parenting
Yesterday we looked at Michael’s regret for teaching the idea that if you worked hard enough in an ex-gay program you would be changed. Today Michael shares his other regret, teaching that bad...
View ArticleExodus Co-Founder: We Didn’t Know There Was An Alternative For Gay Christians
One of the most common reasons people go ex-gay is because they don’t believe a meaningful community exists in the gay world and fear losing their current church community. In today’s video I ask...
View Article“Michael Bussee, You Have Blood On Your Hands”
I expected my interview series with Michael to generate a lot of emotion, but in recent days the reader comments have taken a dramatic shift to questioning why Michael did not come out publicly against...
View ArticleExodus Co-Founder: We Were Both Fascinated And Scared By Gay Activists
Yesterday Michael talked about how he perceived what it meant to be gay, which was based largely on his own experiences with being closeted. Today Michael talks about Exodus’ early interaction with gay...
View ArticleExodus Co-Founder: “There Were No Real Standards For Training Or Methodology”
Even today Exodus ministries are somewhat of a free-for-all. Operating under the guise of “pastoral counseling” lay ministry leaders at Exodus programs are free to engage in pseudo-therapy as well as...
View ArticleExodus Co-Founder: “It was a terrible mistake for Exodus to get involved in...
Exodus turns 35 this year and Focus On The Family has a brief but glowing article that totally glosses over all the tragedies Exodus, it’s leaders, and followers have experienced during that time. In...
View ArticleExodus Co-Founder: “The initial excitement of starting an exgay program”
One of my favorite ex-gay topics to talk about is how people fool themselves into believing that their sexual orientation and attractions are actually changing (I spoke about my own experience here)....
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Exodus International Drops “Reparative Therapy” Books
As further evidence of a possible shift of Exodus International’s focus, Warren Throckmorton pointed the removal of books on reparative therapy from Exodus’s bookstore. When Throckmorton asked Exodus...
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Ex-gay survivors needed to testify in Virginia
Virginia is attempting to join the list of states which ban ex-gay therapy on minors. Text of the bill can be found here. Legislative action is going to happen between now and the end of February...
View ArticleChambers on Obama’s call for ban on ex-gay therapy for minors
The Obama Administration has announced it’s opposition to reparative therapy practiced on minor for the purpose of changing their sexual orientation. The overwhelming scientific evidence demonstrates...
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