******************************************SOULFORCE PRESS RELEASE: March 6, 2008For Immediate Release Contact: Paige Schilt, Media DirectorCell: 512-659-1771paige@soulforce.org ****************************************** In a March 4, 2008, interview with Ex-Gay Watch, Alan Chambers — President of Exodus International — confirmed that the world’s largest network of ex-gay ministries has refocused its priorities and will move away from political lobbying. In spring 2007, Exodus hired […]
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Former "Ex-Gay" Leaders in Australia Apologize, Claim That Ex-Gay Conversion Does More Harm Than Good
******************************************SOULFORCE PRESS RELEASE: August 16, 2007For Immediate ReleaseU.S. Contact: Paige Schilt, Director of Public Relations and MediaCell: 512-659-1771paige@soulforce.orgAustralian Contact: Anthony Venn-BrownCell: +61 416 015 231anthony@anthonyvennbrown.com****************************************** (Austin, TX) — Former "ex-gay" leaders in Australia have added their voices to a public apology for "the isolation, shame, fear, and loss of faith" caused by the message that […]
Australia’s Former Ex-Gay Leaders Speak
Wendy Lawson Former Exodus Leader – Melbourne As a mature adult and mother of four, my Christian experience was very important to me. Not only did I attend Sunday services, I taught Sunday school, lead the Wednesday evening Bible study series, and also went to Tuesday prayer meetings. Somehow keeping busy and trying to please […]
Soulforce Survivor’s Initiative Visits Southern Baptists to Speak Out about the Dangers of "Ex-gay" Ministries: Video Online
Southern Baptists Recently Hired Strategist to Promote the Message that Gays Must Change ******************************************SOULFORCE PRESS RELEASE: August 7, 2007For Immediate ReleaseContact: Paige Schilt, Director of Public Relations and MediaCell: 512-659-1771paige@soulforce.org****************************************** (Nashville, TN) — Yesterday, two survivors of "ex-gay" ministries and counseling — Christine Bakke and Darlene Bogle — traveled to the Southern Baptist Convention offices […]
Former Clients Return to Love in Action to Tell of Harm from Ex-gay Ministries
Memphis Action Is the Fifth in National Campaign to Share Stories of "Ex-gay Survivors" Love in Action Recently Closed Controversial Youth Program ******************************************SOULFORCE PRESS RELEASE: July 17, 2007For Immediate ReleaseContact: Paige Schilt, Director of Public Relations and MediaCell: 512-659-1771paige@soulforce.org****************************************** (Memphis, TN) — This morning two former clients spoke out in front of Love in Action, […]
Ex-Gay Survivor Collages 2
The Ex-Gay Survivor’s Conference took place June 29 – July 1 in Irvine, California.