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Exodus International

  • Blogs

    November 14, 2011

    "Ex-Gay" Was Coined at Melodyland Church in Anaheim; Participant Now Wants It Buried, Too

    ​The term "ex-gay," which refers to people who successfully converted from homosexuality to heterosexuality, is said to have been coined in a 1980 study that examined 11 men who essentially "prayed the gay away" at Melodyland Christian Center. The Word of Faith church that was across Harbor Boulev ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 28, 2010

    Demonstrators Welcome Ex-Gay Conference

    Christopher Victorio​Orange County's ex-gay-dar rocketed off the charts this past week as roughly 600 people gathered to attend Exodus International's Freedom Conference at Concordia University, while about 60 demonstrated outside the gates of the fortress-like campus last Saturday.

  • News

    June 24, 2010

    Ex-Rated Criticism of Exodus International

    Michael Bussee and other activists denounce the upcoming conference of the 'ex-gay' ministry

  • Blogs

    June 21, 2010

    What You Missed: The Anti-"Ex-Gay" Conference

    Christopher Victorio / OC WeeklyExodus founder and critic Michael Bussee.​A small but impassioned group of gay-rights supporters convened in Irvine on Saturday in response to the upcoming Exodus International Freedom Conference. Exodus' notoriety for "praying the gay away" has effectively prayed ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 14, 2010

    Locals Gather to Ixnay the Ex-Gay Conference

    OC WeeklyMichael Bussee​Among the many charming events that Orange County attracts year after year--ranging from conferences held by holocaust deniers to 9/11 truthers--none might be more charming than Exodus International's "Freedom Conference" in Irvine, at which panels and workshops are he ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2008

    Is Howard F. Ahmanson Reading Navel Gazing?

    *Updated, with new information on the bottom... Over the Labor Day weekend, someone claiming to be Christian fundie financier Howard F. Ahmanson, Jr. left the following comment on my previous post about local conservative blabbermouth Hugh Hewitt being in cahoots with Ahmanson to end gay marriage i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2007

    Monday's Headlines. No Surprises: More Ex-Gay Action in Irvine

    More ex-gay Irvine action: Over the weekend, the devil snuck into Irvine and the mainstream media said nary a word. On Saturday, Focus on the Family's homosexuality-quashing Love Won Out conference came to Mariners Church (the event was interestingly categorized under "MarinerScare" on the church w ... More >>

  • Columns

    August 9, 2007

    Letters

    'Homosexuality is unnatural, defined by the Bible as a sin and is unhealty physically, mentally and socially for those who choose to live that lifestyle'

  • Features

    July 26, 2007

    The Closet and the Cross

    Three decades ago, Michael Bussee helped found the mammoth ex-gay ministry Exodus International. Now, he’s one of the movement's biggest critics

  • Blogs

    June 28, 2007

    Thursday's Headlines

    Liar, liar: Yesterday, we noted that The OC Register wouldn't be taking Marti Buscaglia on as publisher after all, after she confessed she'd misrepresented her education in her résumé. The Times and Register follow up with the story. All apologies: Three former Exodus International leaders issued ... More >>

  • News

    August 19, 1999

    An Incomplete History of Gay & Lesbian OC

    Liar, liar: Yesterday, we noted that The OC Register wouldn't be taking Marti Buscaglia on as publisher after all, after she confessed she'd misrepresented her education in her résumé. The Times and Register follow up with the story. All apologies: Three former Exodus International leaders issued ... More >>

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