October 6th, 2011
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In this original BTB Investigation, we unveil the tragic story of Kirk Murphy, a four-year-old boy who was treated for “cross-gender disturbance” in 1970 by a young grad student by the name of George Rekers. This story is a stark reminder that there are severe and damaging consequences when therapists try to ensure that boys will be boys.
When we first reported on three American anti-gay activists traveling to Kampala for a three-day conference, we had no idea that it would be the first report of a long string of events leading to a proposal to institute the death penalty for LGBT people. But that is exactly what happened. In this report, we review our collection of more than 500 posts to tell the story of one nation’s embrace of hatred toward gay people. This report will be updated continuously as events continue to unfold. Check here for the latest updates.
In 2005, the Southern Poverty Law Center wrote that “[Paul] Cameron’s ‘science’ echoes Nazi Germany.” What the SPLC didn”t know was Cameron doesn’t just “echo” Nazi Germany. He quoted extensively from one of the Final Solution’s architects. This puts his fascination with quarantines, mandatory tattoos, and extermination being a “plausible idea” in a whole new and deeply disturbing light.
On February 10, I attended an all-day “Love Won Out” ex-gay conference in Phoenix, put on by Focus on the Family and Exodus International. In this series of reports, I talk about what I learned there: the people who go to these conferences, the things that they hear, and what this all means for them, their families and for the rest of us.
Prologue: Why I Went To “Love Won Out”
Part 1: What’s Love Got To Do With It?
Part 2: Parents Struggle With “No Exceptions”
Part 3: A Whole New Dialect
Part 4: It Depends On How The Meaning of the Word "Change" Changes
Part 5: A Candid Explanation For "Change"
At last, the truth can now be told.
Using the same research methods employed by most anti-gay political pressure groups, we examine the statistics and the case studies that dispel many of the myths about heterosexuality. Download your copy today!
And don‘t miss our companion report, How To Write An Anti-Gay Tract In Fifteen Easy Steps.
Anti-gay activists often charge that gay men and women pose a threat to children. In this report, we explore the supposed connection between homosexuality and child sexual abuse, the conclusions reached by the most knowledgeable professionals in the field, and how anti-gay activists continue to ignore their findings. This has tremendous consequences, not just for gay men and women, but more importantly for the safety of all our children.
Anti-gay activists often cite the “Dutch Study” to claim that gay unions last only about 1½ years and that the these men have an average of eight additional partners per year outside of their steady relationship. In this report, we will take you step by step into the study to see whether the claims are true.
Tony Perkins’ Family Research Council submitted an Amicus Brief to the Maryland Court of Appeals as that court prepared to consider the issue of gay marriage. We examine just one small section of that brief to reveal the junk science and fraudulent claims of the Family “Research” Council.
The FBI’s annual Hate Crime Statistics aren’t as complete as they ought to be, and their report for 2004 was no exception. In fact, their most recent report has quite a few glaring holes. Holes big enough for Daniel Fetty to fall through.
Andrew
October 6th, 2011
Margie Phelps could really teach a class in shameless self promotion.
Charles
October 6th, 2011
I truly wish a group of some cyber geeks would make the Westboro Baptist Church website crash for eternity. Who in the heck funds this bag of nutcases? How do they have the funds to go around protesting at people’s funerals.
Priya Lynn
October 6th, 2011
Charles, I know part of their money comes from encouraging people to attack them and then suing them when they do.
Michael
October 6th, 2011
I think a group of those who the church has picketed at funerals needs to band together and when a church member dies go to the church and picket them and harass them like they to people who they bother for no reason
Stephen
October 6th, 2011
Priya Lynn is right: that’s exactly how they make their living.
MEP
October 6th, 2011
While much of what I read and see about Westboro makes me fume, this one actually makes me laugh.
Oh, Margie. Such a quirky little mess you’ve become, and I chuckle when I realize that you truly can’t see the ridiculousness that you are.
Condemning Steve Jobs to hell from your very own little iphone. LOVE. IT. In fact, I even {puffy} heart it.
I’m pretty sure that Mr.Jobs would not be horrified at the idea of Westboro protesting at his funeral.
One of his precious iphones in your greasy, prejudicial, sweaty little palms might.
Charles
October 6th, 2011
These people are truly heartless.
MattNYC
October 6th, 2011
“part of their money comes from encouraging people to attack them and then suing them when they do.”
Sounds like the Scientologists. :P
Ravenbiker
October 7th, 2011
The irony is uncanny. Steve Jobs may have been a sinner, but the disgustingly self-righteous can’t help but use his instruments of evil inspired by satan himself. Don’t they know God hates the so called insestuous Westboro Church? Take pity on these sick people.
Christopher
October 7th, 2011
What does Matt Groening think about one of his cartoon renderings being part of this pic?
Bill T.
October 7th, 2011
Imagine how many Christians there would be in this world if all that Jesus did was protest funerals?
Eric
October 7th, 2011
Steve Jobs followed Buddhism. Of course he didn’t “give glory” to a creator that he didn’t believe in, any more than anyone expects the Westboro people to “give glory” to things they don’t believe in. But he didn’t go and picket churches just because he didn’t share their members’ beliefs.
Tone
October 7th, 2011
The family went ahead and had the funeral today without announcing it. Poor old phelps didn’t get his media whore moment.
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