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January 10th, 2014
I have a good-hearted friend, the sort of guy who will spend 30 minutes in your kitchen at the end of your dinner party washing your guests’ dishes just to make things easier on you the next day. He posted this on his Facebook page and I thought reading it might be a lovely way […]
January 10th, 2014
TODAY’S AGENDA: Events This Weekend: Gay Christian Network Annual Conference, Chicago, IL; Through Sunday. San Francisco Bulls Hockey LGBT Night, San Francisco, CA. Saturday. Aspen Gay Ski Week, Aspen, CO. Begins Sunday. Arosa Gay Ski Week, Arosa, Switzerland. Begins Sunday. Midsumma, Melbourne, VIC. Begins Sunday. TODAY IN HISTORY: Gore Vidal’s “The City and The Pillar” […]
January 9th, 2014
TODAY’S AGENDA: Events This Weekend: Gay Christian Network Annual Conference, Chicago, IL; Today through Sunday. San Francisco Bulls Hockey LGBT Night, San Francisco, CA. Saturday. Aspen Gay Ski Week, Aspen, CO. Begins Sunday. Arosa Gay Ski Week, Arosa, Switzerland. Begins Sunday. Midsumma, Melbourne, VIC. Begins Sunday. TODAY’S AGENDA is brought to you by: TODAY […]
January 8th, 2014
On December 20, 2013, Judge Richard Shelby determined that the anti-gay marriage laws of the State of Utah were in violation of the equal protections clause of the United States Constitution. And, as Shelby refused to grant a stay, same-sex marriages began immediately. The state requested that the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals grant a […]
January 8th, 2014
Here’s a tiny little story out of Kansas (Wichita Eagle) Daric Smith, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment’s program director for child placing and residential programs, came before the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules and Regulations on Tuesday to tell legislators how the department planned to implement the law. Rep. Jan Pauls, D-Hutchinson, asked […]
January 8th, 2014
TODAY’S AGENDA: Events This Weekend: Gay Christian Network Annual Conference, Chicago, IL; Thursday through Sunday. San Francisco Bulls Hockey LGBT Night, San Francisco, CA. Saturday. Aspen Gay Ski Week, Aspen, CO. Begins Sunday. Arosa Gay Ski Week, Arosa, Switzerland. Begins Sunday. Midsumma, Melbourne, VIC. Begins Sunday. TODAY’S AGENDA is brought to you by: TODAY […]
January 7th, 2014
New Mexico Governor Susanna Martinez (R) is confirming her lack of support for any effort to ban same-sex marriage in the state by means of constitutional amendment (New Mexican) Gov. Susana Martinez said at a news conference Monday that she won’t push for a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage in New Mexico in the […]
January 7th, 2014
Merry Christmas! Yes, today is Christmas day for Orthodox Christians who follow the Julian calendar. That would include churches in Ethiopia, Russia, Georgia, Armenia, Ukraine, Serbia, Macedonia, Montenegro and Moldova. (Greek, Bulgarian, Romanian, Antiochian and others celebrates Christmas on December 25). Christmas day formally ends the 40-day Nativity Fast. In Ethiopia, where tradition has it […]
January 6th, 2014
I don’t think we’re learning the right lesson from the uproar over Phil Robertson, A&E’s Duck Dynasty star and sex-with-minors advocate. The real lesson is this: We know we’re right and we know we can show it. Let’s have the courage of that conviction. I haven’t blogged much the past few months so I missed […]
January 6th, 2014
Okay, if you thought the poor guy on a hunger strike was off his rocker, now we have a room full of people who got together on Saturday to call for an “uprising” against same-sex marriage in Utah. Former Graham County, Arizona, sheriff Richard Mack, a (thankfully) former officer of the law with almost no […]
January 6th, 2014
TODAY’S AGENDA is brought to you by: TODAY IN HISTORY: Suspect Arrested In Miami “Hairdresser Murder” Case: 1955. Only a day had passed since Miami Beach police were called to an apartment on 82nd Street where William Bishop’s roommates discovered his dead body on the floor of an enclosed porch (see Jan 5). When […]
January 5th, 2014
TODAY’S AGENDA is brought to you by: TODAY IN HISTORY: Kinsey’s “Sexual Behavior in the Human Male” Published: 1948. The dry, scientific, statistics-laden Sexual Behavior in the Human Male was published by W.B. Saunders, a respected publisher of medical textbooks and journals who had no idea what they were getting into when they agreed […]
January 4th, 2014
TODAY’S AGENDA is brought to you by: TODAY IN HISTORY: Gay Man Stabbed to Death in Texas: 1995. Fred Mangione, 46, and his longtime partner, Kenneth Stern, 42, popped in to Dolly’s Place in Katy, Texas for drinks. The two had known each other for sixteen years, and had lived in the Houston area […]
January 3rd, 2014
I’ve long derided the glib phrase, “Love the Sinner, Hate the Sin”. First, I don’t think there is anything inherently sinful in homosexuality, especially lived in a responsible, mature and spiritual way. But that isn’t my objection; you can define sin however you like. Believe me, growing up the son of a Pentecostal pastor, it […]
January 3rd, 2014
When the Defense Department’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy was overturned and gay soldiers could serve openly, anti-gay activists warned of unexpected consequences. And, in a way, they were right. On New Year’s Eve, someone entered Seattle’s Neighbors Bar, poured gasoline on the stairway, and set the club on fire. What happened next illustrates one […]
Featured Reports
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.
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