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January 10th, 2007
Ah, youth! A time of incredible optimism and idealism. A new Zogby poll of how young people view their lives, futures and politics shows an encouraging outlook on homosexuality. And Gen Nexters are very likely to use a social networking website such as Facebook or Myspace — 44% have created a personal profile. These websites have become a forum where many young people can begin to flesh out how they see the world and their place in it. Naturally, teenagers being who they are, are eager to share their thoughts, no matter whether they be misguided or profound. Take, for example, this Myspace blog by a 16-year-old student who goes by the moniker, “Doc Holid♠y”.
December 29th, 2006
A new survey shows that Americans are having premarital sex in overwhelming numbers. And what’s Focus on the Family’s reaction? When you can’t dispute a study’s methodology, shoot the messenger.
December 27th, 2006
Exactly forty years ago on New Year’s Eve, six Los Angelenos were arrested for kissing. To commemorate that event, celebrate this New Year’s Eve with a radical act. Kiss him “on the mouth for three to five seconds.”
December 20th, 2006
A new poll of current and former military service members about “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” was conducted by Zogby International . The University of Californa at Santa Barbara’s Michael D. Palm Center, who commissioned the survey, announced the results yesterday.
December 18th, 2006
Truth Wins Out has posted an amazing video of New York University’s Dr. Carol Gilligan. In the video, she reacts to Focus on the Family’s Dr. James Dobson’s distortion of her research in a recent Time magazine commentary on Mary Cheney and Heather Poe’s decision to have a baby.
December 15th, 2006
Crowned Miss America in 1958, Anita Bryant was a wholesome, 30-something singer in the 1970s who was voted “Most Admired Woman in America” by Good Housekeeping magazine three years in a row. She parlayed her wholesome image into a successful career in the Florida Citrus campaign (“Breakfast without orange juice is like a day without sunshine”). But many of us remember her for her infamous 1977 “Save our Children” campaign to repeal a Dade County, Florida gay rights ordinance.
December 14th, 2006
Commenter “Lij” corrects me in my rush to make a point in which I say, “Twin studies suggest that for some people their sexuality is genetic or congenital. But since there are examples where one identical twin is gay and another is straight, then this can’t be true for all gay twins.”
December 13th, 2006
Recent research that shows a link between male homosexuality and the number of older brothers has gotten a lot of attention lately. For several decades researchers have noticed that gay men are less likely to be among the firstborn, and more specifically they are more likely to have more older brothers than sisters. This phenomenon, generally referred to as the Fraternal Birth Order effect (or sometimes the Sibling Sex Ratio effect), generally holds true for gay men but it but doesntt hold true for lesbians. Researchers have also noticed that gay men and women are more likely to be left-handed than everyone else. This study tries to look at the interaction of the two effects on homosexuality in men.
December 12th, 2006
Faith is a very mysterious thing, and there is no greater testament for the power of faith than when it’s challenged at every turn but refuses to break. Gay Evangelicals provide a powerful example of this. Their faith is challenged on all fronts. They aren’t well accepted by fellow evangelical Christians, and they aren’t understood by the gay community either.
December 11th, 2006
Another evangelical pastor has apparently come out of the closet. But it looks like this case may be somewhat different from that of Ted Haggard.
December 11th, 2006
Dr. Joseph Nicolosi was one of the co-founders of NARTH, serving as its president until the end of this year. He has been a leading advocate for “reparative” therapy at Love Won Out, Exodus, and other ex-gay conferences. Daniel Gonzales, one of the authors at Ex-Gay Watch has posted a video in which he describes, in his very quiet and thoughtful way, his experiences as he underwent reparative therapy as Dr. Nicolosi’s client. He describes why he did it and what he lost as a result.
December 9th, 2006
Paul Cameron is trying to use the occasion of Mary Cheney’s family way to worm his way into the national spotlight. Yesterday, he issued a press release where he condemns “the Vice President’s unmarried daughter”
December 8th, 2006
With the rapidly falling dollar, economists point to the silver lining that American-made goods are cheaper on the world markets, and that this should spur American exports. But there is one export that is faltering in the world market of ideas. The American ex-gay ministry Exodus, which claims to offer “freedom from homosexuality” is having trouble gaining a foothold in Europe.
December 7th, 2006
Mary Cheney, the daughter of vice president Dick Cheney, is expecting a baby with her partner, Heather Poe, in late spring. Now normally, you’d think that news like this would be greeted with cheers all around. But you’d be wrong.
November 30th, 2006
Non-stop profanity-laced taunts and a torched car. This is what Zack, who has two fathers, experienced at Harper Junior High School in Davis, California. Appropriately enough, Tam K. Dao and colleagues addressed the consequences of adolescent bullying on the psychological well-being of young people in the August 2006 issue of the Journal of Adolescent Health. They examined 186 middle-school students — students who are approximately Zack’s age — and they were able to confirm the link between persistent experience of aggression (either verbal or physical) and non-specific psychological distress. These researchers note in their discussion that this sort of stress can have serious long-term consequences.
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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