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May 17th, 2015
Despite massive street protests by devout conservative Catholics, in May 2013 France legalized same-sex marriage. As the battle for marriage equality in the US has progressed, it appears to me that increasingly the most significant opponent to equality has become the Catholic Church. Certainly other faith groups are in opposition and conservative politicians remain aggressive […]
May 17th, 2015
TODAY’S AGENDA: Pride Celebrations This Weekend: Brussels, Belgium; Chisinau, Moldova; Maspalomas, Gran Canaria; Kerry, Ireland; Long Beach, CA; New Hope, PA; Poitiers, France; São Paulo, Brazil; Springfield, IL. AIDS Walks This Weekend: Minneapolis, MN; New York, NY. Other Events This Weekend: Bear Watch, Galveston, TX; Urban Bear Weekend, New York, NY. TODAY’S AGENDA is brought […]
May 16th, 2015
TODAY’S AGENDA: Pride Celebrations This Weekend: Brussels, Belgium; Chisinau, Moldova; Maspalomas, Gran Canaria; Kerry, Ireland; Long Beach, CA; New Hope, PA; Poitiers, France; São Paulo, Brazil; Springfield, IL. AIDS Walks This Weekend: Minneapolis, MN; New York, NY. Other Events This Weekend: Bear Watch, Galveston, TX; Urban Bear Weekend, New York, NY. TODAY’S AGENDA is brought […]
May 15th, 2015
One week from today, the people of Ireland will vote on whether to change their constitution so as to allow same sex couples to marry. The move has the backing of the Government and, though opposed by the Church, is polling favorably. It is also starting conversations where they might not have otherwise arisen. One […]
May 15th, 2015
It is the nature of social struggle that we tend to focus more on the next mile than on how far we have come. As we approach the deadline for the Supreme Court’s ruling a lot of attention is given to the raving loons in Texas who are putting on a good show of defying […]
May 15th, 2015
TODAY’S AGENDA: Pride Celebrations This Weekend: Brussels, Belgium; Chisinau, Moldova; Maspalomas, Gran Canaria; Kerry, Ireland; Long Beach, CA; New Hope, PA; Poitiers, France; São Paulo, Brazil; Springfield, IL. AIDS Walks This Weekend: Minneapolis, MN; New York, NY. Other Events This Weekend: Bear Watch, Galveston, TX; Urban Bear Weekend, New York, NY. TODAY’S AGENDA is brought […]
May 14th, 2015
TODAY’S AGENDA: Pride Celebrations This Weekend: Brussels, Belgium; Chisinau, Moldova; Maspalomas, Gran Canaria; Kerry, Ireland; Long Beach, CA; New Hope, PA; Poitiers, France; São Paulo, Brazil; Springfield, IL. AIDS Walks This Weekend: Minneapolis, MN; New York, NY. Other Events This Weekend: Bear Watch, Galveston, TX; Urban Bear Weekend, New York, NY. TODAY’S AGENDA is brought […]
May 13th, 2015
TODAY’S AGENDA: Pride Celebrations This Weekend: Brussels, Belgium; Chisinau, Moldova; Maspalomas, Gran Canaria; Kerry, Ireland; Long Beach, CA; New Hope, PA; Poitiers, France; São Paulo, Brazil; Springfield, IL. AIDS Walks This Weekend: Minneapolis, MN; New York, NY. Other Events This Weekend: Bear Watch, Galveston, TX; Urban Bear Weekend, New York, NY. TODAY’S AGENDA is brought […]
May 12th, 2015
TODAY’S AGENDA: The Streaking craze hit its peak in the spring of 1974. Wikipedia says the “epidemic” started the year before on the Stephen F. Austin State University campus in in Nacogdoches, Texas, and pretty soon it seemed everyone was streaking. There was even a hit song about it. Streakers also hit this Great Gatsby […]
May 11th, 2015
TODAY’S AGENDA is brought to you by: THIS MONTH IN HISTORY: ► 50 YEARS AGO: Frank Kameny Declares “We Are the True Authorities on Homosexuality”: 1965. That was a bold declaration to make in 1965. It’s almost impossible to overstate how much deference that was accorded the mental health profession a half century ago. Psychiatrists — […]
May 10th, 2015
Call Your Mother. Today is Mother’s Day. Happy Mother’s Day, Mom! TODAY’S AGENDA: Pride Celebrations This Weekend: Joensuu, Finland; Maspalomas, Gran Canaria; São Paulo, Brazil; Växjö, Sweden. Other Events This Weekend: Purple Party, Dallas, TX; BeachBear Weekend, Ft. Lauderdale, FL; Splash, Houston, TX. TODAY’S AGENDA is brought to you by: At some point, the Skylark […]
May 9th, 2015
TODAY’S AGENDA: Pride Celebrations This Weekend: Joensuu, Finland; Maspalomas, Gran Canaria; São Paulo, Brazil; Växjö, Sweden. AIDS Walk This Weekend: Anaheim, CA; Buffalo, NY; Ft. Wayne, IN; Poughkeepsie, NY. Other Events This Weekend: Purple Party, Dallas, TX; BeachBear Weekend, Ft. Lauderdale, FL; Splash, Houston, TX. TODAY’S AGENDA is brought to you by: Vicki Marlane, known […]
May 8th, 2015
TODAY’S AGENDA: Pride Celebrations This Weekend: Joensuu, Finland; Maspalomas, Gran Canaria; São Paulo, Brazil; Växjö, Sweden. AIDS Walk This Weekend: Anaheim, CA; Buffalo, NY; Ft. Wayne, IN; Poughkeepsie, NY. Other Events This Weekend: Purple Party, Dallas, TX; BeachBear Weekend, Ft. Lauderdale, FL; Splash, Houston, TX. TODAY’S AGENDA is brought to you by: THIS MONTH IN […]
May 5th, 2015
TODAY’S AGENDA is brought to you by: TODAY IN HISTORY: ► Marriage In Hawaii, Almost: 1993. In the case of Baehr v Lewin, Ninia Baehr sued the state of Hawaii over the state’s refusal to issue her and her partner, Genora Dancel, a marriage license. That refusal, according to their lawsuit, amounted to illegal discrimination. […]
May 4th, 2015
TODAY’S AGENDA is brought to you by: I haven’t been able to come up with much information about Dirty Edna’s except that it was a rather seedy bar owned by a husband and wife team, reputedly with mob connections — like a lot of other New York gay bars at the time. According to a […]
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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