Three-prong attack of lies. What are we doing about it
I see that today has been a busy one for the anti-gay industry.
Adoption - This weekend, I wrote about how Paul Cameron was trying to retread his lie that gays have a short life span. It would be the third time he tried and like the first two, his observations are built on distortions (see Friday's posts).
Today, Cameron sent out another press release claiming that since he proved that gays have a short life span, they should not adopt children:
"The life span of gays is 20-plus years shorter than the life span of heterosexuals," states Dr. Paul Cameron of the Family Research Institute, a Colorado-based think tank. "This shortened lifespan," he warned, "has profound implications for adoption. On average, in Norway and Denmark -- where same-sex marriage is legal – married lesbians lived to age 56 and married gay men to age 52. So the chances that a gay-adopted child will lose one or both parents before graduating from high school are much greater than they would be with a married man and woman."
How convenient for Cameron that the anti-gay industry is trying to use the issues of gay adoption and foster care as cash cows, much like that of same-sex marriage. Arkansas is just one state that has to deal with the issue.
And don't be so quick to laugh Cameron away. While it is true that he has a dubious reputation, are we doing a good job in making sure people know about him; especially those who will cite his so-called research.
Because slowly but surely, Cameron's recent press release is being passed around, read, and believed.
Hate Crimes Legislation - The anti-gay industry have been lying about hate crimes legislation, claiming that it will lead Christians to be put in jail simply for saying that homosexuality is a sin.
This, of course, is a lie. But now they have stepped up the game.
A group, Faith2Action is now claiming that the addition of lgbts to hate crimes legislation means that a crime committed against a grandmother would rank less than a crime committed against an lgbt.
As proof of this, Faith2Action is distorting the recent court case of the protestors arrested during a gay pride parade in Philadelphia. They are even asking for money for commercials featuring the protestors who just happen to be grandmothers.
Faith2Action's efforts are being led by one Janet Folger. Folger made a name for herself in 1998 in the failed media blitz of the ex-gay groups trying to publicize the notion that gays can "change."
The media blitz failed partly because Folger admitted in a debate with gay columnist Andrew Sullivan that she supported the sodomy laws; laws that could jail lgbts for private sexual behavior.
How ironic and hypocritical of Folger.
Day of Silence - The Day of Silence, an excellent way for lgbt students to express themselves, is under fire yet again. This time, a group of so-called "pro-family" groups are encouraging families to have their children boycott the day.
The schools participating in the Day of Silence are listed in no doubt a sly way to encourage folks to call them and badger administrators with lies of a "gay agenda."
And for those who will not protest the Day of Silence, there is the Day of Truth, or a day when students are encouraged to repeat Paul Cameronesque lies about the lgbt community.
The person who seems to be at the head of all of this is Linda Harvey of Mission America.
Unfortunately, Miss Harvey's mission has nothing to do with truth:
"When people have views supporting homosexuality they should not be involved with youth in any way, period. Because they:
will provide inaccurate, misleading information to kids;
may limit a student’s opportunity to hear warnings about the behavior;
may advocate or model inappropriate behavior;
may be directly involved in the molestation of kids themselves; or
may be in a position to allow others to do so" - Fairy Tales Don’t Come True, February 13, 2006
Harvey has no training in anything remotely having to do with child care or sexual orientation issues. Her webpage lists her as a former ad executive. In other words, this woman does not know what the hell she is talking about.
Apparently Harvey thinks that being a Christian excuses her for being ignorant.
I hope no one accuses me of being paranoid when I say that these events happening so close to each other does not strike me as coincidental.
This three-prong attack didn't happen spontaneously.
I don't think that Paul Cameron just happenstance decided to create his study and try to use it against gay adoption.
Nor do I think that Harvey and Folger just came up with their campaigns to lie and silence lgbts.
This three-prong attack seems to be the result of slow, meticulous planning.
So what are we doing about it?
There have been some who think that we should protest, march, and get arrested in order to show our anger as to how our community is being victimized.
Sometimes I wonder if being loud and showy the result of lazy behavior; trying to get what we need in one angry rush.
While we are doing all of this "demonstrating," the anti-gay industry is weaving a tapestry based on lies and distortions. We have to be there at the beginning, exposing the lies and dismantling the distortions. And I don't mean that namby pamby bullshit of "trying to win hearts and minds."
There is nothing wrong with calling a liar one to his or her face, as long as you have the proof to back it up.
If we don't do this, then all of the yelling, screaming, and protesting in the world will not help us.
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Monday, March 26, 2007
Rachel Griffiths, race, sexual orientation, and cherry-picking
In the middle of editing my book, I had a bad allergy attack this weekend. Subsequently, while still able to edit my book, I spent a good portion of time in bed.
And I didn't make it to work this morning because of it.
But there is nothing like a dose good old fashioned righteous indignation to get me going. And for that, I turn to my friends at Americans for Truth.
In his recent whining, our friend Peter is complaining that actress Rachel Griffiths dared to compare racial injustice to homophobia:
Griffiths: This lady told me she loved Brothers & Sisters, then said, “But I hope you pass this on to the producers, that we could really do without all that gay kissing.” I told her a story my grandmother told me: She went to Paris in 1932 and saw a black man holding the hand of a white woman, and she felt so horrified she almost threw up. My grandmother told me she knew that reaction was wrong, but it was the way she had been brought up. So I told this lady, “Maybe when you’re 98 you’ll tell your granddaughter how you saw two men kissing one day, and how you felt, but you know that’s wrong, and that was just how your were brought up.” She was shocked. I said, “So I’m not going to tell the show’s creators that. That’s for you to work out.”
– Interview in The Advocate, March 27, 2007, p. 20., by John Griffiths, who is identified as the TV critic for Us Weekly.
Homosexual activists regularly try to steal the goodwill of the civil rights movement, but in truth, opposing homosexual behavior is common sense and has nothing to do with racism. In fact, black homosexuals complain frequently about white racism within the homosexual subculture.
You know what pissses me off. That last sentence. For the record, as a black gay men, I do get angry at how ignorant some of our own people act towards me because of my color. I have been attacked and called names by ignorant gay racists.
Just like I have been attacked by ignorant black homophobes.
But nothing changes. I am still gay and I am still black. I am proud of both designations because God gave them to me. And I take great offense that Peter uses one to hurt the other.
With that in mind, I would like to ask Peter something. Or rather, I am calling him out. I doubt it will do any good because I don't know whether or not Peter reads this blog.
But just in case:
Peter dearest,
just how many black people are employed in your silly organization? For that matter, in your tenure with Concerned Women for America, I noticed that there were no black spokespeople. Were there any other black employees?
And while we are at it, why is it that a majority of so-called "'pro-family" groups have no representation of black people on their web pages. One sees many smiling, happy white families but very few black smiling, happy families.
One would like to think that black people hasn't fallen for your nonsense. However, the examples of Wellington Boone, Jesse Lee Peterson, and Tony Dungy proves this is not the case. Ignroance is truly color-blind,
With that in mind, what have you, James Dobson, Jerry Falwell, Phyllis Schafly, and the rest of the religious right done for black people? Criticizing Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, and a lot others just don't cut it.
Do you know the issues that affect black Americans? Or are you like Lou Sheldon and seem to think that poverty, crime, and being on the low end of the American socioeconomic structure is because of a "gay agenda."
When it comes to the black community, you all are guilty of the same crime you have accused gays of committing.
And people, even if they are want-to-be Christians, who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
In the middle of editing my book, I had a bad allergy attack this weekend. Subsequently, while still able to edit my book, I spent a good portion of time in bed.
And I didn't make it to work this morning because of it.
But there is nothing like a dose good old fashioned righteous indignation to get me going. And for that, I turn to my friends at Americans for Truth.
In his recent whining, our friend Peter is complaining that actress Rachel Griffiths dared to compare racial injustice to homophobia:
Griffiths: This lady told me she loved Brothers & Sisters, then said, “But I hope you pass this on to the producers, that we could really do without all that gay kissing.” I told her a story my grandmother told me: She went to Paris in 1932 and saw a black man holding the hand of a white woman, and she felt so horrified she almost threw up. My grandmother told me she knew that reaction was wrong, but it was the way she had been brought up. So I told this lady, “Maybe when you’re 98 you’ll tell your granddaughter how you saw two men kissing one day, and how you felt, but you know that’s wrong, and that was just how your were brought up.” She was shocked. I said, “So I’m not going to tell the show’s creators that. That’s for you to work out.”
– Interview in The Advocate, March 27, 2007, p. 20., by John Griffiths, who is identified as the TV critic for Us Weekly.
Homosexual activists regularly try to steal the goodwill of the civil rights movement, but in truth, opposing homosexual behavior is common sense and has nothing to do with racism. In fact, black homosexuals complain frequently about white racism within the homosexual subculture.
You know what pissses me off. That last sentence. For the record, as a black gay men, I do get angry at how ignorant some of our own people act towards me because of my color. I have been attacked and called names by ignorant gay racists.
Just like I have been attacked by ignorant black homophobes.
But nothing changes. I am still gay and I am still black. I am proud of both designations because God gave them to me. And I take great offense that Peter uses one to hurt the other.
With that in mind, I would like to ask Peter something. Or rather, I am calling him out. I doubt it will do any good because I don't know whether or not Peter reads this blog.
But just in case:
Peter dearest,
just how many black people are employed in your silly organization? For that matter, in your tenure with Concerned Women for America, I noticed that there were no black spokespeople. Were there any other black employees?
And while we are at it, why is it that a majority of so-called "'pro-family" groups have no representation of black people on their web pages. One sees many smiling, happy white families but very few black smiling, happy families.
One would like to think that black people hasn't fallen for your nonsense. However, the examples of Wellington Boone, Jesse Lee Peterson, and Tony Dungy proves this is not the case. Ignroance is truly color-blind,
With that in mind, what have you, James Dobson, Jerry Falwell, Phyllis Schafly, and the rest of the religious right done for black people? Criticizing Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, and a lot others just don't cut it.
Do you know the issues that affect black Americans? Or are you like Lou Sheldon and seem to think that poverty, crime, and being on the low end of the American socioeconomic structure is because of a "gay agenda."
When it comes to the black community, you all are guilty of the same crime you have accused gays of committing.
And people, even if they are want-to-be Christians, who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
Friday, March 23, 2007
More info on Cameron's phony claim
I was looking online and found this interesting item that puts more doubt on the validity of Cameron's claim (see post below). The information is by Romeo Vitelli, who is a legitimate psychologist:
Latest Paul Cameron Study Targets Canadian Gay Statistics
In the latest research by Dr. Paul Cameron, chairman of the Family Research Institute, and his son Kirk, demographic information provided by a 2003 Canadian community survey was used to provide estimates of the prevalence of homosexuality and early gay mortality. Based on the sample of 121,300 adults, the Camerons concluded that only 2 per cent of 18 to 44 year old respondents described themselves as homosexual with the percentage dropping to less than 1 per cent of respondents over 60. While admitting that the overall 1.4% figure can not be regarded as the "bedrock truth", Paul and Kirk Cameron accused the Canadian government of distorting the data by not reporting on homosexual activity in respondents over the age of 60 thereby increasing the "homosexual footprint".
They accuse governments around the world of "covering up" the early mortality of homosexuals and draw on their own research despite the controversy that has surrounded their findings.
While the true prevalence of homosexuality in modern society remains a politically charged question, using data from the Canadian Community Health Survey for a purpose for which it was never designed can only add further distortion to an already murky issue.
The survey was designed to examine a range of health-related questions in Canadian residents through a series of face-to-face interviews across the country. The survey was designed to "provide regular and timely cross-sectional estimates of health determinants, health status and health system utilization for 136 health regions across the country ". There was no sinister intent in the survey and expanding the "homosexual footprint" was not part of its stated goal.
It would be best if Paul Cameron looked elsewhere for his diatribes.
I was looking online and found this interesting item that puts more doubt on the validity of Cameron's claim (see post below). The information is by Romeo Vitelli, who is a legitimate psychologist:
Latest Paul Cameron Study Targets Canadian Gay Statistics
In the latest research by Dr. Paul Cameron, chairman of the Family Research Institute, and his son Kirk, demographic information provided by a 2003 Canadian community survey was used to provide estimates of the prevalence of homosexuality and early gay mortality. Based on the sample of 121,300 adults, the Camerons concluded that only 2 per cent of 18 to 44 year old respondents described themselves as homosexual with the percentage dropping to less than 1 per cent of respondents over 60. While admitting that the overall 1.4% figure can not be regarded as the "bedrock truth", Paul and Kirk Cameron accused the Canadian government of distorting the data by not reporting on homosexual activity in respondents over the age of 60 thereby increasing the "homosexual footprint".
They accuse governments around the world of "covering up" the early mortality of homosexuals and draw on their own research despite the controversy that has surrounded their findings.
While the true prevalence of homosexuality in modern society remains a politically charged question, using data from the Canadian Community Health Survey for a purpose for which it was never designed can only add further distortion to an already murky issue.
The survey was designed to examine a range of health-related questions in Canadian residents through a series of face-to-face interviews across the country. The survey was designed to "provide regular and timely cross-sectional estimates of health determinants, health status and health system utilization for 136 health regions across the country ". There was no sinister intent in the survey and expanding the "homosexual footprint" was not part of its stated goal.
It would be best if Paul Cameron looked elsewhere for his diatribes.
New anti-gay "headless monster"
Early Gay Death Syndrome.
Don't laugh because my guess is that the we will have to deal with this term sooner or later.
In other words, Paul Cameron is back:
According to two researchers, the largest random sex survey ever conducted has reported that only 1.4% of adults engaged in homosexual behavior. Analyzing a 2003 Canadian Community survey of 121,300 adults, Drs. Paul and Kirk Cameron told attendees of the Eastern Psychological Association Convention that 2% of 18-44 year olds, 1% of 50 year olds, and only a third of a percent of subjects 60+ considered themselves homosexual. Thus homosexual activity was much more common among younger adults.
What happened to the older homosexuals? "Some may have ceased to be sexually active," said Paul Cameron, "or they may have died. Recent reports from Scandinavia indicate that the life expectancy of homosexuals is 20+ years shorter than that of heterosexuals."
Now for those who are not in the know, Paul Cameron has a great degree of relevance in how Focus on the Family, Concerned Women for America, the Family Research Council, and the rest of the anti-gay industry lies about our lives.
It was Cameron who either popularized or created the myths that:
Gay men molest children at a high rate,
Gay men are sexually irresponsible individuals with a short life span,
LGBTs on the whole are hygenically disgusting people with a "devil may care" attitude about their lives.
Cameron created a series of studies that supposedly proved these theories. However, he also used bad tactics, including distorting the work of his colleagues.
For these offenses, Cameron has been censured by many research groups, including getting kicked out of the American Psychological Association. He claimed that he resigned from this group before being dismissed but this is not true. At the time he supposedly resigned, Cameron was under investigation for his tactics. APA rule specify that members under investigation cannot resign.
In my upcoming book, I devote an entire chapter to him, his lies, and how the anti-gay industry have used his studies or methodologies to demonize the lgbt community.
I also point out how when the anti-gay industry is not citing Cameron by name, they attempt to quantify his lies with distortions of their own.
With Cameron's new announcement, it sounds as if he is trying to push up his "gays have a short life span" lie yet again. The truth of how Cameron is trying to recycle this claim is better explained by the site queersighted:
The research, by the way, was based on a sex survey of one Canadian community of slightly over 120,000 adults.
The survey revealed that there were more practicing homosexuals among younger people than among older people. Combined with other research, Cameron concluded that this is because homosexuals die young.
The best part of this story is that Cameron put out a press release that suggests that he presented his latest research during yesterday's sessions of the annual Eastern Psychological Association Convention in Philadelphia.
According to his press release, "Drs. Paul and Kirk Cameron told attendees of the Eastern Psychological Association Convention..."
In fact, he did not present and was not on the agenda at this meeting. The fact is that he roamed the public corridors of the convention venue and "told" doctors about his research. Cameron was neither a registered speaker nor a member of the convention faculty.
Nonetheless he will present this research to lawmakers and judges as data that was "presented" at this legitimate convention . . .
This retread by Cameron is receiving much play at Free Republic and I am sure that the folks there know of his history. I have gone through past postings in which a member of the site diligently posts Cameron's studies as if they are true. When the person was challenged on the veracity of the studies, he or she (I don't know if it was a male or female) voiced very vehemently that there was a conspiracy to silence Cameron.
On the contrary, I am hoping that the anti-gay industry pushes Cameron's new claim loudly. That way, those of us who know how they lie would have more ammunition for our claims that the anti-gay industry are more interested in distortions than morality.
There have been a few minor sites that have already posted Cameron's press release.
I am presently looking to see if other anti-gay industry sites are doing the same. Whatever I find will be posted here.
or
Manure with icing covering itEarly Gay Death Syndrome.
Don't laugh because my guess is that the we will have to deal with this term sooner or later.
In other words, Paul Cameron is back:
According to two researchers, the largest random sex survey ever conducted has reported that only 1.4% of adults engaged in homosexual behavior. Analyzing a 2003 Canadian Community survey of 121,300 adults, Drs. Paul and Kirk Cameron told attendees of the Eastern Psychological Association Convention that 2% of 18-44 year olds, 1% of 50 year olds, and only a third of a percent of subjects 60+ considered themselves homosexual. Thus homosexual activity was much more common among younger adults.
What happened to the older homosexuals? "Some may have ceased to be sexually active," said Paul Cameron, "or they may have died. Recent reports from Scandinavia indicate that the life expectancy of homosexuals is 20+ years shorter than that of heterosexuals."
Now for those who are not in the know, Paul Cameron has a great degree of relevance in how Focus on the Family, Concerned Women for America, the Family Research Council, and the rest of the anti-gay industry lies about our lives.
It was Cameron who either popularized or created the myths that:
Gay men molest children at a high rate,
Gay men are sexually irresponsible individuals with a short life span,
LGBTs on the whole are hygenically disgusting people with a "devil may care" attitude about their lives.
Cameron created a series of studies that supposedly proved these theories. However, he also used bad tactics, including distorting the work of his colleagues.
For these offenses, Cameron has been censured by many research groups, including getting kicked out of the American Psychological Association. He claimed that he resigned from this group before being dismissed but this is not true. At the time he supposedly resigned, Cameron was under investigation for his tactics. APA rule specify that members under investigation cannot resign.
In my upcoming book, I devote an entire chapter to him, his lies, and how the anti-gay industry have used his studies or methodologies to demonize the lgbt community.
I also point out how when the anti-gay industry is not citing Cameron by name, they attempt to quantify his lies with distortions of their own.
With Cameron's new announcement, it sounds as if he is trying to push up his "gays have a short life span" lie yet again. The truth of how Cameron is trying to recycle this claim is better explained by the site queersighted:
The research, by the way, was based on a sex survey of one Canadian community of slightly over 120,000 adults.
The survey revealed that there were more practicing homosexuals among younger people than among older people. Combined with other research, Cameron concluded that this is because homosexuals die young.
The best part of this story is that Cameron put out a press release that suggests that he presented his latest research during yesterday's sessions of the annual Eastern Psychological Association Convention in Philadelphia.
According to his press release, "Drs. Paul and Kirk Cameron told attendees of the Eastern Psychological Association Convention..."
In fact, he did not present and was not on the agenda at this meeting. The fact is that he roamed the public corridors of the convention venue and "told" doctors about his research. Cameron was neither a registered speaker nor a member of the convention faculty.
Nonetheless he will present this research to lawmakers and judges as data that was "presented" at this legitimate convention . . .
This retread by Cameron is receiving much play at Free Republic and I am sure that the folks there know of his history. I have gone through past postings in which a member of the site diligently posts Cameron's studies as if they are true. When the person was challenged on the veracity of the studies, he or she (I don't know if it was a male or female) voiced very vehemently that there was a conspiracy to silence Cameron.
On the contrary, I am hoping that the anti-gay industry pushes Cameron's new claim loudly. That way, those of us who know how they lie would have more ammunition for our claims that the anti-gay industry are more interested in distortions than morality.
There have been a few minor sites that have already posted Cameron's press release.
I am presently looking to see if other anti-gay industry sites are doing the same. Whatever I find will be posted here.
Thursday, March 22, 2007
Short post - something you can do
The anti-gay industry is scared to death because of the possibility of lgbts being added to hate crimes legislation.
Go to this site and take action so that we are added to hate crimes legislation.
If you need more information as to hate crimes protection, go here.
Oh and one more thing so that this site does not lose it's integrity:
Adding lgbts to hate crimes legislation will not lead to jailing Christians for believing or even saying that homosexuality is a sin. The ultimate goal of lgbts is not to persecute Christians.
Any claims that this is the case is anti-gay industry tactic 4 - Claiming that any pro-lgbt laws will lead to the persecution of Christians. This is not true nor will it ever be.
The anti-gay industry is scared to death because of the possibility of lgbts being added to hate crimes legislation.
Go to this site and take action so that we are added to hate crimes legislation.
If you need more information as to hate crimes protection, go here.
Oh and one more thing so that this site does not lose it's integrity:
Adding lgbts to hate crimes legislation will not lead to jailing Christians for believing or even saying that homosexuality is a sin. The ultimate goal of lgbts is not to persecute Christians.
Any claims that this is the case is anti-gay industry tactic 4 - Claiming that any pro-lgbt laws will lead to the persecution of Christians. This is not true nor will it ever be.
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Was it something we said?
If you have read my post below about our friend Peter and his talking about rimming, please be aware that he has pulled the post.
And it's a real shame too because so many of us "evil radical gays" was having so much fun with him over it.
Oh well, now that it is gone, time to go back to work in "taking over the world."
If you have read my post below about our friend Peter and his talking about rimming, please be aware that he has pulled the post.
And it's a real shame too because so many of us "evil radical gays" was having so much fun with him over it.
Oh well, now that it is gone, time to go back to work in "taking over the world."
Geez! What is with these people?
You all have read it. You know what I am going to talk about.
Just when I think that our friend Peter LaBarbera can't stoop any lower, he breaks out the shovel.
Now he is talking about "rimming," or sexually stimulating the anal region with one's tongue?
And why is he doing this? To play the "gay people are so damned nasty game." He makes the claim that rimming is:
a revolting homosexual act that most heterosexuals have never heard of, but which is commonplace among “gay” men.
What I want to know is how in the hell does he know?
While I'm sure that many of my colleagues will treat Peter's rumination over rimming like the mockery it is, I would like to reflect on the reason why he felt it necessary to talk about such an "interesting" subject.
People for the American Way sheds some light on Peter's obsessions in an excellent piece that looked at a recent gathering of anti-gay industry talking heads:
Peter LaBarbera of the Illinois Family Institute, an organization that recently called on President Bush and Congress to rescind waivers “for HIV-infected travelers participating in or attending the ‘Gay Games” in Chicago on the grounds that they posed a health hazard, noted that the Right has, thus far, been unable to make the American public understand just how gross and unnatural homosexual behavior really is.
LaBarbera then read aloud to the crowd of middle-aged audience members, a graphically explicit posting from a “pro-gay website” describing the unpleasant physical side effects of male anal intercourse, concluding that such information needs to be shared with the public, especially young people, so that they can understand the true nature of such gross, unnatural and dangerous behavior.
LaBarbera then called for anti-gay activists to regain the offensive by constantly reminding people that homosexual behavior is always wrong and that they must stop “downplaying their opposition” to homosexuality. More importantly, they must work to “bring shame back” to those who are practicing or defending homosexuality.
It's sad that Peter seems to link us wild sexual behavior. Is it really a need to talk about truth on his part or a passive aggressive degree of jealousy?
Draw your own conclusions.
In more important news, two items:
April is around the corner, which means it is time for the annual Day of Silence. Unfortunately the anti-gay industry seeks to combat this with "Day of Truth."
I see that Peter wants to people to send him the names of the schools who take part in the Day of Silence. I think he and others have got something sinister in mind. We should get ready to combat their lies.
They claim to want to use the day to speak the "truth" about homosexuality. However (and this is a small excerpt from my book) take a gander at what they want school kids to repeat about our community:
One of the efforts of the Allied Defense Fund is "Day of Truth," which is supposed to combat "Day of Silence," a national campaign created to bring attention to the bullying of gay and lesbian students in America’s schools.
ADF’s "Day of Truth" resources and literature, like all resources of the anti-gay industry, is filled with distortions. Case in point is the handout, The Ten Biggest Myths of Homosexual Behavior:
The handout claims that "homosexual behavior is at much higher risk for many sexually transmitted diseases, including not just HIV, but also syphilis, gonorrhea, human papilloma virus (HPV), hepatitis, chlamydia, and a whole group of infections called ‘gay bowel syndrome." But . . . "gay bowel syndrome" is an obsolete medical term that medical practitioners do not use.
The handout also makes the following claim:"The Centers for Disease Control have found that 60 percent of new cases of HIV infection are men who have had sex with men, and also that the number of homosexual men who admittedly neglect to use condoms is rising. Homosexual victims of AIDS, they found, had an average 1,100 sexual partners in their lifetimes. They estimated that 30 percent of 20-year-old homosexual men will be HIV positive or dead before they reach their thirtieth birthday." This claim is a blatant lie. The CDC has said that it does not collect statistics on the life span of gay men.
Let's not get so caught at Peter's need to talk about rimming that we forget the danger that him and other groups (i,e, Mission America) pose to our lgbt children.
Lastly, I see Tony Dungy, coach of the Indianapolis Colts, had some words to say at an anti-gay industry banquet in which he was being honored. Apparently he is for the ban against gay marriage:
The Super Bowl-winning coach "embraced" the stance of an Indiana organization supporting an amendment to the state constitution that would ban gay marriages, and he added Tuesday night at a gathering of the Indiana Family Institute that he's "on the Lord's side."
"We're not trying to downgrade anyone else," said Dungy, coach of the Super Bowl champion Indianapolis Colts. "But we're trying to promote the family — family values the Lord's way," Dungy said. "IFI is saying what the Lord says. You can take that and make your decision on which way you want to be."
This is my response:
Dear Mr. Dungy,
You have a right to your opinion and I honor that right. However, I should remind you that finally winning a Superbowl (that you couldn't lead your team to when you had the best record in the AFC) does not give you any type of special knowledge of just what is "God's side" in the complex issues of our world. Please be advised that the Bible that I assume you follow does not say "And God created Heaven and Earth and gave Tony Dungy special status to be on his side and to know his mysteries."
If I am wrong and you have the correct clarification of this, please let me know.
Until then, I would like to make a small suggestion that you do not mistake your awards and status as any type of designation to tell the rest of us just what is God's side in the complex matters of this world, including the issue of same-sex marriage.
But just in case I am wrong and you do possess some special conduit to God, could you ask him just why in the world does Peter LaBarbera like to focus on rimming?
You all have read it. You know what I am going to talk about.
Just when I think that our friend Peter LaBarbera can't stoop any lower, he breaks out the shovel.
Now he is talking about "rimming," or sexually stimulating the anal region with one's tongue?
And why is he doing this? To play the "gay people are so damned nasty game." He makes the claim that rimming is:
a revolting homosexual act that most heterosexuals have never heard of, but which is commonplace among “gay” men.
What I want to know is how in the hell does he know?
While I'm sure that many of my colleagues will treat Peter's rumination over rimming like the mockery it is, I would like to reflect on the reason why he felt it necessary to talk about such an "interesting" subject.
People for the American Way sheds some light on Peter's obsessions in an excellent piece that looked at a recent gathering of anti-gay industry talking heads:
Peter LaBarbera of the Illinois Family Institute, an organization that recently called on President Bush and Congress to rescind waivers “for HIV-infected travelers participating in or attending the ‘Gay Games” in Chicago on the grounds that they posed a health hazard, noted that the Right has, thus far, been unable to make the American public understand just how gross and unnatural homosexual behavior really is.
LaBarbera then read aloud to the crowd of middle-aged audience members, a graphically explicit posting from a “pro-gay website” describing the unpleasant physical side effects of male anal intercourse, concluding that such information needs to be shared with the public, especially young people, so that they can understand the true nature of such gross, unnatural and dangerous behavior.
LaBarbera then called for anti-gay activists to regain the offensive by constantly reminding people that homosexual behavior is always wrong and that they must stop “downplaying their opposition” to homosexuality. More importantly, they must work to “bring shame back” to those who are practicing or defending homosexuality.
It's sad that Peter seems to link us wild sexual behavior. Is it really a need to talk about truth on his part or a passive aggressive degree of jealousy?
Draw your own conclusions.
In more important news, two items:
April is around the corner, which means it is time for the annual Day of Silence. Unfortunately the anti-gay industry seeks to combat this with "Day of Truth."
I see that Peter wants to people to send him the names of the schools who take part in the Day of Silence. I think he and others have got something sinister in mind. We should get ready to combat their lies.
They claim to want to use the day to speak the "truth" about homosexuality. However (and this is a small excerpt from my book) take a gander at what they want school kids to repeat about our community:
One of the efforts of the Allied Defense Fund is "Day of Truth," which is supposed to combat "Day of Silence," a national campaign created to bring attention to the bullying of gay and lesbian students in America’s schools.
ADF’s "Day of Truth" resources and literature, like all resources of the anti-gay industry, is filled with distortions. Case in point is the handout, The Ten Biggest Myths of Homosexual Behavior:
The handout claims that "homosexual behavior is at much higher risk for many sexually transmitted diseases, including not just HIV, but also syphilis, gonorrhea, human papilloma virus (HPV), hepatitis, chlamydia, and a whole group of infections called ‘gay bowel syndrome." But . . . "gay bowel syndrome" is an obsolete medical term that medical practitioners do not use.
The handout also makes the following claim:"The Centers for Disease Control have found that 60 percent of new cases of HIV infection are men who have had sex with men, and also that the number of homosexual men who admittedly neglect to use condoms is rising. Homosexual victims of AIDS, they found, had an average 1,100 sexual partners in their lifetimes. They estimated that 30 percent of 20-year-old homosexual men will be HIV positive or dead before they reach their thirtieth birthday." This claim is a blatant lie. The CDC has said that it does not collect statistics on the life span of gay men.
Let's not get so caught at Peter's need to talk about rimming that we forget the danger that him and other groups (i,e, Mission America) pose to our lgbt children.
Lastly, I see Tony Dungy, coach of the Indianapolis Colts, had some words to say at an anti-gay industry banquet in which he was being honored. Apparently he is for the ban against gay marriage:
The Super Bowl-winning coach "embraced" the stance of an Indiana organization supporting an amendment to the state constitution that would ban gay marriages, and he added Tuesday night at a gathering of the Indiana Family Institute that he's "on the Lord's side."
"We're not trying to downgrade anyone else," said Dungy, coach of the Super Bowl champion Indianapolis Colts. "But we're trying to promote the family — family values the Lord's way," Dungy said. "IFI is saying what the Lord says. You can take that and make your decision on which way you want to be."
This is my response:
Dear Mr. Dungy,
You have a right to your opinion and I honor that right. However, I should remind you that finally winning a Superbowl (that you couldn't lead your team to when you had the best record in the AFC) does not give you any type of special knowledge of just what is "God's side" in the complex issues of our world. Please be advised that the Bible that I assume you follow does not say "And God created Heaven and Earth and gave Tony Dungy special status to be on his side and to know his mysteries."
If I am wrong and you have the correct clarification of this, please let me know.
Until then, I would like to make a small suggestion that you do not mistake your awards and status as any type of designation to tell the rest of us just what is God's side in the complex matters of this world, including the issue of same-sex marriage.
But just in case I am wrong and you do possess some special conduit to God, could you ask him just why in the world does Peter LaBarbera like to focus on rimming?
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