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On Questioning Dr. Tam

“Dr. Tam was Asian-American. One of the things I asked him is I reminded him of the really shameful history that California has in terms of discrimination against Asian-Americans. There were actually laws less than a hundred years ago that … Continue reading

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On Strange and Disturbing Ex-Gay Techniques

“Make no mistake: every major, reputable professional psychological and medical association has stated that not only is there no evidence supporting the possibility of changing somebody’s sexual orientation, but that such programs harm those involved; depression and suicide are all-too-common … Continue reading

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On Mel White’s SoulForce Trial of Anti-Gay Charges

Before a judge and a jury, anti-gay charges are presented by more than a dozen public figures who have attacked God’s gay children in television specials and…

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Apology Sought for Alan Turing: Persecuted for Being Gay

Scientists including Richard Dawkins are campaigning to get the government to issue a formal apology for the 1952 prosecution for homosexuality of Alan Turing, the great computer scientist and mathematician. Turing was punished via chemical castration and later committed suicide.

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Extreme Anti-Gay Humiliation and Hazing by Military Leadership

[wpaudio url="http://www.youthradio.org/files/yr_media/00/00/00/00/33/94.mp3" text="Joseph Rocha: When Silence Leads to Abuse"] “Thousands of miles away from the United States, being subjected to extreme humiliation by my own military leadership, I did not feel hatred. I felt fear. Fear they would hurt me … Continue reading

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How To Never Be Wrong About the Wrongness of Homosexuality

The definitive satirical guide to never losing an argument, especially one about the wrongness of homosexuality.. especially those.

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Everyday Evil Reborn

hate filled mobYesterday it was ‘Purity of Race’; today, ‘Sanctity of Marriage’. Jim Crow is reborn as One Man One Woman. The wicked Jesse Helms is replaced by the wicked Pat Robertson, Jerry Falwell and James Dobson. The racist white majority has reappeared as the homophobic evangelical majority… Continue reading

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Gay People In Iran Are Being Massacred

Insanity. Religious insanity. This is what happens when the priestly class takes over a country. Absolutely vile. Thugs in robes. A disgrace. The anti-gay industries in the USA are only moderate because they must be, not because they believe any … Continue reading

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Jonathan I. Katz: In Defense of Thought Turds

Jonathan KatzJonathan I. Katz posted an article through his school’s website entitled “In Defense of Homophobia” (hat tip Good As You). In it he calls gay people basically diseased, immoral and repulsive. Here follows my emailed response… Continue reading

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Compassion for Iranian Gay Teens Lost to Religious Insanity

executed gay teenagersTwo gay teenagers, Mahmoud Asgari and Ayaz Marhoni, were publicly executed in Iran on 19 July 2005 for the ‘crime’ of homosexuality. Iran enforces Islamic Sharia law, which dictates the death penalty for gay sex. (more photos) Continue reading

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