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  • The Dean Decision
    9 February 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    by Wayne Besen
    I haven’t written much about the Democratic Party since Election Day, because I never aspired to be an obituary writer. But up from the Democratic dead floats the political poltergeist Howard Dean, who has risen to the helm of the graveyard known as the Democratic National Committee.
    As one of the foremost critics of Howard Dean during his ill-fated presidential campaign, it might surprise some people to know I applaud his resurrection as good for Democrats, gay people and (…)

  • CARTOON CONSERVATIVES
    2 February 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    by Wayne Besen
    Earlier today, a spokestoon for SpongeBob SquarePants announced he is breaking up with gay puppet icon Tinky Winky. Irreconcilable differences were cited, such as they were physically incompatible as neither one had private parts. The spokestoon also charged that Tinky had been chronically depressed after not getting cast for a part in the Broadway musical Avenue Q.
    Hey, if Focus on the Family leader James Dobson can create a surreal gay plot with SpongeBob SquarePants, (…)

  • ANTI-GAY P-FOX PRESIDENT RICHARD COHEN EXPELLED FOR LIFE FROM THE AMERICAN COUNSELING ASSOCIATION
    26 January 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    By Wayne Besen
    Revealing, Never-Before Seen Document Is a Devastating Blow For Outdated Pseudo-Science That Tries To Turn Gay People Straight, Says Besen
    NEW YORK - Author Wayne Besen today released an explosive, never-before seen letter he uncovered from the American Counseling Association that "permanently expelled" reparative therapist Richard Cohen in 2003 for serious ethics violations. The ACA document can be viewed at www.rawprint.com/besen/012504_aca_letter.php
    As the outspoken (…)

  • 4 More Years and Countless Tears
    21 January 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    By Wayne Besen
    Today President George W. Bush was sworn in, while the rest of us were just plain swearing.
    "No! This can’t F^*%*#^ be happening!"
    Yes, it did happen. The snow you saw in Washington was Hell freezing over. A president who squandered the surplus, ran up the deficit, damaged our international standing and launched a pointless war over weapons that did not exist was reelected.
    It was really pointless listening to his speech today. He has distorted reality so much that it (…)

  • Virginia on the Move
    19 January 2005 par (Open-Publishing)

    By Wayne Besen
    In their gratuitous zeal to undermine same-sex families, Virginia lawmakers are showing about as much wisdom as Prince Harry in a costume shop. In the opening week of Virginia’s general assembly, four separate constitutional bans on the freedom to marry were introduced. This continuous drive to marginalize and stigmatize gay families may gravely damage the reputation of Virginia and cause a gradual brain drain that will hurt business interests.
    Virginia is not alone in its (…)

  • America’s Political Red Light District
    12 January 2005 par (Open-Publishing)

    By Wayne Besen
    Conservative commentator Armstrong Williams is embroiled in a scandal where the Bush administration paid him $240,000 to promote No Child Left Behind. Democrat Rep. George Miller, who is on the House Education Committee, said the arrangement using taxpayer’s money was “probably illegal.” When Williams said he represented values, we never knew he meant the value of his bank account.
    As someone who has met the slippery Williams, I’m not the slightest bit surprised that he (…)

  • Everywhere But Nowhere
    5 January 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    By Wayne Besen
    It seems a little discordant that the issue of gay people marrying is ubiquitous when gay couples are virtually invisible in society. In today’s America, you have a better chance of seeing a couple of polar bears sunbathing on Main Street than you do a same-sex couple holding hands.
    If you take a look around, the only place you are likely to see affectionate gay spouses are on the gayest streets in the gayest of gay ghettos. There are really only three possible (…)

  • Reggie White’s Mixed Legacy
    29 December 2004 par (Open-Publishing)
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    by Wayne Besen
    Reggie White, a former football star and preacher who took part in a 1998 ad campaign that said gay people have short life spans, died this week. He was 43 years old.
    According to most news reports, White was the equivalent of Mother Teresa in football pads. His beatification includes gushing testimonials about how he was a wonderful “Man of God” who was a great role model to children.
    “As great a player as Reggie was, he was a better person. Every life that he touched (…)

  • Lying Online
    22 December 2004 par (Open-Publishing)
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    by Wayne Besen
    I once thought finding a date on the Internet was as easy as ordering a pizza. But when you order a pepperoni pizza, you can be pretty sure you’re not getting anchovies. In cyberspace, however, if you ask for Don Juan, you’re likely to get Don Knotts.
    Recently, I was flirting with a guy on the Internet who said he was a great catch. He wasn’t kidding. When I eventually met him in person he looked like a salmon. A few weeks later I met another man online who said he had a (…)

  • Uncivil Unions
    10 December 2004 par (Open-Publishing)
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    by Wayne Besen
    To say civil unions are analogous to marriage is like saying a date with Andy Rooney is the same as a date with Tom Cruise. Yet, many people, even in the gay community, erroneously believe that civil unions are simply marriage by another name. Civil unions are not a synonym for marriage, but second-class citizenship by another name.
    On substance, civil unions leave same-sex couples lacking the same federal rights and benefits married couples enjoy. Without marriage, same (…)