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Canadian ‘peter meter’ youth program halted; tester charged with sexual assault
TS Roadmap News - Wed, 08/18/2010 - 00:42
Canada has had a long, hard fixation with catching people getting aroused over things Canadian “experts” consider mental illnesses. One program in the mid-20th century, nicknamed the “fruit machine,” led to over 9,000 Canadian citizens being investigated as suspected homosexuals, with some even being tested and drummed out of government jobs. In the wake of the fruit machine program, the fine folks at Toronto’s Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) developed and still promote penile plethysmography (PPG). The device, nicknamed a peter meter, is supposedly a lie detector for male genitalia. It’s not admissible in court cases as evidence for the same reason as a polygraph: the data can be manipulated by both subject and tester, and there’s little standardization in equipment or stimuli. Late last month, Youth Forensic Psychiatric Services in Burnaby, British Columbia was forced to shut down a decades-old program where troubled youths had a device placed on their penises while they were subjected to media depicting stuff like rape and child pornography. The final straw was when one of the test administrators was arrested for a sexual assault allegedly committed during leisure time. Read about the whole sordid story and the CAMH connection below. Canadian ‘peter meter’ youth program halted; tester charged with sexual assault http://www.boingboing.net/2010/08/16/canadian-peter-meter.html
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Ontario moves to end CAMH death grip on trans health services
TS Roadmap News - Sun, 07/25/2010 - 02:24
The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), the infamous Toronto facility known for regressive and humiliating treatment of transgender clients, is about to lose the monopoly that allowed them to become the most notorious “gender clinic” in the world. A Provincial Trans Health Project Advisory Committee is being formed to address this problem that emerged in Ontario over 40 years ago and has been a problem ever since. Loralee Gillis, Coordinator of Research and Policy at Rainbow Health Ontario, has just made the following announcement: Request for applications for membership on Provincial Trans Health Project Advisory Committee We are seeking trans people from across Ontario to be members of a Provincial Trans Health Project Advisory Committee. Sherbourne Health Centre, The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, The Trans Health Lobby Group of the Rainbow Health Network, the Trans PULSE research study and a number of trans community activists have been working with the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care over the last two years to develop a plan to improve trans health services in the province of Ontario for trans people. Through this process the Ministry of health has agreed to: Establish 3 additional assessor sites for trans people needing approval of OHIP funded SRS Provide training for health care providers across the province in trans health care Conduct an evaluation of aforementioned initiatives Establish an advisory committee to oversee the development and implementation of these three projects. This call for applications is to find four members of the trans community from diverse communities across the province to be members of the advisory committee for these projects. We are searching for people with particular skills to work with us to co-create improved services for trans people across the province. We welcome applications from trans people with diverse backgrounds and experience to be part of this ground breaking imitative. We would like to especially encourage applications from: people of colour & people from racialized communities; immigrants and refugees; Aboriginal and Two Spirit people; people whose first language is not English people living with (dis)abilities people living outside of the GTA – particularly people from rural and northern areas of the province; Application Process Click here to link to our website and the application form (NB—you will need to scroll down): http://www.facebook.com/l/eb87dID3L6lvSJblhVIY2k_s5tg;www.rainbowhealthontario.ca/about/whatsnew.cfm?startRow=1#aec572d74-3048-8bc6-e8ee-cad0372460ed Email or mail your completed application form, including references and a brief résumé to us by 5pm, August 18th. Email: jkeystone@RainbowHealthOntario.ca Mail: c/o Jen Keystone Rainbow Health Ontario Sherbourne Health Centre 333 Sherbourne Street Toronto, Ontario, M5A 2S5 We thank all applicants for their interest, but only short-listed candidates will be contacted for a telephone interview. Applicants, please be sure to include a telephone number that we can use to contact you. Loralee Gillis Coordinator of Research and Policy Rainbow Health Ontario Sherbourne Health Centre 333 Sherbourne Street Toronto, ON M5A 2S5 http://www.facebook.com/l/eb87dvRjo8Kr_0htJ5kYJT-K0FA;www.RainbowHealthOntario.ca Tel: 416-324-4100 x5263 Fax: 416-324.4262 Any Canadian citizens seeking trans health services are urged to avoid CAMH at all costs. Please contact one of several alternatives, including the Sherbourne Health Centre listed above. Further information: Close the CAMH Gender Identity Clinic http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=72087499258 Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) vs. sex and gender minorities http://www.tsroadmap.com/info/centre-addiction-mental-health.html
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Transición de hombre a mujer: consideraciones básicas
TS Roadmap News - Sat, 07/03/2010 - 10:11
A reader has generously translated the timetable section of this site into Spanish. Un lector ha traducido generosamente la sección de calendario de esta pagina en español. Lanzarse demasiado pronto a vivir full time es probablemente la principal causa de posible infelicidad en una transición. La mayor parte de nosotras desea hacerlo pronto, pero hay que ser realista. Creo que cuanto más te prepares para vivir full time, mayor es la probabilidad de que tengas una transición sin problemas. Aquellas que quieren ser aceptadas como mujeres por otras personas deben adecuarse a su nuevo rol mental, física y financieramente. Personalizando el cronograma de tu transición http://www.tsroadmap.com/espanol/cronograma-transicion.html
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Feds take a stand on housing discrimination faced by transgender people
TS Roadmap News - Fri, 07/02/2010 - 14:25
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) notes: Department addresses housing discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity WASHINGTON- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced a new policy that provides lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals and families with further assistance when facing housing discrimination. The new guidance treats gender identity discrimination most often faced by transgender persons as gender discrimination under the Fair Housing Act, and instructs HUD staff to inform individuals filing complaints about state and local agencies that have LGBT-inclusive discrimination laws. HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan announced the new guidance at HUD’s LGBT Pride Month Celebration. “Our job to prevent and combat housing discrimination is not complete without addressing 21st Century issues,” stated John Trasviña, Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity. “Our fair housing staff will work with state and local civil rights agencies to investigate and refer discrimination cases and work to combat all aspects of gender discrimination.” Department of Housing and Urban Development website http://portal.hud.gov/portal/page/portal/HUD/program_offices/public_affairs
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Injected silicone removal: medical resources
TS Roadmap News - Fri, 07/02/2010 - 14:18
A reader notes: You have an informative area about silicone injections on your site, listing the cons on why not to get pumped. Well many girls were stupid and went ahead and did it anyway. If I could suggest, adding more information for girls who got pumped and are dealing with issues due to silicone injections. Recently I have been looking for a doctor to remove the silicone I stupidly had pumped in my ass and hips. I went to many doctors and they all said they couldn’t help me. I even had one doctor laugh and rudely say “why would you do something so dumb, I don’t know what to tell you”; I left the office in tears. Meanwhile my butt was hard, lumpy, with red blotches and was hot when you touched it. I had a fever, and was sweating with the chills; it felt like I had the flu. I was physically sick and in major pain, but I couldn’t find someone to help me. It was so overwhelming I honestly wanted to die. Long story short….I eventually found a doctor with experience to treat me. I had a major infection in the area where the silicone was. I treated the infection and was told if I let it go much longer the infection would have spread and made me very sick. I still get reoccurring swelling. I take a steroid to reduce the swelling when it occurs but it always comes back a few months later. I am eventually going to have it removed and don’t care about scarring, my life and health are more important. In doing my research to find a doctor for myself I found countless other girls who didn’t know where to turn. There are so many girls out there with all kinds of problems from silicone injections. I am emailing you to suggest that you have a link with doctors who will treat girls with issues due to silicone injections. There is no such list on the internet. I could help you build a list of doctors. I could also help build a list of pumpers who have had bad results. I went to one of the best around, Joann Layne; she was the supplier of silicone to the late Kelly Harper. Certain steroids will work to reduce the swelling. I went to Dr. Norman Schulman in NYC here is a link to his website http://www.normanschulmanmd.com/. He has removed silicone from many different people; he says my problems are minimal compared to what he has seen. He doesn’t want to remove mine; he feels that in my case it can be treated with steroids. If you need any other info or help building a section on medical professionals that treat silicone complications just let me know. There is also another doctor I know of in Maryland; Dr. Samir Shureih here is a link to his website http://www.cosmeticsurgeryforme.com/ Silicone injections: injuries, deaths, and disfigurements http://www.tsroadmap.com/physical/silicone/index.html
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Central Florida transgender resources
TS Roadmap News - Fri, 07/02/2010 - 14:15
Robyn Kelly notes: Gender Identity in Florida Today (GIFT) is an Orlando, Florida, based organization dedicated to offering a safe networking environment and peer counseling support for the transgender community in Central Florida, bringing awareness of transgender issues to the public and working for full human rights for all members of the LGBT community. It is comprised entirely of transgender individuals and their supporters who volunteer their time and financial support to the organization. Transgender Support in Central Florida http://giftorlando.webatu.com See also: Selected web resources http://www.tsroadmap.com/info/links.html
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Fun new Bad Questions To Ask A Transsexual merchandise
TS Roadmap News - Fri, 06/18/2010 - 08:27
There are over 1,000,000 views on Calpernia’s hilarious ‘Bad Questions To Ask A Transsexual’ video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjqsB1huDxg To celebrate, we have some fun new t-shirts available to show your pride: http://www.genderlife.com/tshirts
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Stop trans pathologization: International response
TS Roadmap News - Fri, 06/18/2010 - 08:02
Lynn Conway points to some of the great work being done under the Stop Trans Pathologization 2012 aegis: The start of the protest march against legal change of sex and control of one’s own transgender body being held hostage to unneeded and unwanted psychiatry. As a result of the publicity around this march and the Congreso that immediately preceded it, Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (ERC) presented at the Congress of Deputies (of Catalonia) a motion for debate in the Equality Commission which calls for policy changes no longer regarded transsexualism as a disease. The initiative calls for, namely to amend the law to eliminate gender identity requirements for diagnosis of “gender dysphoria” and medical treatment for two years to access the correct registration of sex. Once legal change of sex is depathologized the use of psychiatry cannot apply since in the new sex there is no longer any transsexualism, no longer any cross-gender identification. Since GID absolutely requires cross-gender identification then legal change of sex extinguishes that too, AND MAKES KENNETH ZUCKER, OH SO DESERVEDLY, IRRELEVANT! Through the political process we get an end run around those who aim to harm us. And, at last, transgender and transsexual people are free from the psychiatry that has been hurting them for decades. ” Photo-video montage of the Barcelona conference: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dC-OeH0TaR8 Spanish news video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBgOTRRQqfM&NR=1 Conference webpage: http://www.congenid.org/en.html “Las personas transexuales, estadísticamente hablando, son uno de los grupos más afectados por condiciones de vida marginal (prostitución, drogadicción, etc.) y por la dificultad de inserción laboral, probablemente son el colectivo con mayores índices de suicidio así como de muertes por deficiencias en la asistencia sanitaria recibida en su proceso de transición. Los logros puntuales que se han conseguido en Estados como España, Uruguay, Gran Bretaña, Holanda etc. etc. no ocultan, dado que nos movemos en una sociedad global, su alcance limitado y muchas veces no reconocido fuera de las fronteras de los Estados tutelantes. En este contexto, Human Rights Watch, junto con varias Administraciones Públicas españolas y extranjeras han decidido la celebración de una conferencia internacional global sobre transexualidad y derechos humanos, junto a una amplia coalición de colectivos y asociaciones para el reconocimiento de los derechos del colectivo transexual y del movimiento LGTB español e internacional. La idea de realizar, por primera vez, una conferencia global con personas transexuales, por personas transexuales y para las personas transexuales . . . ” Check out these videos as well: Para Presidencia Asoc. Silueta X En el siguiente enlace encontrara el reportaje realizado a nuestras integrantes: Ana Paula Velez y Maria Sol Mite por el canal ITV. El reportaje relata sobre nuestras actividades, misión, visión y proyectos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF0Va9lhP1s TELEAMAZONAS REPORTAJE Sobre el cambio de sexo que persigue Diane Rodriguez, es el reportaje realizado por teleamazonas. A continucación el enlace del video en nuestra red de You Tube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SC4mBDZE8aQ CAMBIO DE SEXO CI. - ECUAVISA REPORTAJE Ecuavisa también realiza un mini reportaje sobre el cambio de sexo en la cédula de identidad al igual que teleamazonas. Puede ver el reportaje en el siguiente enlace de nuestra red de videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLlhaayfa2o
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Rectovaginal fistula: first-hand report
TS Roadmap News - Fri, 06/18/2010 - 07:50
Amy Hunter has posted a sobering account of her vaginoplasty complications. Chronic pain, heavy narcotics addiction, and bouts of deep depression are the hushed legacies I have battled. Left with a possibly permanent colostomy and a painful, fibrous lump between my legs where a vagina should be, it is nearly impossible not to revisit the devastation daily. It is now two and a half years later. [...] A slight tear in my colon from a retractor, was all that was necessary to compromise an otherwise flawless procedure. I had developed a rectal-vaginal fistula. This problem happens to natal women too, often as a complication from difficult childbirth or certain cancers. Frankly, the success rate for repairing the defect in natal women is not good either. It often takes multiple surgeries for them too. What makes it even harder for the transwoman? Full article: Sex Reassignment Surgery: When things go wrong http://www.bilerico.com/2010/06/sex_reassignment_surgery_when_things_go_wrong.php See also: Potential complications of vaginoplasty http://www.tsroadmap.com/physical/vaginoplasty/complications.html Living With A Rectovaginal Fistula (via Anne Vitale) http://www.avitale.com/Rectovaginal_Fistula.html
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Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) needs your help to pass!
TS Roadmap News - Mon, 05/10/2010 - 23:09
The Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) is a proposed bill in the United States Congress that would prohibit discrimination against employees on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity for civilian nonreligious employers with over 15 employees. This bill has been making its way through our legislative system for some time, and transgender protections have been a major sticking point for some activists and politicians. This federal law would help LGBT workers in 38 states that do not currently have trans protections, particularly in less populous states and states generally considered more conservative. Find out how you can get involved at the links below: Employment Non-Discrimination Act via ACLU http://www.aclu.org/hiv-aids_lgbt-rights/employment-non-discrimination-act United ENDA http://www.unitedenda.org/ Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) via The Task Force http://www.thetaskforce.org/issues/nondiscrimination/ENDA_main_page The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) is also involved, but following their previous actions on this matter (throwing trans rights language away for political expediency), I do not recommend working through them.
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Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) needs your help to pass!
TS Roadmap News - Mon, 05/10/2010 - 23:09
The Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) is a proposed bill in the United States Congress that would prohibit discrimination against employees on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity for civilian nonreligious employers with over 15 employees. This bill has been making its way through our legislative system for some time, and transgender protections have been a major sticking point for some activists and politicians. This federal law would help LGBT workers in 38 states that do not currently have trans protections, particularly in less populous states and states generally considered more conservative. Find out how you can get involved at the links below: Employment Non-Discrimination Act via ACLU http://www.aclu.org/hiv-aids_lgbt-rights/employment-non-discrimination-act United ENDA http://www.unitedenda.org/ Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) via The Task Force http://www.thetaskforce.org/issues/nondiscrimination/ENDA_main_page The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) is also involved, but following their previous actions on this matter (throwing trans rights language away for political expediency), I do not recommend working through them. Here is a simple one-click option for helping with this important issue: http://bit.ly/enda123
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Trans Bodies, Trans Selves chapter proposals due June 1
TS Roadmap News - Sat, 05/08/2010 - 15:01
Dr. Laura Erickson-Schroth notes: “Just wanted to let you know we’ve decided to close the submissions for chapter authors on June 1st so that we can go through them the weekend of the philly trans health conference. There’s a link and more info below. Thanks so much for helping us get the word out about this stuff.” Interested in being a chapter author? SUBMITTING A CHAPTER AUTHOR PROPOSAL ALL PROPOSALS ARE DUE JUNE 1, 2010 Project Overview Trans Bodies, Trans Selves is a resource guide for the transgender population, covering health, legal issues, cultural and social questions, history, theory, and more. It is a place for transgender and gender-questioning people, their partners and families, students, professors, guidance counselors, and others to look for up-to-date information on transgender life. Each chapter will be written by a separate transgender or genderqueer author, but to provide consistency of layout, message and tone, authors will be given guidelines and will work closely with the editor. The book will be aimed at a general transgender and gender-questioning audience, and when using complicated language, will provide definitions and explanations. The tone will be friendly and fun, and will promote trans-positive, feminist and genderqueer advocacy. Included in each section will be anonymous quotes from everyday transgender people, who will be interviewed and also surveyed electronically, so that their voices are heard throughout. Short opinion pieces and testimonials (1-2 pages long) will also be included in each chapter. Finally, each chapter will contain references to resources such as books, movies, and organizations related to the chapter’s topic. CHAPTER TOPICS: Understanding & Defining Ourselves Coming Out Living as Ourselves Our Communities Relationships Sexuality Health Legal Issues Children & Adolescents History Popular Culture & Media Art, Music, Film & Literature Gender Theory Feminism & Queer Theory Action & Organizing Understanding & Defining Ourselves – This chapter is an introduction to the many terms and definitions surrounding transgender identities. It is an exploration of our ways of understanding ourselves and our many stories. What is the incidence/prevalence of transgenderism? What are the ways in which different members of our community identify? How do we decide when or if we want to change our bodies and what we would like the outcomes to be? Coming Out – This chapter explores how we come to terms with our identities. How do we decide that we are transgender, genderqueer or otherwise gender-variant? How is coming out as transgender different from coming out as gay or lesbian? How do we explain how we feel to important people in our lives? How do we learn to acknowledge potential losses or friends, family, jobs, etc? How do we choose whether and how to come out as transgender on a daily basis, in everyday life? Living as Ourselves - This chapter goes into detail about the logistics of transitioning and living in our chosen genders. It outlines picking a name, changing pronouns, adjusting your appearance through voice training, dress, and other techniques. What are social interactions like in a new gender? (Ex. One-gender social circles, bathrooms, sports, workplaces) How do we keep ourselves safe from physical and emotional abuse as we transition? What is life like post-transition? What is it like to live in a “grey zone” between genders, either by choice or not? Our Communities – This chapter will likely require two to three authors. It will explore the ways that we can find support groups and communities where we fit in. What resources, cultural traditions, and challenges are there for the many communities within the transgender community? Examples: Genderqueer/androgenous, different racial and ethnic groups, disabled, elderly, intersex, religious/spiritual, lower income, rural/urban, performance/drag, military/veterans, queer/gay/lesbian, and crossdressers. This chapter will also highlight the way gender and transgender issues are approached in some other countries outside the United States, although this section will necessarily not be comprehensive. Relationships – This chapter examines our relationships with our partners and children. It discusses transitioning within a relationship, how to form new relationships after transition, and provides resources for partners. It also provides guidance on how to come out to our children and maintain positive relationships with them, in addition to resources for children themselves. Sexuality – This chapter has an author. While this chapter does not require additional authors, comments and suggestions are greatly appreciated. Short opinion pieces and testimonials relating to this topic are also being collected. Please click on the “Join Us” tab at the top of this page for more information. Health – This chapter has an author. While this chapter does not require additional authors, comments and suggestions are greatly appreciated. Short opinion pieces and testimonials relating to this topic are also being collected. Please click on the “Join Us” tab at the top of this page for more information. Legal Issues – Transgender people come into contact with the legal system in a number of ways, and issues pertaining to trans people and the law will be the focus of this chapter. Some of these issues include name and sex change, marriage, child custody, employment, immigration, violence, and incarceration. Children & Adolescents – This chapter will tackle the unique challenges for transgender children and adolescents, and provide resources for parents as well as adolescents themselves. It will discuss what we know about childhood gender development, gender-based cultural expectations for children, identifying gender-variant children, different family approaches to childhood gender variance, how to find a therapist or physician, adult gender identification of gender variant children, and hormonal treatment when applicable. The chapter will also explore the unique challenges for high school and college students. History – This chapter will discuss the roles of gender-variant people through ancient and modern time, exploring questions around how to view historical figures who did not identify with the relatively new terms transsexual and transgender. It will cover the first uses of these terms, the important figures in modern transgender history, and how we have come to understand transgender identity in our culture today. It will also explain the Foucauldian concepts around identity creation and investigate the history of transgender relationships with the feminist and LGBT communities. Popular Culture & Media – This chapter has an author. While this chapter does not require additional authors, comments and suggestions are greatly appreciated. Short opinion pieces and testimonials relating to this topic are also being collected. Please click on the “Join Us” tab at the top of this page for more information. Art, Music, Film, and Literature – This chapter will provide readers with information on creative work done by gender non-conforming people, and will include art, music, film, literature, and more. Gender Theory – This chapter will explore theories of gender identity formation, including gender roles and the construction of gender, performance of gender, childhood gender development, the legacy of psychoanalysis, and current scientific theories of gender identity based on genetics studies, birth order, twin studies, neurological studies, and data from the cases of intersex individuals. Feminism & Queer Theory – This chapter will tackle the history of feminism and feminist theory and how these relate to gender identity. It will describe forms of discrimination against transgender people, including transphobia, homophobia, and misogyny. It will explain the basics of queer theory, the history of queer studies, use of the word “queer,” and how transgender authors have interacted with queer theory. Finally, it will explore trans-academia and provide information on being a transgender academic as well as transgender studies within women and gender studies departments. Action & Organizing – This chapter will delve into the history of action and organizing within the transgender community, from Stonewall and the Compton Cafeteria riots to GID reform. The chapter will make connections between social oppression and institutionalized oppression through housing, employment, and judicial discrimination. It will explore questions about passing versus visibility, and the use of identity politics in political work. It will provide resources to get involved with local and national organizing. Submission Details Submissions for consideration as a chapter author should include the following: 1) A detailed outline of the proposed chapter, with an estimate of the page length (400 words/page). 2) A list of questions pertaining to your topic that should be included in interviews or an electronic survey of transgender individuals. This survey will be distributed by the editor and the answers to these questions will be used as quotes within your chapter. 3) A description of your experience in this field and why you would be the right person to author this chapter. Please include a CV. 4) A writing sample appropriate for a similar audience to this book. (Your sample does not need to be written for a transgender audience. However, the tone should be friendly and it should be written at a level comprehensible to a high school student or beyond, explaining any complicated language that is used. If you do not have a sample of this type, you can alternatively write the first few pages of your proposed chapter.) Chapter author proposals are due June 1, 2010. Please direct all submissions to: transbodies at gmail.com. (The @ symbol has been removed in order to avoid spam through this website. Please replace it when sending in your submission.) More info http://www.transbodies.com/AboutTheBook.html
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Anthropology graduate thesis on trans identities
TS Roadmap News - Sat, 05/08/2010 - 14:47
Graduate researcher Ophelia Bradley notes: I wanted to let you know that I have just completed my Master’s program in anthropology at Georgia State University, and would like to share my thesis research with you. Following several years of participant observation on transgender discussion boards, I created a project dealing with the pathologization of gender variance and its effects on the identity formation of transgender individuals. What I essentially argue in my thesis is that 1) the assumption that gender variance constitutes an inherently disordered condition has not been validated; 2) that academic concern with the origins and classification of gender variance have little (if any) positive effect on the outcomes of transition; and 3) that the current psychological framework for understanding gender variance is partly to blame for the animosity found in transgender communities, as different groups and individuals must compete for legitimacy in the eyes of the psychological and medical institutions. I would love any feedback that you might be able to provide, and please feel free to disseminate this thesis however you may see fit. http://etd.gsu.edu/theses/available/etd-04302010-164207/
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Another anti-LGBT “expert” busted: George Rekers and his vacation “rent boy”
TS Roadmap News - Wed, 05/05/2010 - 07:38
NARTH “expert” George Rekers is the source of a lot of the anti-gay “research” about curing gay and gender-variant people. Like other “experts” who refuse to be open and honest about their own sexual interests (*cough*, Bailey, *cough* Blanchard), it turns out his anti-LGBT science might be just a teensy weensy bit of working through some personal issues: The Virulent Anti-Gay Activist Who Brought a Rentboy to Europe (Updated) http://gawker.com/5531027/the-virulent-anti+gay-activist-who-brought-a-rentboy-to-europe-updated Christian right leader George Rekers takes vacation with “rent boy” http://www.miaminewtimes.com/2010-05-06/news/christian-right-leader-george-rekers-takes-vacation-with-rent-boy/
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