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You get to watch this one without audio, because Warner Brothers has zapped Exodus for using copyrighted music.

Rentboy.com has posted a response to the Rekers scandal. At Rentboy.com, it is our policy to protect the privacy of any escort advertising his services on our site–the same goes for clients. Information exchanged between consenting adults meeting on our site remains private. Mr.Rekers has built a highly public, lucrative career out of shaming gay men and women. If it …

UDPATE: ZOMG!

Has another one of Dr. George Rekers’ rentboys surfaced? A man calling himself Chaz, who says he’s a “former porn star,” announced on his blog today that many years ago he too was hired for sexytime by Dr. George Rekers. In a city, in the USA, when I was in my 20’s, I committed the illegal act of prostitution with …

As you might expect, Craig Ferguson delivers the funniest take on the Rekers scandal. Starts at the 2:00 mark.

NARTH has responded to the prostitution scandal enveloping their star performer, Dr. George Rekers. While NARTH is focused on the science of homosexual attraction, personal controversies often deepen the existing cultural divide on this issue. Such is the case in the recent news stories concerning one of our members, Dr. George Rekers. NARTH takes seriously the accusations that have been …

“Despite the familiar human desire to throw the stone in my hand at Dr. Rekers, I cannot. He is a human who seems to have made a mistake. He is a Christian who seems to be guilty of practicing what he has preached against. It is that fact that alone causes the deepest feelings of anger to arise no matter …

Whoops, who used to occupy this faculty page for the University of South Carolina? Man overboard! Box Turtle Bulletin’s Timothy Kincaid asks: I’m curious as to the exact criteria for removing any mention of Dr. Rekers. Was it because the University of South Carolina was delighted to have an anti-gay activist as a respected and privileged emeritus professor, but not …

It’s a criticism worth discussing and one that I (probably too glibly) addressed yesterday on Signorile’s show. As I noted in a post on Tuesday, I had decided to cloak Geo/Lucien/Jo-Vanni’s identity, but once he was revealed on Unzipped, that plan, obviously, became moot. I’ve also been criticized for using the words “hooker” and “prostitute,” rather than the more PC …

When the story broke yesterday that NARTH member and Family Research Council co-founder Dr. George Rekers had patronized a male prostitute, some of you noted his role is Florida’s campaign to maintain its ban on gay adoption. Towleroad recaps that for us this morning: “Rekers was one of only two witnesses Attorney General Bill McCollum called in an effort to …

On his personal website, homo-hooker loving Dr. George Rekers links to the Family Research Council’s “about” page to note his having been one of their co-founders. Whoops, he’s already been erased from the FRC’s site, not even 12 hours after the news broke that Dr. James Dobson’s one-time buddy has been having his sack lifted by a barely legal Latino …

I was going to withhold the identity of the male prostitute hired by Dr. George Rekers, the virulently anti-gay NARTH board member and Family Research Council co-founder. However, the folks over at Unzipped (NSFW) also figured out who “Lucien” was and have gone ahead and posted his Rentboy profile. So, since the ho is already out of the barn, here’s …

NARTH and Family Research Council co-founder Dr. George Rekers has responded to my inquiry about where to find the hottest male prostitutes. After the above, he continues: I have spent much time as a mental health professional and as a Christian minister helping and lovingly caring for people identifying themselves as “gay.” My hero is Jesus Christ who loves even …

Led by activist Lane Hudson, a group of activists is saying that DC Mayor Adrian Fenty should be uninvited for this year’s pride celebration unless he apologizes for the accidental recognition of the “good work” of the “ex-gay” group, PFOX. From their Facebook page: Six months after the Certificate was discovered, a spokesperson from the Mayor’s office blamed a “low …

“According to both Dawson [McCallister] and his CEO (who also spoke with me by phone) this severance had nothing to do with disagreement. The CEO, in fact, assured me they still love Exodus and believe in what we are doing, which bothers me all the more. When organizational relations end, due to irreconcilable differences of belief or practice, that makes …

Box Turtle Bulletin interviewed Exodus International co-founder Michael Bussee, who says he never once saw his former organization’s “ex-gay” program actually turn somebody straight.

Only a few days after learning that nationally syndicated radio advice host Dawson McCallister was directing sexually questioning teens to the “ex-gay” group Exodus International, the NGLTF reports that Clear Channel has pressured him to end the practice. Clear Channel’s statement: Although Clear Channel, its Premiere Radio Networks and its radio stations are not involved in the operation of the …

I’ve blogged several times about straight reporter Ted Cox and his undercover investigation of the “ex-gay” industry. Today Cox writes us to let us know that his entire story has now been posted online despite the confidentiality agreement he signed with the so-called Journey Into Manhood. The article is riveting, here’s how it starts. I don’t remember exactly when I …

Tom Lang of Know Thy Neighbor alerts us that nationally syndicated radio host Dawson McCallister is directing teens that question their sexually to contact “ex-gay” organizations like Exodus International. McCallister’s teen advice program is heard on Top 40 stations in 165 markets. Lang called the show and posed as a 16 year old boy to one of McCallister’s counselors: Pretending …