 Yes for Equality Campaign
1. What is the gay rights movement? The gay rights movement is a highly-organized and disciplined effort to radically transform law, politics, culture, and society in general. Although there are many aspects to the gay rights movement, the most important aspect to consider at the present time is the effort to gain legal status for societal relationships based on homosexuality, in particular, same-sex marriage and so-called 'gay adoption.' 2. What is the origin of the gay rights movement? The gay rights movement, contrary to common belief, is not a new phenomenon. The first gay rights movement of which we have a record was the social upheaval in the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. Bible scholars have pointed out that the events in Sodom and Gomorrah have many parallels in modern times, and these include the tumultuous gatherings of vocal advocates of homosexuality and an insistence on imposing one's views on others. Recent demonstrations in major American cities, with Christians barricaded behind doors, while crowds of unruly "gay" activists protested in the streets, are very reminiscent of the Biblical account of the events in Sodom and Gomorrah. Gay rights activists themselves date the birth of the modern gay rights movement to the Stonewall Riots which occurred in Greenwich Village in June 1969. The riots, lasting several days, were sparked when patrons of a Greenwich Village transvestite bar attacked police. The Stonewall Riots gave rise to many gay activist groups, including the Gay Liberation Front and the Gay Activists Alliance. Other groups were formed in the '70s, with an increasing trend towards radicalism. The radical activist groups, Act Up and Queer Nation, were formed in the '90s. In December 1989, five thousand gays protested outside St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City before invading the cathedral and committing various acts of sacrilege and desecration. Although the gay rights movement as a visible force in American politics begins with the Stonewall Riots, the movement originated about a century before with the efforts of left-wing politicians to abolish laws against homosexual practices. 1 Gay activists viewed their movement as the leading edge of the Sexual Revolution, a term coined by Wilhelm Reich, a longtime resident of Maine. Before moving to America, Reich sought to unite all family-planning, women's rights and homosexual rights organizations into one umbrella organization, as part of what Reich called a "Sex Pol" (Sexual-Political) movement. 2 Reich's goal was to undermine the family, which he saw as the basis for capitalism, and the ultimate source of repression in society. 3 Harry Hay, the founder of the gay rights movement in America, was also a member of the Far Left, and was the first person to call homosexuals a minority group, based on a Far Left definition of what constitutes a minority. 4 3. What is the basic idea behind the gay rights movement? Like any other political or social movement, the gay rights movement is based on ideas. We often hear the words "fairness" "equality" and "tolerance" used as part of the movement. Since homosexual acts and societal relationships based on homosexuality are self-evidently unethical and harmful, the movement, in order to hide this fundamental error, distracts the public with an appeal to fairness, tolerance, and compassion. Although these words stand for noble ideals, they are not the basic idea behind the gay rights movement -- an idea the movement never mentions, with good reason. The basic idea behind the gay rights movement is that homosexual acts and homosexuality are normal, and as worthy of society's respect as heterosexual love and societal relationships based on heterosexuality. 4. What form does the gay rights movement take, and what methods does it use? The gay rights movement uses various methods to achieve its goals. The Stonewall Riots, the opening phase of the gay rights movement, were an attempt to use direct action and protest politics to agitate for social and legal change. Direct action and protest politics continue today in the form of gay pride marches, and similar events. The movement makes uses of respected symbols (the rainbow, the word "gay") and sophisticated techniques designed to change or suppress public opinion. One particular insidious use of such a technique is the "Day of Silence" introduced into public schools to brainwash impressionable children into thinking they should remain silent in the face of pro-homosexual propaganda. Another method used by the gay rights movement is involvement in the political and legal process. This political involvement is carried out by such groups as the Lambda Defense Fund, the Gay Rights National Lobby and the Human Rights Campaign.
The most insidious method used by the gay rights movement is the method described by Marshall Kirk in his book "After the Ball - How America will Conquer Its Fear and Hatred of Gays in the '90s." Kirk's book describes how the public should be desensitized to the "perceived threat posed by homosexuals" by employing "a flood of gay-related advertising." Kirk used his knowledge of neuropsychiatry to change public opinion with very sophisticated behavior modification techniques. 5. What is the ultimate goal of the gay rights movement? The ultimate goal of the gay rights movement is to obtain complete acceptance of homosexual acts and societal relationships based on homosexuality, and most importantly same-sex marriage and so-called "gay adoption." 6. How far along is the gay rights movement in Maine? A series of referendums and a recent court decision have yielded steady gains for the gay rights movement. In 2005, the gay rights movement won special rights based on sexual orientation in employment, housing, and other fields. In August 2007, a Maine court ruled that homosexual couples can adopt children. Maine is very close to the ultimate goal of the gay rights movement, which is same-sex marriage. 7. If the gay rights movement succeeds what will be the result? In the well-known words of the philosopher Santayana, "Those who cannot remember the past are doomed to repeat it." Increased acceptance of homosexuality is always associated with profound upheavals in society. We can expect the institution of the family to be harmed. At the very least, the traditional family will be replaced by "families" that will include polygamy, and the like. 8. What is the best way to fight the gay rights movement? Ultimately, the gay rights movement will be defeated by exposing and refuting the underlying error behind the movement, and by exposing the strategy and tactics used to spread the error. In the short-term, the public must oppose the gay rights movement at the ballot box. 9. Why start a referendum now? Society must oppose the gay rights movement before the most radical objective of the movement, same-sex marriage is achieved. If we delay, universally-accepted standards of morality will be overthrown, and society will no longer be in a position to resist the imposition of other standards of aberrant sexual morality, providing its proponents are vocal and militant enough. At the same time, we must counteract the propaganda aimed at indoctrinating the next generation, by opposing the interference of the gay rights movement in our public schools. We cannot respond to the gay rights movement in a piecemeal fashion. We must strike at the root of an increasingly radical and dangerous movement, one which is founded on error and deception. Footnotes 1. Before Stonewall Vern L. Bullough, Editor, Harrington Park Press, New York, 2002 pp. 2-3. © Copyright by Christian Civic League of Maine. All rights reserved. |