Culture Of Life 101 . . .
“The Homosexual’s Intimidation Tactic”

By BRIAN CLOWES

(Editor’s Note: Brian Clowes has been director of research and training at Human Life International since 1995. For previous articles on the real homosexual agenda and the scientific arguments against homosexual “marriage,” e-mail him at bclowes@hli.org.)

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“I have been struck, in my brief encounters over the years with a half-dozen prominent gay male activists, by the frightening coldness and deadness of their eyes. Behind their smooth, bland faces I saw the seething hatreds of Dostoevskian anarchists. Gay crusading, I concluded, was their way of handling their own bitter misanthropy, which came from other sources. I found these men more spiritually twisted than anyone I have encountered in my life” — Camille Paglia, on Salon.com, June 23, 1998.

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As time passes and the homosexual special rights movement tightens its grip on the power structures of many Western nations, the price of dissent is becoming astronomical. In some countries, anyone who speaks up against any element of the “gay” agenda will be ridiculed and condemned. If the dissenter refuses to be silenced by verbal harassment, it is almost certain that homosexuals will attempt to intimidate him through the tactics of coercion, censorship, retaliation, or violence.

We have already seen scores of violent physical attacks by homosexuals on pro-family people. Homosexuals have caused those who speak out against their agenda to lose their jobs, to be smeared in the press, and even jailed. However, if we learn how to anticipate, identify, and organize against these attacks, we will be much more effective in our activism.

Make no mistake — we must become active, or one day — as has already happened to many — we ourselves will be ordered to march in a “gay pride” parade, to display a rainbow flag in our workplace, or to publicly applaud the homosexual lifestyle. If we do not take the fight to the homosexual Napoleons, we can be certain that one day it will show up on our own doorsteps.

To begin with, homophiles always respond to even the mildest challenge by splattering their opponents with a standard array of uncomplimentary labels, the most popular of which are “homophobes,” “bigots,” “haters,” “Nazis,” and “ignorant.” All of these labels are mere diversions and have no basis in truth.

“Homophobe.” This is a nonsense word that was designed by homophile propagandists purely as a device to cut off debate. The term implies the irrational dislike of or aversion to homosexuality, and does not entertain even the possibility that one might have good motives for opposing the “gay agenda.” In other words, according to the homophiles, there is no such thing as a rational dislike of homosexuality or homosexuals. If you are against the smallest detail of their agenda, you are by definition a “homophobe.”

It is true that many people are frightened and disgusted by the homosexual’s fascistic actions against innocent people, and are worried about the implications that their utter amorality has for society in general and for children in particular. We must persist in stating these beliefs in loud voices that refuse to be suppressed.

The reality is that homosexual leaders are “heterophobes” or “normalphobes” — people sharing an irrational hatred of those who are not like them or who do not agree with them.

“Bigot.” Webster’s defines a “bigot” as “one obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his own church, party, belief, or opinion.”

Authentic Christians are certainly “obstinately” devoted to their churches and their beliefs. After all, what is wrong with obstinately clinging to the truth?

The key word here is “intolerantly,” which, according to Webster’s, means “unable or unwilling to endure criticism.” Intolerance is certainly an ingrained characteristic of the homophile activist. Any debate or discussion will clearly demonstrate this fact. If a pro-family activist criticizes any aspect of the homosexual lifestyle, homophiles will react with outrage and violent anger. By contrast, when a homosexual activist verbally attacks Christian beliefs and the Christian himself, he will receive only a calm and rational response.

This contrast demonstrates who the real intolerant bigots really are.

To further demonstrate the reality of homosexual bigotry, we should consider that there has never been a single instance of a crowd of Christians breaking into a homosexual meeting and disrupting it with violence and harassment. But there have been dozens of incidents where homophiles have blocked highways, broken into churches and assaulted parishioners, and shouted down speakers who had messages that they did not like.

“Hate-Filled.” One of the most effective tactics used by homosexuals is their pitiable bleating about the “tidal wave of hate crimes” directed against them by “hate-filled bigots.” As we have seen, homophiles always grossly exaggerate the number of hate crimes committed against homosexuals, and fail to mention the many hoax hate crimes that they commit against themselves.

The real hatred and violence lie with the homosexuals, who have sworn vengeance against their enemies, have rioted in the streets, and have mobbed and vandalized dozens of churches.

The proper response to an accusation of “hate” is a vivid description of some example of vile homosexual behavior directed against Christians, such as the repulsive capering of the “Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence.” This could be followed up with a couple of quotations by homosexuals swearing to commit violence against their alleged oppressors.

The plain truth is that any Christian who truly hates homosexuals, loathes homosexuals, despises homosexuals with an unholy passion, and who hopes that they will be tortured for all eternity in ways that not even the superbly twisted mind of Stephen King could begin to describe, won’t say a word. Better yet, such a true “hater” should tell the homosexuals that he subscribes to the Katy Perry Doctrine: “You’re fine just the way you are.”

However, anyone who adheres to our Lord’s command to love our (homosexual) neighbors as ourselves must do their best to witness to them. Our desire is not that they burn in Hell, but that they spend eternity with us in Heaven (Ezek. 33:8-9).

“Ignorant.” An ignorant person lacks both book knowledge and common sense. Homosexuals usually employ this term in conjunction with “bigot,” i.e., “Those who oppose gay rights laws are just ignorant bigots.”

Any Christian who enters the battle against special rights had better not be ignorant. He should be familiar with the homosexual orientation and psychology and about their practices and tactics.

If a homophile uses the term “ignorant,” we might point out that homosexuals live years less than other people, as we have seen. We might highlight the fact that homosexuals commit suicide at five times the national average, carry an average of three sexually transmitted diseases, and are among the most unhappy and addicted people on Earth.

Then we might ask, “Now who’s ignorant?” After all, living the homosexual “lifestyle” is as deadly and unhealthy as smoking two packs of cigarettes a day, being a falling-down alcoholic, and using illegal hard drugs on a daily basis.

Homosexual activists are endlessly industrious in the physical sphere, pulling off expert and extensive political and propaganda campaigns, marching and gathering and organizing relentlessly. They put hard-working ants to shame. But in the mental sphere, they are utterly lazy.

Unfortunately, it is the public that is woefully ignorant about homosexuality, and the homophiles work hard to keep it that way. We must strive to continue to educate our families, our friends, our co-workers, and fellow churchgoers about the issue if we are to have a hope of turning the tide.

“Nazi.” Homosexual activists commonly cast their opponents in the role of “oppressive, dominating Nazis/Fascists.” During any drive to repeal or oppose special rights laws, a favorite tactic of the homosexuals is to plaster pictures of Adolf Hitler everywhere and compare him and his Nazis to whatever group is taking a stand against them.

This is an absolutely textbook-perfect example of transference, where a group of people project their most undesirable qualities onto their opponents in an attempt to distract attention from the issues being discussed.

The very best way to shoot down the “Nazi” comparison is to quote the homosexuals themselves. Eric Pollard, a founding member of ACT-UP, revealed in the homosexual newspaper The Washington Blade that “ACT-UP’s subversive tactics were drawn largely from the voluminous Mein Kampf, which some of us studied as a working model.”

Mein Kampf, was Adolf Hitler’s magnum opus, describing his time in prison and his vision and tactics for implementing the climb of the Third Reich to absolute power.

It is interesting to note the reaction of homosexuals when someone brings up the fact that Hitler’s strong-arm specialists, the Brown Shirts, were basically a homosexual club.

It is also fascinating (in a repulsive way) to look up photos of any large “gay pride” parade and note the significant presence of the Nazi and “leather” themes.

Finally, one of the most popular “gay” comics is Donna Barr’s Desert Peach, the story of Erwin Rommel’s fictional “gay” brother, the Nazi Manfred Pfirsich [“Peach”] Marie Rommel (see www.toonopedia.com/d-peach.htm).

“Amiable Niceness”

Conclusion. We must not be afraid to offend. As Frank Sheed wrote in Society and Sanity, “An amiable niceness to everybody was not what Christ made into the second greatest commandment.”

Virtually everyone who has pro-family beliefs has been intimidated by the tidal wave of homophile and media attacks on those who have opposed the “gay agenda.” The message is everywhere — in movies, on television, on the radio, in the newspaper, on billboards — telling us that, if we do not fully embrace the homosexual lifestyle, then there is something wrong with us. We are “bigots.” We are “backwards.” We are “narrow-minded.”

We are “haters” and “homophobes.”

The message we must transmit to our family members, our fellow churchgoers, our co-workers and everyone else is: We don’t have to put up with this garbage anymore! We believe that the special rights agenda is immoral, unhealthy, and a grave threat to society and family. This is the correct and moral attitude and we must not be ashamed of it!