Destroying the right wing's anti-ENDA talking points

Read Alvin McEwen's post on the latest lies about ENDA from the Traditional Values Coalition. He deconstructs -- and destroys the attack on ENDA. Alvin monitors the right wing. He knows their tricks. And, he busts them and their sources, like the American College of Pediatricians:

Please bear in mind that it has been revealed on numerous occasions that the American College of Pediatricians is not a professional group but a shell organization designed to give legitimate cover to religious right propaganda about the lgbt community (via the Facts About Youth web page) such as:

Some gay men sexualize human waste, including the medically dangerous practice of coprophilia, which means sexual contact with highly infectious fecal wastes.

Furthermore, the American College of Pediatricians received a rebuke this week from a legitimate medical group, the American Academy of Pediatrics. Also, Dr. Gary Remafedi, M.D., M.P.H., a University of Minnesota researcher wrote the group a letter accusing them of distorting his work.

Alvin also exposes the falsehoods in TVC's "The Gay Report: A Survey Of Homosexual Sex Habits."

As the House prepare to debate ENDA, it's important to know what lies the other side will spew. The right-wingers will say anything to defeat ENDA. And, some people on Capitol Hill could actually fall for it.

I love Alvin's conclusion:

Now none of TVC's claims on its web page have anything to do with the real purpose of ENDA, which is to protect the lgbt community from workplace discrimination. But it has everything to do with exploitations of fear and ignorance.

It's funny because I never knew exploiting fear and ignorance through lies and fraud were Christian values.

Exploiting fear and ignorance will be the top priorities for the right-wing bigots and their allies. We have to stop them.

They're going to flood Capitol Hill with phone calls and letters. Every LGBT person, our allies, our families and our friends in the country all need to call Congress. And, get your family and friends to do the same. Even if you think your member is supportive, call them. The switchboard at the Capitol is 202-224-3121. You can find local numbers via the House website, too.

If we want to be equal, we have to fight for it every step of the way. Calling Congress is critical. The other side is doing it now.