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  <description>Hillary and Tina cover AIDS activist Larry Kramer and anti-gay activist George Rekers.
Hillary’s Story
Larry Kramer started his career as a writer. BUT when the government failed to act, he sounded the alarm on the AIDS crisis. 
Tina’s Story
George Rekers made a name for himself through his controversial theories and studies on homosexuality. BUT when he returns from vacation in 2010 with a young man in tow, he’s got some explaining to do. 
Hillary's Story
ACT UP
"Larry--The WORD" (https://actupny.com/post-your-remembrances-of-larry-kramer/)--by Timothy Lunceford-Stevens
Biography
Larry Kramer Captured His Seemingly Hopeless Fight for HIV/AIDS Victims in 'The Normal Heart' (https://www.biography.com/news/larry-kramer-the-normal-heart)--by Rachel Chang
Britannica
Larry Kramer (https://www.britannica.com/biography/Larry-Kramer)
Brooklyn Museum
In Conversation: Larry Kramer and Jonathan Katz (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avITb-TZWOQ)--via YouTube
History
AIDS activists unfurl a giant condom over Senator Jesse Helms’ home (https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/aids-activists-unfurl-giant-condom-senator-jesse-helms-home-act-up)
Los Angeles Times
Letters to the Editor: Larry Kramer, the gay community’s ‘Old Testament figure wrapped in righteous fury’ (https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2020-06-02/larry-kramer-the-gay-communitys-old-testament-prophet)--by Steve Martin
Making Gay History
Larry Kramer (https://makinggayhistory.com/podcast/larry-kramer/)
The New Yorker
The Benevolent Rage of Larry Kramer--by Michael Specter (https://www.newyorker.com/culture/postscript/the-benevolent-rage-of-larry-kramer)
The New York Times
Larry Kramer, Playwright and Outspoken AIDS Activist, Dies at 84 (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/27/us/larry-kramer-dead.html)--by Daniel Lewis
NPR
Larry Kramer, Pioneering AIDS Activist And Writer, Dies At 84 (https://www.npr.org/2020/05/27/512714500/larry-kramer-pioneering-aids-activist-and-writer-dies-at-84)
Vanity Fair
In One of His Final Interviews Larry Kramer, 84 and Infirm, Still Roared (https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2020/05/in-one-of-his-final-interviews-larry-kramer-still-roared)--by Michael Shnayerson
Wikimedia
Larry Kramer (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Kramer)
Photos
Larry Kramer (https://makinggayhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/KRAMER-1-1989-Ph-Robert-Giard-NYPL.jpg)--by Robert Giard, via Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints, and Photographs at NYPL
Larry Kramer at podium (https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/7743f1a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1270+0+0/resize/840x521!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F32%2F04%2F135df13ef3b9e68582093eca5bdc%2Fla-ca-cm-larry-kramer-20150628-002)--by Ellen Shub/HBO via Los Angeles Times
Condom on Jesse Helms Home (https://scontent-mia3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.18172-8/14231223_894749393990379_557753539184204595_o.jpg?_nc_cat=102&amp;amp;ccb=1-7&amp;amp;_nc_sid=9267fe&amp;amp;_nc_ohc=fdqSHeAMDAsAX-L8DQq&amp;amp;_nc_ht=scontent-mia3-2.xx&amp;amp;oh=00_AT_gCrElBXPrfENXFBbwbycWCJWux-m4lq3YVhEVyK54vA&amp;amp;oe=62D32155)--via LGBT_History Facebook Page
Tina's Story
ACLU
HOWARD V. ARKANSAS - GEORGE REKERS FACT SHEET (https://www.aclu.org/other/howard-v-arkansas-george-rekers-fact-sheet)
The Advocate
Escort Revealed in Rekers Scandal (https://www.advocate.com/news/daily-news/2010/05/05/escort-rekers-scandal-revealed)
BuzzFeed News
George Alan Rekers' Rent-Boy Scandal (https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/expresident/george-alan-rekers-rent-boy-scandal)--by Jack Shepherd
CNN
Reporters find tragic story amid embarrassing scandal (http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/06/08/rekers.sissy.boy.experiment/index.html)--By Penn Bullock and Brandon K. Thorp
Therapy to change 'feminine' boy created a troubled man, family says (http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/06/07/sissy.boy.experiment/)--by Scott Bronstein and Jessi Joseph
Constantine Report
Second "Rent Boy" Emerges in Prof. George Rekers (Family Research Council) Gay Sex Scandal (https://constantinereport.com/second-rent-boy-emerges-in-prof-george-rekers-family-research-council-gay-sex-scandal/)
Daily News
Anti-gay activist, Christian minister George Rekers caught in gay escort scandal resigns from NARTH (https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/anti-gay-activist-christian-minister-george-rekers-caught-gay-escort-scandal-resigns-narth-article-1.449343)--By Michael Sheridan
Dangerous Minds
DR. GEORGE REKERS: AMERICAN MENGELE? (https://dangerousminds.net/comments/dr._george_rekers_american_mengele)
Equality Florida
Bill McCollum Still Paying for George Rekers (https://www.eqfl.org/how-rent-boy-scandal-brought-down-far-right-favorite)
Falls Church News Press
George Rekers Delusional Downfall Is A Familiar Tale (https://www.fcnp.com/2010/05/06/george-rekers-delusional-downfall-is-a-familiar-tale/)--by Wayne Besen
GLADD
"Ex-gay" group NARTH rebrands with dangerous mission (https://www.glaad.org/blog/ex-gay-group-narth-rebrands-dangerous-mission)--by By Joeli Katz
Go Pride Chicago
George Rekers steps down from ex-gay board (https://chicago.gopride.com/news/article.cfm/articleid/10574644)
Miami New Times
Christian right leader George Rekers takes vacation with "rent boy" (https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/christian-right-leader-george-rekers-takes-vacation-with-rent-boy-6377933)--by PENN BULLOCK AND BRANDON K. THORP
The New York Times
Scandal Stirs Legal Questions in Anti-Gay Cases (https://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/19/us/19rekers.html)--by John Schwartz
Newsweek
Left Wing: When Gay Bashers Are Gay, Why Do People Just Mock and Turn Away? (https://www.newsweek.com/left-wing-when-gay-bashers-are-gay-why-do-people-just-mock-and-turn-away-214204)--BY EVE CONANT
PFLAG
Ex-Gay Leader’s Male Escort: Actually, We Did Have Sex (https://pflag.com/focus-on-family-leader-scandal/)--by Rachel Slajda
Queerty
The Gay Rentboy Scandal That Should Sink Bigot Baptist Minister George Alan Rekers (https://www.queerty.com/the-gay-rentboy-scandal-that-should-sink-bigot-baptist-minister-george-alan-rekers-20100504)
Sacramento Post
(Gay Escort Scandal) George Rekers (a gay Tiger Woods?) Second Man has come forward (https://sacratomatovillepost.com/2010/05/11/gay-escort-scandal-george-rekers-a-gay-tiger-woods-second-man-has-come-forward/)
Sun Sentinel
Male escort says he gave 'sexual' massages to anti-gay leader (https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-2010-05-08-mi-rentboy-escort-i-gave-sexual-massa20100508-story.html)--By Steve Rothaus and The Miami Herald
Think Progress
How The Rekers ‘Rent Boy’ Scandal Could Undermine Prop. 8 Supporters’ Court Battle (https://archive.thinkprogress.org/how-the-rekers-rent-boy-scandal-could-undermine-prop-8-supporters-court-battle-3099987a55db/)--by AMANDA TERKEL
Towleroad
Florida AG Bill McCollum Paid George ‘Rentboy’ Rekers $87,000 to Be Star Witness for State’s Gay Adoption Ban (https://www.towleroad.com/2010/05/florida-ag-bill-mccollum-paid-george-rentboy-rekers-87000-to-be-star-witness-for-states-adoption-ban/)--by Andy Towle
The Week
Rekers rentboy scandal: The fallout continues (https://theweek.com/articles/494639/rekers-rentboy-scandal-fallout-continues)
Wikipedia
George Rekers (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Rekers)
Howard v. Arkansas (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_v._Arkansas#:~:text=Howard%2C%20367%20Ark.,housemates%20from%20being%20foster%20parents.)
Photos
George Rekers (https://www.advocate.com/sites/default/files/2012/04/25/roman_rekersx390.jpg)--screenshot via The Advocate
Jo-Vanni Roman (https://www.advocate.com/sites/default/files/2012/04/25/roman_rekersx390.jpg)--screenshot via The Advocate
Rekers caught at airport (http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2011/images/06/08/t1larg.rekers.thorp.jpg)--via CNN 
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    <![CDATA[<p>Hillary and Tina cover AIDS activist Larry Kramer and anti-gay activist George Rekers.</p>

<p>Hillary’s Story<br>
Larry Kramer started his career as a writer. BUT when the government failed to act, he sounded the alarm on the AIDS crisis. </p>

<p>Tina’s Story<br>
George Rekers made a name for himself through his controversial theories and studies on homosexuality. BUT when he returns from vacation in 2010 with a young man in tow, he’s got some explaining to do. </p>

<p>Hillary&#39;s Story<br>
ACT UP<br>
<a href="https://actupny.com/post-your-remembrances-of-larry-kramer/" rel="nofollow">&quot;Larry--The WORD&quot;</a>--by Timothy Lunceford-Stevens</p>

<p>Biography<br>
<a href="https://www.biography.com/news/larry-kramer-the-normal-heart" rel="nofollow">Larry Kramer Captured His Seemingly Hopeless Fight for HIV/AIDS Victims in &#39;The Normal Heart&#39;</a>--by Rachel Chang</p>

<p>Britannica<br>
<a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Larry-Kramer" rel="nofollow">Larry Kramer</a></p>

<p>Brooklyn Museum<br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avITb-TZWOQ" rel="nofollow">In Conversation: Larry Kramer and Jonathan Katz</a>--via YouTube</p>

<p>History<br>
<a href="https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/aids-activists-unfurl-giant-condom-senator-jesse-helms-home-act-up" rel="nofollow">AIDS activists unfurl a giant condom over Senator Jesse Helms’ home</a></p>

<p>Los Angeles Times<br>
<a href="https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2020-06-02/larry-kramer-the-gay-communitys-old-testament-prophet" rel="nofollow">Letters to the Editor: Larry Kramer, the gay community’s ‘Old Testament figure wrapped in righteous fury’</a>--by Steve Martin</p>

<p>Making Gay History<br>
<a href="https://makinggayhistory.com/podcast/larry-kramer/" rel="nofollow">Larry Kramer</a></p>

<p>The New Yorker<br>
<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/culture/postscript/the-benevolent-rage-of-larry-kramer" rel="nofollow">The Benevolent Rage of Larry Kramer--by Michael Specter</a></p>

<p>The New York Times<br>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/27/us/larry-kramer-dead.html" rel="nofollow">Larry Kramer, Playwright and Outspoken AIDS Activist, Dies at 84</a>--by Daniel Lewis</p>

<p>NPR<br>
<a href="https://www.npr.org/2020/05/27/512714500/larry-kramer-pioneering-aids-activist-and-writer-dies-at-84" rel="nofollow">Larry Kramer, Pioneering AIDS Activist And Writer, Dies At 84</a></p>

<p>Vanity Fair<br>
<a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2020/05/in-one-of-his-final-interviews-larry-kramer-still-roared" rel="nofollow">In One of His Final Interviews Larry Kramer, 84 and Infirm, Still Roared</a>--by Michael Shnayerson</p>

<p>Wikimedia<br>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Kramer" rel="nofollow">Larry Kramer</a></p>

<p>Photos<br>
<a href="https://makinggayhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/KRAMER-1-1989-Ph-Robert-Giard-NYPL.jpg" rel="nofollow">Larry Kramer</a>--by Robert Giard, via Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints, and Photographs at NYPL<br>
<a href="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/7743f1a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1270+0+0/resize/840x521!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F32%2F04%2F135df13ef3b9e68582093eca5bdc%2Fla-ca-cm-larry-kramer-20150628-002" rel="nofollow">Larry Kramer at podium</a>--by Ellen Shub/HBO via Los Angeles Times<br>
<a href="https://scontent-mia3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.18172-8/14231223_894749393990379_557753539184204595_o.jpg?_nc_cat=102&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=9267fe&_nc_ohc=fdqSHeAMDAsAX-L8DQq&_nc_ht=scontent-mia3-2.xx&oh=00_AT_gCrElBXPrfENXFBbwbycWCJWux-m4lq3YVhEVyK54vA&oe=62D32155" rel="nofollow">Condom on Jesse Helms Home</a>--via LGBT_History Facebook Page</p>

<p>Tina&#39;s Story<br>
ACLU<br>
<a href="https://www.aclu.org/other/howard-v-arkansas-george-rekers-fact-sheet" rel="nofollow">HOWARD V. ARKANSAS - GEORGE REKERS FACT SHEET</a></p>

<p>The Advocate<br>
<a href="https://www.advocate.com/news/daily-news/2010/05/05/escort-rekers-scandal-revealed" rel="nofollow">Escort Revealed in Rekers Scandal</a></p>

<p>BuzzFeed News<br>
<a href="https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/expresident/george-alan-rekers-rent-boy-scandal" rel="nofollow">George Alan Rekers&#39; Rent-Boy Scandal</a>--by Jack Shepherd</p>

<p>CNN<br>
<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/06/08/rekers.sissy.boy.experiment/index.html" rel="nofollow">Reporters find tragic story amid embarrassing scandal</a>--By Penn Bullock and Brandon K. Thorp<br>
<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/06/07/sissy.boy.experiment/" rel="nofollow">Therapy to change &#39;feminine&#39; boy created a troubled man, family says</a>--by Scott Bronstein and Jessi Joseph</p>

<p>Constantine Report<br>
<a href="https://constantinereport.com/second-rent-boy-emerges-in-prof-george-rekers-family-research-council-gay-sex-scandal/" rel="nofollow">Second &quot;Rent Boy&quot; Emerges in Prof. George Rekers (Family Research Council) Gay Sex Scandal</a></p>

<p>Daily News<br>
<a href="https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/anti-gay-activist-christian-minister-george-rekers-caught-gay-escort-scandal-resigns-narth-article-1.449343" rel="nofollow">Anti-gay activist, Christian minister George Rekers caught in gay escort scandal resigns from NARTH</a>--By Michael Sheridan</p>

<p>Dangerous Minds<br>
<a href="https://dangerousminds.net/comments/dr._george_rekers_american_mengele" rel="nofollow">DR. GEORGE REKERS: AMERICAN MENGELE?</a></p>

<p>Equality Florida<br>
<a href="https://www.eqfl.org/how-rent-boy-scandal-brought-down-far-right-favorite" rel="nofollow">Bill McCollum Still Paying for George Rekers</a></p>

<p>Falls Church News Press<br>
<a href="https://www.fcnp.com/2010/05/06/george-rekers-delusional-downfall-is-a-familiar-tale/" rel="nofollow">George Rekers Delusional Downfall Is A Familiar Tale</a>--by Wayne Besen</p>

<p>GLADD<br>
<a href="https://www.glaad.org/blog/ex-gay-group-narth-rebrands-dangerous-mission" rel="nofollow">&quot;Ex-gay&quot; group NARTH rebrands with dangerous mission</a>--by By Joeli Katz</p>

<p>Go Pride Chicago<br>
<a href="https://chicago.gopride.com/news/article.cfm/articleid/10574644" rel="nofollow">George Rekers steps down from ex-gay board</a></p>

<p>Miami New Times<br>
<a href="https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/christian-right-leader-george-rekers-takes-vacation-with-rent-boy-6377933" rel="nofollow">Christian right leader George Rekers takes vacation with &quot;rent boy&quot;</a>--by PENN BULLOCK AND BRANDON K. THORP</p>

<p>The New York Times<br>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/19/us/19rekers.html" rel="nofollow">Scandal Stirs Legal Questions in Anti-Gay Cases</a>--by John Schwartz</p>

<p>Newsweek<br>
<a href="https://www.newsweek.com/left-wing-when-gay-bashers-are-gay-why-do-people-just-mock-and-turn-away-214204" rel="nofollow">Left Wing: When Gay Bashers Are Gay, Why Do People Just Mock and Turn Away?</a>--BY EVE CONANT</p>

<p>PFLAG<br>
<a href="https://pflag.com/focus-on-family-leader-scandal/" rel="nofollow">Ex-Gay Leader’s Male Escort: Actually, We Did Have Sex</a>--by Rachel Slajda</p>

<p>Queerty<br>
<a href="https://www.queerty.com/the-gay-rentboy-scandal-that-should-sink-bigot-baptist-minister-george-alan-rekers-20100504" rel="nofollow">The Gay Rentboy Scandal That Should Sink Bigot Baptist Minister George Alan Rekers</a></p>

<p>Sacramento Post<br>
<a href="https://sacratomatovillepost.com/2010/05/11/gay-escort-scandal-george-rekers-a-gay-tiger-woods-second-man-has-come-forward/" rel="nofollow">(Gay Escort Scandal) George Rekers (a gay Tiger Woods?) Second Man has come forward</a></p>

<p>Sun Sentinel<br>
<a href="https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-2010-05-08-mi-rentboy-escort-i-gave-sexual-massa20100508-story.html" rel="nofollow">Male escort says he gave &#39;sexual&#39; massages to anti-gay leader</a>--By Steve Rothaus and The Miami Herald</p>

<p>Think Progress<br>
<a href="https://archive.thinkprogress.org/how-the-rekers-rent-boy-scandal-could-undermine-prop-8-supporters-court-battle-3099987a55db/" rel="nofollow">How The Rekers ‘Rent Boy’ Scandal Could Undermine Prop. 8 Supporters’ Court Battle</a>--by AMANDA TERKEL</p>

<p>Towleroad<br>
<a href="https://www.towleroad.com/2010/05/florida-ag-bill-mccollum-paid-george-rentboy-rekers-87000-to-be-star-witness-for-states-adoption-ban/" rel="nofollow">Florida AG Bill McCollum Paid George ‘Rentboy’ Rekers $87,000 to Be Star Witness for State’s Gay Adoption Ban</a>--by Andy Towle</p>

<p>The Week<br>
<a href="https://theweek.com/articles/494639/rekers-rentboy-scandal-fallout-continues" rel="nofollow">Rekers rentboy scandal: The fallout continues</a></p>

<p>Wikipedia<br>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Rekers" rel="nofollow">George Rekers</a><br>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_v._Arkansas#:%7E:text=Howard%2C%20367%20Ark.,housemates%20from%20being%20foster%20parents." rel="nofollow">Howard v. Arkansas</a></p>

<p>Photos<br>
<a href="https://www.advocate.com/sites/default/files/2012/04/25/roman_rekersx390.jpg" rel="nofollow">George Rekers</a>--screenshot via The Advocate<br>
<a href="https://www.advocate.com/sites/default/files/2012/04/25/roman_rekersx390.jpg" rel="nofollow">Jo-Vanni Roman</a>--screenshot via The Advocate<br>
<a href="http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2011/images/06/08/t1larg.rekers.thorp.jpg" rel="nofollow">Rekers caught at airport</a>--via CNN</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://patreon.com/themuckpodcast">Support The Muck Podcast</a></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Hillary and Tina cover AIDS activist Larry Kramer and anti-gay activist George Rekers.</p>

<p>Hillary’s Story<br>
Larry Kramer started his career as a writer. BUT when the government failed to act, he sounded the alarm on the AIDS crisis. </p>

<p>Tina’s Story<br>
George Rekers made a name for himself through his controversial theories and studies on homosexuality. BUT when he returns from vacation in 2010 with a young man in tow, he’s got some explaining to do. </p>

<p>Hillary&#39;s Story<br>
ACT UP<br>
<a href="https://actupny.com/post-your-remembrances-of-larry-kramer/" rel="nofollow">&quot;Larry--The WORD&quot;</a>--by Timothy Lunceford-Stevens</p>

<p>Biography<br>
<a href="https://www.biography.com/news/larry-kramer-the-normal-heart" rel="nofollow">Larry Kramer Captured His Seemingly Hopeless Fight for HIV/AIDS Victims in &#39;The Normal Heart&#39;</a>--by Rachel Chang</p>

<p>Britannica<br>
<a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Larry-Kramer" rel="nofollow">Larry Kramer</a></p>

<p>Brooklyn Museum<br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avITb-TZWOQ" rel="nofollow">In Conversation: Larry Kramer and Jonathan Katz</a>--via YouTube</p>

<p>History<br>
<a href="https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/aids-activists-unfurl-giant-condom-senator-jesse-helms-home-act-up" rel="nofollow">AIDS activists unfurl a giant condom over Senator Jesse Helms’ home</a></p>

<p>Los Angeles Times<br>
<a href="https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2020-06-02/larry-kramer-the-gay-communitys-old-testament-prophet" rel="nofollow">Letters to the Editor: Larry Kramer, the gay community’s ‘Old Testament figure wrapped in righteous fury’</a>--by Steve Martin</p>

<p>Making Gay History<br>
<a href="https://makinggayhistory.com/podcast/larry-kramer/" rel="nofollow">Larry Kramer</a></p>

<p>The New Yorker<br>
<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/culture/postscript/the-benevolent-rage-of-larry-kramer" rel="nofollow">The Benevolent Rage of Larry Kramer--by Michael Specter</a></p>

<p>The New York Times<br>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/27/us/larry-kramer-dead.html" rel="nofollow">Larry Kramer, Playwright and Outspoken AIDS Activist, Dies at 84</a>--by Daniel Lewis</p>

<p>NPR<br>
<a href="https://www.npr.org/2020/05/27/512714500/larry-kramer-pioneering-aids-activist-and-writer-dies-at-84" rel="nofollow">Larry Kramer, Pioneering AIDS Activist And Writer, Dies At 84</a></p>

<p>Vanity Fair<br>
<a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2020/05/in-one-of-his-final-interviews-larry-kramer-still-roared" rel="nofollow">In One of His Final Interviews Larry Kramer, 84 and Infirm, Still Roared</a>--by Michael Shnayerson</p>

<p>Wikimedia<br>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Kramer" rel="nofollow">Larry Kramer</a></p>

<p>Photos<br>
<a href="https://makinggayhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/KRAMER-1-1989-Ph-Robert-Giard-NYPL.jpg" rel="nofollow">Larry Kramer</a>--by Robert Giard, via Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints, and Photographs at NYPL<br>
<a href="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/7743f1a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1270+0+0/resize/840x521!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F32%2F04%2F135df13ef3b9e68582093eca5bdc%2Fla-ca-cm-larry-kramer-20150628-002" rel="nofollow">Larry Kramer at podium</a>--by Ellen Shub/HBO via Los Angeles Times<br>
<a href="https://scontent-mia3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.18172-8/14231223_894749393990379_557753539184204595_o.jpg?_nc_cat=102&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=9267fe&_nc_ohc=fdqSHeAMDAsAX-L8DQq&_nc_ht=scontent-mia3-2.xx&oh=00_AT_gCrElBXPrfENXFBbwbycWCJWux-m4lq3YVhEVyK54vA&oe=62D32155" rel="nofollow">Condom on Jesse Helms Home</a>--via LGBT_History Facebook Page</p>

<p>Tina&#39;s Story<br>
ACLU<br>
<a href="https://www.aclu.org/other/howard-v-arkansas-george-rekers-fact-sheet" rel="nofollow">HOWARD V. ARKANSAS - GEORGE REKERS FACT SHEET</a></p>

<p>The Advocate<br>
<a href="https://www.advocate.com/news/daily-news/2010/05/05/escort-rekers-scandal-revealed" rel="nofollow">Escort Revealed in Rekers Scandal</a></p>

<p>BuzzFeed News<br>
<a href="https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/expresident/george-alan-rekers-rent-boy-scandal" rel="nofollow">George Alan Rekers&#39; Rent-Boy Scandal</a>--by Jack Shepherd</p>

<p>CNN<br>
<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/06/08/rekers.sissy.boy.experiment/index.html" rel="nofollow">Reporters find tragic story amid embarrassing scandal</a>--By Penn Bullock and Brandon K. Thorp<br>
<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/06/07/sissy.boy.experiment/" rel="nofollow">Therapy to change &#39;feminine&#39; boy created a troubled man, family says</a>--by Scott Bronstein and Jessi Joseph</p>

<p>Constantine Report<br>
<a href="https://constantinereport.com/second-rent-boy-emerges-in-prof-george-rekers-family-research-council-gay-sex-scandal/" rel="nofollow">Second &quot;Rent Boy&quot; Emerges in Prof. George Rekers (Family Research Council) Gay Sex Scandal</a></p>

<p>Daily News<br>
<a href="https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/anti-gay-activist-christian-minister-george-rekers-caught-gay-escort-scandal-resigns-narth-article-1.449343" rel="nofollow">Anti-gay activist, Christian minister George Rekers caught in gay escort scandal resigns from NARTH</a>--By Michael Sheridan</p>

<p>Dangerous Minds<br>
<a href="https://dangerousminds.net/comments/dr._george_rekers_american_mengele" rel="nofollow">DR. GEORGE REKERS: AMERICAN MENGELE?</a></p>

<p>Equality Florida<br>
<a href="https://www.eqfl.org/how-rent-boy-scandal-brought-down-far-right-favorite" rel="nofollow">Bill McCollum Still Paying for George Rekers</a></p>

<p>Falls Church News Press<br>
<a href="https://www.fcnp.com/2010/05/06/george-rekers-delusional-downfall-is-a-familiar-tale/" rel="nofollow">George Rekers Delusional Downfall Is A Familiar Tale</a>--by Wayne Besen</p>

<p>GLADD<br>
<a href="https://www.glaad.org/blog/ex-gay-group-narth-rebrands-dangerous-mission" rel="nofollow">&quot;Ex-gay&quot; group NARTH rebrands with dangerous mission</a>--by By Joeli Katz</p>

<p>Go Pride Chicago<br>
<a href="https://chicago.gopride.com/news/article.cfm/articleid/10574644" rel="nofollow">George Rekers steps down from ex-gay board</a></p>

<p>Miami New Times<br>
<a href="https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/christian-right-leader-george-rekers-takes-vacation-with-rent-boy-6377933" rel="nofollow">Christian right leader George Rekers takes vacation with &quot;rent boy&quot;</a>--by PENN BULLOCK AND BRANDON K. THORP</p>

<p>The New York Times<br>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/19/us/19rekers.html" rel="nofollow">Scandal Stirs Legal Questions in Anti-Gay Cases</a>--by John Schwartz</p>

<p>Newsweek<br>
<a href="https://www.newsweek.com/left-wing-when-gay-bashers-are-gay-why-do-people-just-mock-and-turn-away-214204" rel="nofollow">Left Wing: When Gay Bashers Are Gay, Why Do People Just Mock and Turn Away?</a>--BY EVE CONANT</p>

<p>PFLAG<br>
<a href="https://pflag.com/focus-on-family-leader-scandal/" rel="nofollow">Ex-Gay Leader’s Male Escort: Actually, We Did Have Sex</a>--by Rachel Slajda</p>

<p>Queerty<br>
<a href="https://www.queerty.com/the-gay-rentboy-scandal-that-should-sink-bigot-baptist-minister-george-alan-rekers-20100504" rel="nofollow">The Gay Rentboy Scandal That Should Sink Bigot Baptist Minister George Alan Rekers</a></p>

<p>Sacramento Post<br>
<a href="https://sacratomatovillepost.com/2010/05/11/gay-escort-scandal-george-rekers-a-gay-tiger-woods-second-man-has-come-forward/" rel="nofollow">(Gay Escort Scandal) George Rekers (a gay Tiger Woods?) Second Man has come forward</a></p>

<p>Sun Sentinel<br>
<a href="https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-2010-05-08-mi-rentboy-escort-i-gave-sexual-massa20100508-story.html" rel="nofollow">Male escort says he gave &#39;sexual&#39; massages to anti-gay leader</a>--By Steve Rothaus and The Miami Herald</p>

<p>Think Progress<br>
<a href="https://archive.thinkprogress.org/how-the-rekers-rent-boy-scandal-could-undermine-prop-8-supporters-court-battle-3099987a55db/" rel="nofollow">How The Rekers ‘Rent Boy’ Scandal Could Undermine Prop. 8 Supporters’ Court Battle</a>--by AMANDA TERKEL</p>

<p>Towleroad<br>
<a href="https://www.towleroad.com/2010/05/florida-ag-bill-mccollum-paid-george-rentboy-rekers-87000-to-be-star-witness-for-states-adoption-ban/" rel="nofollow">Florida AG Bill McCollum Paid George ‘Rentboy’ Rekers $87,000 to Be Star Witness for State’s Gay Adoption Ban</a>--by Andy Towle</p>

<p>The Week<br>
<a href="https://theweek.com/articles/494639/rekers-rentboy-scandal-fallout-continues" rel="nofollow">Rekers rentboy scandal: The fallout continues</a></p>

<p>Wikipedia<br>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Rekers" rel="nofollow">George Rekers</a><br>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_v._Arkansas#:%7E:text=Howard%2C%20367%20Ark.,housemates%20from%20being%20foster%20parents." rel="nofollow">Howard v. Arkansas</a></p>

<p>Photos<br>
<a href="https://www.advocate.com/sites/default/files/2012/04/25/roman_rekersx390.jpg" rel="nofollow">George Rekers</a>--screenshot via The Advocate<br>
<a href="https://www.advocate.com/sites/default/files/2012/04/25/roman_rekersx390.jpg" rel="nofollow">Jo-Vanni Roman</a>--screenshot via The Advocate<br>
<a href="http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2011/images/06/08/t1larg.rekers.thorp.jpg" rel="nofollow">Rekers caught at airport</a>--via CNN</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://patreon.com/themuckpodcast">Support The Muck Podcast</a></p>]]>
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