A Christian leader and prominent neuro-psychiatrist who co-founded the Family Research Council with evangelist James Dobson took a ten-day European vacation with a callboy he met through RentBoy.com and was caught in an airport with the escort by a Miami newspaper.
The escort said he had met George Rekers, professor of Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Science at the University of South Carolina, on RentBoy.com. Rekers, when confronted, didn't deny that he'd met the callboy online, but said he had hired him to help him carry his baggage and didn't learn he was generally hired for "private company" until mid-way through his European vacation.
"I had surgery," Rekers told Miami's New Times, "and I can't lift luggage. That's why I hired him." (The paper noted that it didn't stop him from pushing a "tottering" pile of luggage through Miami International Airport.)
The callboy, identified by a pseudonym, told the New Times' Penn Bullock and Brandon Thorp that Rekers claim that he didn't know his "line of work" seemed spurious.
"He should've been able to tell you that," he said. "But that's up to him".
According to Penn and Thorp, the slender, 20-year-old escort's profile advertises his "smooth, sweet, tight ass" and "perfectly built 8 inch cock." RentBoy.com's profiles are not indexed by Google.
“It is clear that Rekers has baggage and certainly needs help,†said Wayne Besen, a prominent opponent of the "ex-gay" movement and director of the nonprofit Truth Wins Out. Referring to South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, a conservative who claimed he was hiking when he'd actually been meeting with a mistress, he added: “At least he did not say he was walking the Appalachian Trail.â€
"This is a bombshell that completely discredits the ex-gay industry and proves that the movement is a fraud,†Besen added.
The paper printed emails exchanged between the professor and the escort prior to their trip. Rekers co-founded the conservative and anti-gay Family Research Council with Rev. James Dobson in 1983.
"I'd like to propose another trip to Rome, Italy, for a week or more," Rekers purportedly wrote in an Mar. 21 email obtained by New Times. "This is so exciting to have a nice Travel Assistant and traveling companion! Wow! I'm so glad I met you."
"I called and talked to the reservation guy in London and reserved a room with two twin beds," Rekers allegedly remarked in a later email.
Rekers is a prominent advocate against gays in Florida, where he resides. He testified against Florida allowing gay couples to adopt, asserting that children of gay couples "living with a practicing homosexual in the adoptive home,†are especially “vulnerable to psychological damage and an increasing inability to adapt."
A commenter on a California Catholic daily, which reported the findings of Rekers' investigations into gay adoption, remarked, "The active principle in these children's stress is the fact that their welfare comes in dead last in the homosexual lifestyle - it is oriented toward grooming them for traumatic early sexualization and exploitation by adults."
The escort told New Times that Rekers is "primarily a family man," despite their European jaunt.
"You don't understand how much this guy honestly cares about taking care of kids," he was quoted as saying.
Reker is the author of "Growing Up Straight: What Families should Know about Homosexuality."
Saw this yesterday, and about busted my ass falling outta my chair laughing.
Yea, he nailed the boy. It wont be Im sorry I did it, it will be I am sorry I was caught.
The more vehement the homophobe, the more likely he is to be deep in denial. Does he really think that people buy his explanation? Yeah, because traveling bellhop is EXACTLY what I would think that a service called "RentBoy" specialized in!
I had to go to that site a second ago, there is no way on god's green earth can you mistake that site for anything then gay hook up site.
Def NOT work safe tho.
I'm sure he was only ministering to the young man.
Reminds me of Pastor Jimmy Swaggert caught leaving a whorehouse in 1986. He is back behind the pulpit today, a testament to the forgiving nature of Christians. "All have sinned and come short of the glory of God". I guess!
Between the Christian preachers and "Family Values" Republicans, this sort of thing is hardly news anymore. *yawn*
I was thinking about rebuilding my deck this weekend are you all telling me I shouldn't a check on RentBoy.com for help?
Quote from: buckethead on May 05, 2010, 02:12:21 PM
I'm sure he was only ministering to the young man.
You should have put quote marks around ministering. ROFLMAO!!
This kind of thing is pretty sad but it needs to happen more often. I just couldnt imagine carrying such a huge lie and publicly working so hard against what I am.
It’s the ultimate form of denial, usually their way of trying to suppress their biggest inner fear of who they truly are by turning their self contempt outwardly.
Quote from: JaxNative68 on May 05, 2010, 02:33:05 PM
I was thinking about rebuilding my deck this weekend are you all telling me I shouldn't a check on RentBoy.com for help?
Well...they look like they can do hard labor :D
^ could I have served that one to you any easier?
No I don't think you could have, and I appreciate it ;D
All he needs to do is go to rehab and he'll be cured.
Duh.
Quote from: copperfiend on May 05, 2010, 03:39:01 PM
All he needs to do is go to rehab and he'll be cured.
Duh.
LOL...
'FAG DEMON BE GONE!'
'IN JESUS' NAME I CAST YOU OUT EVIL HOMO BEAST!'
'THE POWER OF CHRIST COMPELS YOU, AMEN'
Sorry, I had a vision!
I'm sure I saw that on one of their television shows somewhere. LOL!
Perhaps the trip was for "Research Purposes" and he was actually trying to help the young man who just so happened to be an escort? The Ex-gay movement? Seriously?
Maybe he was trying to convert him lol
Not a Catholic... finally!
If he wanted to keep it a secret... really should've booked a more inconspicuous flight
(http://failblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/129155674518301907.jpg)
So....this schmuck would be considered a "hypocrite", denouncing something and then doing it himself, right?
That reminds me of a film from the 1990s in which a man looks in the personal advertisements for a roommate and thinks that GWM is an acronym for "Guy With Money."
But, of course, I don't buy such a weak excuse about not knowing what a rent boy website is all about!
One look at it, tells you all you need. :D
Did he at least have good taste?
I am not sure I didnt take the time to look. Suppose if I get bored I can when I get home.
Quote from: NotNow on May 05, 2010, 05:41:23 PM
So....this schmuck would be considered a "hypocrite", denouncing something and then doing it himself, right?
WOW, nice, not parallel!
It turns out this was just part of his ministry...
QuoteBy FITSNews || One of the nation’s leading anti-gay crusaders and a “distinguished professor†at the University of South Carolina was caught with a “rent boy†at Miami International Airport after returning from a 10-day trip to Europe last month.
A “rent boy†is a homosexual escort, in case you were wondering. In fact, the website Rentboy.com is where Dr. George Rekers found his male escort for this European jaunt, according to the Miami New Times, which broke the story Tuesday.
Originally, Rekers â€" a Baptist minister, co-founder of the Family Research Council and leading scholar of the Christian conservative movement â€" claimed that he had hired his “rent boy†for the purpose of carrying his luggage and that he didn’t discover until half-way through the trip that the young man, “Lucien,†was a homosexual.
Rekers was singing a different tune to a pro-gay blog, though. According to his remarks there, the whole thing was part of his ongoing ministry:
“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 the culturally despised people, including sexual sinners and prostitutes. Like Jesus Christ, I deliberately spend time with sinners with the loving goal to try to help them.
“Like John the Baptist and Jesus, I have a loving Christian ministry to homosexuals and prostitutes in which I share the Good News of Jesus Christ with them (see I Corinthians 6:8-11). Contrary to false gossip, innuendo, and slander about me, I do not in any way ‘hate’ homosexuals, but I seek to lovingly share two types of messages to them, as I did with the young man called ‘Lucien’ in the news story: [1] It is possible to cease homosexual practices to avoid the unacceptable health risks associated with that behavior, and [2] the most important decision one can make is to establish a relationship with God for all eternity by trusting in Jesus Christ’s sacrifice on the cross for the forgiveness of your sins, including homosexual sins. If you talk with my travel assistant that the story called ‘Lucien,’ you will find I spent a great deal of time sharing scientific information on the desirability of abandoning homosexual intercourse, and I shared the Gospel of Jesus Christ with him in great detail.â€
Sheesh …
USC spokeswoman Margaret Lamb told WACH TV 57 (Columbia, S.C. -FOX) that Rekers resigned from USC in 2005, but his bio is still featured on the University website, which means that Thursday is going to be a really, really bad day for USC’s team of taxpayer-funded lobbyists.
Seriously, every Bible thumper in the S.C. General Assembly is going to want to know all about this situation … and it there’s one thing the S.C. General Assembly has plenty of, it’s Bible thumpers.
WEB EXTRA
Dr. George Rekers (USC Website)
http://www.fitsnews.com/2010/05/05/usc-prof-rent-boy-was-just-carrying-luggage/
Quote from: civil42806 on May 05, 2010, 07:48:46 PM
Did he at least have good taste?
Meh, the boy seems very vanilla and just average.
This is completely screwed and pretty damn wrong. I guess the so called "Christan leader" wasn't getting any, so he got a little desperate.
Does this guy really expect anybody to believe he was trolling a gay pickup website to find somebody to tote his luggage? Seriously? This crap is getting so run of the mill it's only mildly amusing, lately.
Quote from: DeadGirlsDontDance on May 06, 2010, 04:28:29 AM
Does this guy really expect anybody to believe he was trolling a gay pickup website to find somebody to tote his luggage? Seriously? This crap is getting so run of the mill it's only mildly amusing, lately.
I concur!
The website is plastered with all things pornographic the moment you type the address in and click "Accept."
Like I have said before: the bible isn't the only thing these guys in denial are thumping! ;D
What is an Ex-Gay movement?
Should the fact that this poor man is homosexual automatically disqualify him from employment as a denouncer of homosexuality?
We all gotta make a buck!
Fair is fair!
Quote from: JaxNative68 on May 05, 2010, 02:33:05 PM
I was thinking about rebuilding my deck this weekend are you all telling me I shouldn't a check on RentBoy.com for help?
Wait you said "dEck"...
Yeah might wanna check somewhere else. I'm sure some of them come wearing tool belts, but no doubt decorative. ;D
Quote from: stephendare on May 06, 2010, 03:16:01 PM
he seems like a very sweetly natured kid.
Probably is, but that wasn't what he was paid for. LOL ;)
Quote from: braeburn on May 06, 2010, 01:48:02 PM
What is an Ex-Gay movement?
I think THINK, not sure but might be when you turn from being gay to fully straight...?
Perhaps boss man was on a ford fiesta budget?
Nahhh... Gay bashing (like race baiting) pays big bucks.
This kid is gonna cash in on the Reverend's unfortunate choices.
"Not all things are good, but God works all things for good."
(Guy in an AA meeting)
Quote from: buckethead on May 06, 2010, 03:26:22 PM
Perhaps boss man was on a ford fiesta budget?
Nahhh... Gay bashing (like race baiting) pays big bucks.
:D
I bet the kid's rates go up.
Quote from: Sportmotor on May 06, 2010, 03:23:17 PM
Agreed, if I ever am going to pay for it. Although the boy looks nice. I want a corvett not a mustang
The good doctor was paying for the 8.5 inches the young man says he has.
Quote from: stephendare on May 06, 2010, 03:26:40 PM
(http://regent.blogs.com/.a/6a00d8341ca4b653ef0133ed529bd6970b-450wi)
(http://regent.blogs.com/.a/6a00d8341ca4b653ef0133ed3209b1970b-250wi)(http://regent.blogs.com/.a/6a00d8341ca4b653ef013480628699970c-250wi)
Well now we finally figured out what happened to the retarded looking Hanson brother...
Quote from: finehoe on May 06, 2010, 03:38:16 PM
The good doctor was paying for the 8.5 inches the young man says he has.
You can get that or more or less for better I explored the site last night to find him :D
Quote from: ChriswUfGator on May 06, 2010, 03:38:38 PM
well now we finally figured out what happened to the retarded looking Hanson brother...
Which one? They all looked kinda tarded. I think that guy looks better then the Hansons lol
Quote from: Sportmotor on May 06, 2010, 03:42:54 PM
Which one? They all looked kinda tarded. I think that guy looks better then the Hansons lol
Lol, I'll give ya 3 guesses and the first 2 don't count...
(http://www.idsnews.com/blogs/weekendwatchers/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Hanson_13_-_portrait_group_-_Quad_Studios_NYC_2004_-_lg.63986251.jpg)
Quote from: stephendare on May 06, 2010, 03:47:19 PM
It seems like Dobson is literally surrounded by homosexuals working for him to deny basic rights to homosexuals.
This is a weird video from back when Dobson was working to 'restore' Ted Haggard.
These people have every right to beleive homosexuality is sin. They also have the right to try to convince others to share their views. (Even if those others are gay.)
It is upon each of us to understand what is right, and fair in our society. However, a person's religious beliefs should not be enacted as law. This is where I would say Dobson is wrong.
Quote from: ChriswUfGator on May 06, 2010, 03:57:16 PM
Quote from: Sportmotor on May 06, 2010, 03:42:54 PM
Which one? They all looked kinda tarded. I think that guy looks better then the Hansons lol
Lol, I'll give ya 3 guesses and the first 2 don't count...
(http://www.idsnews.com/blogs/weekendwatchers/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Hanson_13_-_portrait_group_-_Quad_Studios_NYC_2004_-_lg.63986251.jpg)
These are all handsome young men. We should all be so good looking.
I'm confused...........I thought we were discussing the "Hanson Brothers" in Slap Shot?
I thought it was the boy band group we was talkin bout
Quote from: Sportmotor on May 06, 2010, 05:19:20 PM
I cant see the pic, but I know I am better looking then the Hanson boys lol
Yeah, but you're special!
Ok now seeing the pic I know I am better looking then them 3 :D
RentaHanson.com
QuoteI'm confused...........I thought we were discussing the "Hanson Brothers" in Slap Shot?
(http://www.lazydork.com/movies/slapshot.jpg)
Quote from: BridgeTroll on May 07, 2010, 07:36:55 AM
QuoteI'm confused...........I thought we were discussing the "Hanson Brothers" in Slap Shot?
(http://www.lazydork.com/movies/slapshot.jpg)
bwahahahahah!
NICE!
*shudders*
We're foilin' up coach. We do it before every game.
:D
Once they got to Europe the minister found he only packed hot wheels cars and kids toys.
(http://images.icanhascheezburger.com/completestore/2009/4/9/128837340652853334.png)
The damn coke machine ate my quarter!
This has got to be one of the funniest threads I've read in awhile.
Sorry Stephen... That would fall into the categoty of gossip. (not to suggest the good doctor is telling the truth)
BH, your right of course, but I just wouldn't want to defend this Rekers guy in any way.
Male escort says he gave 'sexual' massages to anti-gay leaderQuoteJo-vanni Roman â€" aka Geo and Lucien â€" told Kaye that psychologist George A. Rekers, an officer of the conservative National Association for Research & Therapy of Homosexuality and a retired University of South Carolina professor, paid him $75 a day plus expenses to travel with him for two weeks in April to London and Madrid.
Included for the money: Roman, 20, would give nude "sexual" massages to Rekers, 61, every day during their trip, the younger man told Kaye.
Gay activists and bloggers have pounced on the story: Rekers, a well-known anti-gay activist, recently was paid more than $120,000 by Florida to testify in defense of the state's gay-adoption ban.
Last week, Rekers acknowledged traveling with Roman but denied having sex with him. The professor said he hired Roman to carry his luggage during their trip.
Rekers could not be reached to comment Friday.
full article: http://www.sun-sentinel.com/mi-rentboy-escort-i-gave-sexual-massa20100508,0,1205057.story
this is just creepy.
(http://i.imgur.com/c70lu.jpg)
"here timmy, sit on my wood"
"flannel, not just for lesbians"
last one.
Stephen King never starred in a better horror role.
I'm done.
Quote from: wiseman on May 09, 2010, 12:53:22 AM
"here timmy, sit on my wood"
"flannel, not just for lesbians"
last one.
Stephen King never starred in a better horror role.
I'm done.
Nice!
Quote from: stephendare on May 08, 2010, 08:41:36 PM
An old friend posted on my facebook page that the Good Doctor is a Bi Bull-Thumper. :D
Bwhaahahahahaaaaaa...that's a fukkin' classic. I'm literally writing that down for later use ;)
How much wood could....a.....uh....
When discussing delicate matters with your child, make sure your lap is at their eye level.
Wear a belt with an unnecessary number of oversized grommets.
3: Wear unnecessary tight-fitting jeans that give you the male version of a camel toe.
4: Make sure your child has to stare right at that when speaking.
5: Place your leg weirdly close to your kid.
6: Wear tacky lumberjack shirt, this will make it easy for you not having to change to hit 616 later.
Speak softly and carry a big scythe....slingblade......
some folkes calls it a kaiser blade
is this the younger version of the guy Billy Bob refuses to share shoptalk with at the end of Slingblade
The more this guy fights against this, the worse he looks and the more guilty he appears.
Now he may well be telling the truth that he did not do anything the the guy, he might have actually been trying to do what he says and hired him on, and give him a different way to make money or attempt to turn him straight or something along the lines.
The fact he is fighting it so hard makes it look bad on him. I still think he had relations with him.
Well I'm sure Shakespeare would agree here "The lady doth protest too much"
I don't think anyone believes him, he's just making it worse continuing to deny everything. And I love that the kid still wants to be his "friend" LMAO, what an idiot.
Dude took him to Europe for almost free, hell that is a great friend to me!
Quote from: Sportmotor on May 12, 2010, 01:40:22 PM
Dude took him to Europe for almost free, hell that is a great friend to me!
Yeah, but any sentimental attachment would have come to a screeching halt for me when I found out later the guy was a heinous right-wing bigot who worked on a daily basis to turn a minority to which I belonged into a group of second-class citizens. Kind of takes the luster off things...
You wouldnt have done any research on some random guy paying you to go to Europe in the first place? =P
Quote from: Sportmotor on May 12, 2010, 03:42:16 PM
You wouldnt have done any research on some random guy paying you to go to Europe in the first place? =P
Haha, naw, I had to go to law school instead so I can whore myself out for a little more money!
$75/day just isn't going to pay the bills around here. ;)
:D wow, was that the kid's rate?
Quote from: Sportmotor on May 12, 2010, 05:40:53 PM
:D wow, was that the kid's rate?
Yeah they posted his contract with Rekers, the kid only got $75/day.
For having to spend eight hours a day plus two meals (figuring another hour), that averages out to a little better than minimum wage, and I bet the boy's not paying taxes on that (or, at least, he didn't intend to declare that income until now).
He also got a free trip to Europe....