User:Mdgr2000

The following addition is NOT, as your bot implies, vandalism. It is esential information. If you dispute it, have the courtesy to write me. If I do not hear from you, I will continue to post it. It is to be added to the BOTA page, as follows:

Caveat Emptor: B.O.T.A. Homophobia
Initiation into the mystery school tradition requires receptivity and trust, and there is reason to question B.O.T.A.'s worthiness on both counts. See / "B.O.T.A.'s Pink Triangle of Prejudice" on tribe.net for an illuminating and disturbing thread regarding B.O.T.A.'s policy of excluding sexual minorities from Inner Order initiations that are offered to heterosexual members. This link provides evidence showing that this policy was kept secret from BOTA's membership as of 1990 and possibly as late as 1997. The rationale for this policy is elucidated by a former officer in B.O.T.A., whose / letter claiming that barring gays from higher initiations was an "act of mercy" is available for public viewing. The originator of this thread claims that B.O.T.A.'s justification for this destructive policy was pretextual and that the real driver was homophobia. The thread contains a number of cogently presented arguments that support that view. B.O.T.A.'s policy can hardly be kept secret from its membership or the public anymore. In September 2006, B.O.T.A. was asked to publicly repudiate this policy and clarify whether it is still in effect. Updates will follow as appropriate.