... site Texts on site writen by Morgan Drake Eckstein. BOTA, Builders of the Adytum Founded by Paul Foster Case, using some teachings of original HOGD. Later officers included Ann Davies, Gene Emard, Frieda Rizzo, etc. January 1997: Michael Green posted to usenet, in discussion with Robert Word, the accusation that the BOTA had long had a secret, homophobic, anti-gay agenda. See a...

... in BOTA and their policy. (Cat, if you are interested, search the archives around 1997.) There have been somewhat veiled comments to regard what went on between Ann Davies and the late Gene Emard (the senior homosexual member of BOTA in question) and why it was decided homosexual members could not be part of Chapter work. What was hurtful about the BOTA policy is that the Order has ...