Dr. Porter was a pioneer in the study of what is now known as the "sexual/ gender aspects of genocide," first using the term "sexual" in his definition of genocide as far back as the late 1970s in his classic book "Genocide and Human Rights" (ISBN: 0-8191-2290-4) and expanded in his 2006 book "The Genocidal Mind: Sociological and Sexual Perspectives" (ISBN: 978-0-7618-3400-7). The term "sexual politics" has momentous relevance today given the times: gay marriages, DOMA (Defense of Marriage Act), "don't tell, don't ask," and the continued harassment and persecution of homosexuals, lesbians, and transsexuals in our society. What happened in Nazi Germany seventy or more years ago can help us understand what is happening in America today.