Difference between revisions of "Wayne Besen"
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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | Gay rights activist, former journalist and spokesperson for Human Rights Campaign. Founder, 'Truth Wins Out' which fights the ex-gay movement. | + | Gay rights activist, former journalist and spokesperson for Human Rights Campaign. Founder, 'Truth Wins Out' which fights the ex-gay movement. Author of the book 'Lies with a Straight Face: Exposing the Cranks and Cons Inside the Ex-Gay Industry' (2023) which retraces the rise and fall of the ex-gay industry and his lifelong dedication to busting the most damaging myths about LGBTQ+ people: that they can and need to be “fixed.” |
==Further Reading/Research== | ==Further Reading/Research== | ||
Latest revision as of 21:17, 7 September 2023
Country
United States
Birth - Death
1970 -
Occupation
Activist
Description
Gay rights activist, former journalist and spokesperson for Human Rights Campaign. Founder, 'Truth Wins Out' which fights the ex-gay movement. Author of the book 'Lies with a Straight Face: Exposing the Cranks and Cons Inside the Ex-Gay Industry' (2023) which retraces the rise and fall of the ex-gay industry and his lifelong dedication to busting the most damaging myths about LGBTQ+ people: that they can and need to be “fixed.”
