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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.
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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.”
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==Further Reading/Research==
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* http://www.waynebesen.com/
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* http://www.truthwinsout.org/author/wbesen/
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* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXrewWWdl40
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Latest revision as of 21:17, 7 September 2023

Wayne Besen

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.”

Further Reading/Research


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