From today’s press release by Wayne Besen: ACTIVIST CHARGES THAT THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT SUPPRESSED INFORMATION ON EX-GAY LEADER FOR IDEOLOGICAL REASONS Puff-Piece Shows That ‘Virginian-Puppet’ Can’t Decide if it’s a Church Bulletin or a Legitimate Newspaper, Says Wayne Besen VIRGINIA BEACH,…
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Activist/author Wayne Besen today criticized a new exgay book, “Closing the Closet: Testimonies of Deliverance from Homosexuality.” The book, edited by pastor Talbert W. Swan II, includes a foreword by exgay religious activist D.L. Foster and an afterword by antigay…
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Wayne Besen Responds to Ex-gay Ad Campaign
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Wayne Besen: ‘Doom’ for Gay Republicans
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Wayne Besen, author of Anything But Straight about the ex-gay movement, comments in a June 4 op-ed in The Washington Blade about the difficulties facing gay Republicans. The Blade also ran a front-page news story.
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Chicago’s Windy City Times interviewed gay activist Wayne Besen on June 2. Besen’s book about the ex-gay movement, Anything But Straight, was nominated for the Lambda Literary Awards in two categories: LGBT Studies and Spirituality.
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The Charleston Post and Courier on April 14 briefly noted gay activist/author Wayne Besen’s then-upcoming speech April 15. Besen is touring the country to promote his book, Anything But Straight. His talk in Charleston was sponsored by the Alliance for…
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Wayne Besen and James Barber both point me to an excellent Apr. 3 article in the Guardian (London). Using Focus on the Family’s “Love Won Out” ex-gay expo in Nashville as a focal point, Going Straight explores the conflicting views…
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Ex-Gay Rally At Illinois State Capitol
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The State Journal-Register in Springfield, Ill., reports today on an ex-gay rally at the state Capitol, sponsored by Concerned Women for America and Peter LaBarbera’s group, the Illinois Family Institute. Stephen Bennett said: “I’ve had both worlds, I’ve been in…
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The Rapid City Journal reported Mar. 17 on Wayne Besen’s appearance Mar. 21 at the Midwest Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered Resource Conference. The article discusses how Besen’s work on the subject began: An ex-gay ad campaign in 1998 prompted…
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Writing for Vermont’s monthly Out In The Mountains, Robert William Wolff praises gay activist Wayne Besen’s book about the ex-gay movement, Anything But Straight.