PFOX was instrumental in the recent formation of the NEA Ex-Gay Educators Caucus. PFOX’s history of support for discrimination and opposition to antibullying programs in the schools is summarized at Ex-Gay Watch under the PFOX category. To develop an understanding…
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Wayne Besen on Faith-Based Prisons
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In an op-ed column for The Tallahassee Democrat, anti-ex-gay activist Wayne Besen warns that Florida’s plan for a faith-based prison may lead to favoritism for fundamentalists. Gay activists such as myself will be watching closely to make sure our tax…
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Exodus Ex-Gays Neglected By Gay Media?
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The Washington Blade, Dec. 5, offers a he-said-she-said between gay activist and author Wayne Besen and Exodus spokesman Randy Thomas. “What I can say is that gender-affirming role modeling is way simplistic. I don’t think that is an elemental part…
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On Nov. 17, Creators Syndicate columnist Deb Price profiled Wayne Besen’s first experience with an ex-gay ministry and his subsequent encounters with people who felt victimized by the movement. Some money quotes: Besen’s mother gave him an audiocassette that promised…
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Wayne Besen Commends Law And Order: SVU
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Press release from Wayne Besen about last week’s Law & Order: SVU episode: AUTHOR ON EX-GAY MYTH COMMENDS NBC’S LAW AND ORDER FOR HIGHLIGHTING SCIENTIFIC VOODOO BEHIND EX-GAY PROGRAMS Focus on the Family’s Own Failed Ex-Gay Leader Proves That Law…
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Ex-Gays in Cleveland
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Relayed from Wayne Besen: ‘Ex-gays’ to be focus of three Cleveland events By Anthony Glassman, Gay People’s Chronicle (Cleveland), Nov. 14, 2003 “Ex-gays” will be the center of attention in Cleveland over the next week, with a nationally-known author coming…
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Activist Dares Ex-Gays to Sue Schools
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Gay activist Wayne Besen responds to a threat by an ex-gay political coalition to sue school districts that do not promote ex-gay claims, or that suggest homosexuality may have a biological component.
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How to Prevent Ex-Gays
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Author and gay activist Wayne Besen, to Express Gay News, Oct. 6: Besen concedes that the gay community is partly to blame for the ex-gay phenomenon. “Gays could be more supportive of their own,” Besen said. “Gay bars can be…
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Anything But Straight
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Haworth Press set today as the release date for Wayne Besen’s book on the ex-gay movement, “Anything But Straight.” The unveiling will be accompanied by a 55-city book tour. An extended excerpt from the book is available here. The book-release…
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PFOX Can Blame Itself for NEA Silence By Wayne Besen The audacity was breathtaking. The same week ex-gay poster boy Michael Johnston was revealed as a fraud, Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays filed a frivolous complaint with the District of…