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Wayne R. Besen

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Wayne Besen is an author and LGBTQ Rights Advocate.

He spent almost three decades researching, monitoring and debunking the “ex-gay” myth. He exposed their key leaders as frauds, helped shut down leading conversion groups and created a robust record documenting how the “ex-gay” industry is toxic and harms the very people it claims to help.

In 2006, Besen founded Truth Wins Out to help put “ex-gay” programs out of business. He is a former spokesperson for The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest LGBTQ political organization. Besen has appeared on leading news and political talk shows: NBC Nightly News, ABC World News Tonight, MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show and The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell, CNN’s AC360, Fox’s O’Reilly Factor an ...more

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	Anything but Straight: Unmasking the Scandals and Lies Behind the Ex-Gay Myth 3.83 avg rating — 66 ratings — published 2003 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lies with a Straight Face: Exposing the Cranks and Cons Inside the 'Ex-Gay' Industry 3.81 avg rating — 16 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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