Well, that’s at least what they tell gullible reporters like Lisa Ling. However, I can’t help but noticing these allegedly “apolitical” activists keep finding themselves testifying in state houses. Here is “ex-gay” activist David Digiacomo testifying today against civil unions at the Colorado Senate.
The ‘Ex-Gay’ Industry Isn’t Political…
About the Author
Wayne Besen is the Founding Executive Director of Truth Wins Out and author of “Anything But Straight: Unmasking the Scandals and Lies Behind the Ex-Gay Myth” (Haworth, 2003). In 2010, Besen was awarded the “Visionary Award” at the Out Music Awards for organizing the American Prayer Hour, an event which shined a spotlight on the role American evangelicals played in the introduction of Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill.