Truth Wins Out Condemns Rishi Sunak’s Expected Plan to Undermine Promised UK Conversion Therapy Ban
Conversion Therapy is a Ridiculous, Not Religious Practice Based on Malpractice, Not Medicine, Says TWO Delray Beach, FL– Truth Wins Out expressed profound disappointment and strong condemnation in response to reports indicating that Rishi Sunak, the UK’s Prime Minister, is planning to scuttle a long-promised conversion therapy ban. This is a deplorable step backwards […]
TWO’s Wayne Besen On Rated LGBT Radio to Discuss New Book Debunking Conversion Therapy
TWO Executive Director Wayne Besen appeared on Rated LGBT radio with Rob Watson and Brody Levesque. It was an excellent show where they discussed Besen’s new book Lies with a Straight Face: Exposing the Cranks and Cons Inside the ‘Ex-Gay’ Industry. Pre-Order Lies with a Straight Face Now [All royalties from sales go to Truth […]
PRE-ORDER: Lies with a Straight Face
“Wayne writes with the passion and skill of a novelist as he tells this story of so-called ‘ex-gay’ therapy. Lies with a Straight Face is a beautifully written, well-researched and up-to-the moment science-based volume.” –Frank Schaeffer, Author, Crazy for God The book release date is October 11, National Coming Out Day. All royalties from book […]
Anti-Conversion Therapy Hero Chaim Levin Featured in Powerful New York Times Video
Chaim is a Hero who has had a Profound Impact on the Fight Against the ‘Ex-Gay’ Industry By Wayne Besen When I first met Chaim Levin in 2011, he was just starting his fight against the scourge of “ex-gay” conversion therapy. Chaim and Ben Unger told me their harrowing stories about the psychological abuse they […]
TWO Condemns Shameful Court Ruling That Finances the Fraud of Quack Conversion Therapists
Bizarre Decision is a ‘Judicial Gift for the Grift’ that Penalizes Municipalities for Protecting LGBTQ Youth, Says TWO DELRAY BEACH, FL – Truth Wins Out strongly objected to a bizarre and dangerous decision by the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals that ruled that two Florida conversion therapists are allowed to continue harming LGBTQ youth with […]
Jeffrey McCall Drags Down Freedom March: Comes Out as Scarlett
Announcement Follows Previous Scandal of Multiple hookups with Men FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Wayne Besen, Executive Director: wbesen@truthwinsout.org DELRAY BEACH, FL – Truth Wins Out welcomed Freedom March founder Jeffrey McCall out of the closet. The Freedom March is an “ex-gay” program founded by McCall, that holds rallies across America urging LGBTQ people to repent […]
Wisconsin GOP Nixes Conversion Therapy Protections for Kids
In 2020, Wisconsin banned conversion therapy, a discredited practice to try to change a person from gay-to-straight. This week, six Wisconsin Republican lawmakers voted to block the ban, over the objection of four democrats. The excuse Republican State Rep. Adam Neylon gave for reinstating this dangerous form of psychological abuse, is that the Department of […]
Robert Adams: A Conversion Therapy Survivor Story
As a teenager, Robert Adams left his mainline church in Canada to join the Evangelical Church. His fundamentalist church had some rigid views and practices. Robert’s relationship with his family was impacted by his participation in the fundamentalist church. He soon learned that the church position on sexuality didn’t align with his own nascent feelings. […]
TWO Slams Quack Therapist Nicolosi Jr. for Cynically and Hypocritically Piggybacking on Sam Brinton Scandal
Sam Brinton Scandal Lends No Credibility to Conversion Therapy Corrupt Conversion Therapy Industry Cynically Calls for Accountability (Cue Laughter) Today, the Religious Right tried to cynically piggyback on my LGBTQ Nation column questioning the authenticity of Sam Brinton’s conversion therapy testimony. The non-binary activist’s story included alleged torture with heat and ice. Brinton is the […]
Why I Spoke Out on Sam Brinton Scandal
BREAKING: A SECOND Warrant Issued in Nevada for Brinton Luggage Theft A second felony warrant was issued for Sam Brinton, who is accused of stealing luggage from Harry Reid International Airport (Las Vegas). In a new video, I explain why I spoke out at LGBTQ Nation on the Sam Brinton scandal. Groups like NCLR Born Perfect […]