Topic: Wayne Besen

Actress' claim to be gay by choice riles activists

0 . Cynthia Nixon learned the hard way this week that when it comes to gay civil rights, the personal is always political. Very political.. . The...
Cynthia Nixon learned the hard way this week that when it comes to gay civil rights, the personal is always political.. . The actress best known...
The gay rights group Truth Wins Out is taking on social conservative Linda Harvey and her implied threat of a lawsuitThe gay rights group Truth Wins Out is taking on social conservative Linda Harvey and her implied threat of a lawsuit. Harvey ...
An app on Apple's iTunes store from the 'ex-gay' group Exodus International has sparked a petition to have it removedAn app on Apple's iTunes store from the “ex-gay” group Exodus International has sparked a petition to have it removed. The ...
Gay activist Wayne Besen predicts James Dobson is about to escalate his anti-gay message Focus on the Family founder James Dobson is leaving the organization, but he's got no plans to retire his anti-gay rhetoric, gay rights activist Wayne Besen says ...

Gay Activists Begin Boycott Against Jamaica

After years of debate on the issue, gay activists have begun a Jamaica boycott; bars urged to dump Jamaican liquor After years of debate on the issue, gay activists have begun a Jamaica boycott. Isn't there homophobic people in the U ...

The Gay Slant: Getting 'Cured' In Alaska

Ex-gays at Anchorage conference, Palin linked to anti-gay event, and Liberace's return (to film) The big story this week is the 'Love Won Out' ex-gay conference taking place today in Anchorage, Alaska, sponsored by James Dobson's Christian fundamentalist group Focus ...
Church's endorsement of a presidential candidate also an attack on gay marriageThirty-three churches that broke the law on Sunday to publicly endorse a candidate for president say they did so to challenge a ban they call unconstitutional. The organization was formed ...

Author Leads Fight Against Ex-Gay Movement

Author Wayne Besen leads the fight against the ex-gay movementIn making his way to Anchorage, Alaska to confront, once again, a James Dobson 'Love Won Out' ex-gay conference scheduled for Saturday, Wayne Besen stands at the vanguard of one of the most ...