Opinion
How Low Can They Go?
It was unusually satisfying to watch beauty contestant turned Bible-thumper Carrie Prejean crash and burn. In the bat of an eyelash, she went from Christian
Ex-Gay? No Way, the Experts Agree
Delaware Online By Doug Marshall-Steele Despite all scientific evidence to the contrary, many religious conservatives insist that gay people can and must become heterosexual, since
Countering PFOX In The Schools
By Wayne Besen I always begin my traveling presentation on the “ex-gay” industry with a Daily Show segment (view video at bottom of this link)
A Winning Script
By Wayne Besen It is an odd time to be gay in America. Whether you are celebrated or despised depends on where you stand at
Love Won Out Is Deceptive and Harmful
(Published In The Charlotte Observer, Feb. 21, 2009) By Wayne Besen As long as prejudice and discrimination exist, some gay men and lesbians will feel
‘People of Faith’ or ‘People of Fibs?’
In a breathtaking display of lies and hypocrisy, a group of anti-gay culture warriors and long-time Mormon bashers placed a full page ad in the
The Future of Religion In America
By Wayne Besen On Sunday, New York Times Columnist Nicholas Kristof discussed religious and cultural extremism in Pakistan, where a new cabinet member, Israr Ullah
The Winds of Change
Few people at the three Proposition 8 protest rallies I attended — two in New York and one in Chicago — were familiar. The ones
Sun-Times Publishes Dump Dobson op-ed
The Chicago-Sun Times ran the following op-ed on the Dump Dobson Coalition’s efforts to keep James Dobson out of the Radio Hall of Fame. INDUCTING
The Radio Hall of Shame
(The Radio Hall of Shame’s Bruce DuMont, Left) I once had a revealing conversation with an A-list news reporter, when I was trying to convince
