Wayne Besen Hosts Political Current Events Show on Chicago’s Progressive Talk
CHICAGO – Chicago’s independent progressive talk, WCPT, announced today the addition of a new show to the line-up, “I’ve Got Issues” featuring author and human rights advocate Wayne Besen. The weekly...
View ArticleThe Religious Freedom Cafe — Where a Side of Bigotry is Served with Your Burger
Anti-gay organizations realize that they are on the verge of losing their unholy war against LGBT people. There has been a dramatic change in public opinion, with the majority of Americans supporting...
View ArticleDonald Trump and Republican Jews Allowed Israel to Become Putin’s Hostage
Trump and his Enablers compromised Israel’s National Security and Sovereignty If it’s not clear by now, it should be. Donald Trump was the worst president for Israel in the nation’s 74-year history....
View ArticleThe January 6th Committee Highlighted the Hell America Faces if Democracy is...
A Future of cruelty, conformity and darkness awaits unless we vote in record numbers The first January 6 committee hearing was riveting. Glued to the television, I didn’t realize a tear had streamed...
View ArticleFlorida’s Little Dictator, Ron DeSantis, is a Black Cloud Hanging Over the...
LGBTQ isn’t a lifestyle, but joining a primitive church that perpetuates prejudice certainly is Florida’s Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis should henceforth be known as Ron “Little Dic” DeSantis,...
View ArticleProtecting LGBTQ Pride from Nazis with Self-Defense – Interview: Life in...
In this episode, Wayne discuss the urgent need for LGBTQ self-defense to beat back Nazis invading Pride events. He also interviews Terry Cosgrove of Chicago’s PersonalPac. He talks about life in a...
View ArticleTruth Wins Out Harshly Condemns Overturning Roe v Wade by illegitimate,...
Dangerous, Radicalized Court Imposes Right Wing Church Views on All Americans; Time to Expand the Court DELRAY BEACH, FL- Truth Wins Out harshly condemned the politically compromised, wholly...
View ArticleA Terrifying Time Machine: Republicans are Turning Back the Clock
We begin the show with me reflecting on my childhood in Texas and discussing the many ways fundamentalist Christians dominated every aspect of our lives. The right-wing coup of the Supreme Court has...
View ArticlePodcast: The Supreme Court Isn’t Serving America, but a Subversive,...
On today’s show, we discuss the renegade Supreme Court. We pose the question, “Are they working for America or a radical movement to end democracy?” We interview Sean Faircloth, former mayor of Bangor,...
View ArticlePodcast: Conservative Dominance of Talk Radio is a Threat to Democracy
On today’s War of the Words podcast, Wayne discusses how Republican dominance of talk radio is a threat to democracy. Liberals have foolishly ceded the airwaves, creating a dangerous vacuum that...
View ArticlePodcast: The Supreme Court’s Ruling to Sabotage the EPA was Reckless and...
On today’s show, we discuss the Supreme Court’s attack on the Environmental Protection Agency and how it’s sabotaging efforts to fight climate change. We have Part Two of our interview with...
View ArticleA Father of the ‘Ex-Gay’ Survivor’s Movement, Jerry Stephenson, Passes
Listen in Podcast On Sunday morning, a titan in the battle against “ex-gay” conversion therapy, Rev. Jerry Stephenson, passed away at Florida Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale. I had visited Jerry...
View Article‘Big Stick Biden’ is Exactly What America Needs
Biden told the truth: Republicans are a threat to democracy Joe Biden has found his voice and it couldn’t come at a more fortuitous moment. The president was elected on a platform to heal divisions and...
View ArticleThe Wayne Besen Show: The Red Wave was a Red Ripple; Democrats Keep the...
Watch the Wayne Besen Show Now On The Wayne Besen Show: The Red Wave turned into a Red Ripple, with Democrats holding the Senate and the House still in play. We begin our post-election coverage with 10...
View ArticleIt’s Bigger than Beer: Qatar’s Shabby Treatment of Soccer Fans and Workers is...
Soccer Fans Shouldn’t Have to Adhere to Qatar’s Beliefs Liberals in the West recoil at the idea of Christian Nationalism and theocracy as a form of government. Much of our activism is staunchly...
View ArticleJustice Samuel Alito Implicated in Leaking Hobby Lobby Decision to...
Tainted Right Wing Supreme Court is Hopelessly Corrupt and Consumed by Conflicts of Interest The United States appears to have two different Supreme Courts operating under the same ornate, marble roof....
View ArticleWeekly Podcast, Season 2, Episode 5: Massacre at Colorado LGBTQ Bar Stuns...
On today’s show, we begin with the horrific massacre at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado. The mass shooting highlights the impact of hate speech and violence in America, as well as the nation’s deadly...
View ArticleHas Sam Brinton’s story always been too good to be true?
Was Brinton’s story contrived or embellished to manipulate high-profile leaders and elevate themself into the upper echelons of LGBTQ+ activism? Sam Brinton, a non-binary, LGBTQ activist and outspoken...
View ArticleWhy I Spoke Out on Sam Brinton Scandal
BREAKING: 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...
View ArticleSam Brinton Scandal Lends No Credibility to Conversion Therapy
Conversion Therapy Hypocrisy at its Finest and Most Cynical Corrupt Conversion Therapy Industry Cynically Calls for Accountability (Cue Laughter) Today, the Religious Right tried to cynically...
View ArticleRobert Adams: A Conversion Therapy Survivor Story
As a teenager, Robert Adams left his mainline church to join the Evangelical Church. His fundamentalist church had some rigid views and practices. Robert’s relationship with his family was impacted by...
View ArticleKevin McCarthy and the Party of Lies and Make Believe
The election of congenital liar Rep. George Santos, the elevation of serial reinventor Rep. Elise Stefanik and the craven quest by Rep. Kevin McCarthy to become House Speaker completes the moral...
View ArticleMass Shootings: More Guns Made America Less Safe
In the United States, we like to be number 1. Unfortunately, we are a world leader in gun deaths, if you don’t count active war zones. The U.S. has already had at 39 mass shootings so far this year....
View ArticleThe Pope Advances Progress on LGBTQ Equality
This week, Pope Francis criticized laws that criminalize gay sexual conduct as “unjust.” He said that God loves all his children just as they are. In an interview with the Associated Press, the...
View ArticleDemocrats Must Impeach Clarence Thomas When They Have the Numbers to do So
Clarence Thomas has been exposed as the Supreme Court Captain of Corruption. ProPublica found that Thomas has an old Sugar Daddy named Harlan Crow that has given Thomas approximately a half million...
View ArticleCable Companies Must Stop Airing Fox News
Only moments before trial, FOX News Channel settled with Dominion Voting systems for $787.5 million. That’s a big payout for promoting the Big Lie and spreading conspiracy theories. Dominion had...
View ArticleGOP Trying to Force Sick 89 Year Old Sen. Diane Feinstein Back to Work
Senate Republicans are blocking a temporary replacement for California Senator Diane Feinstein in the Judiciary Committee. The 89-year-old senator is suffering from shingles. Feinstein was...
View ArticleTucker Carlson Plays Victim and Pretends to be a Truth Teller in Whiny Video
Freshly canned from The FOX, but far from contrite, Tucker Carlson posted a short Twitter vanity video. Laughably, the notorious right-wing propagandist posed as a purveyor of truth in a corrupt...
View ArticleSun-Sentinel Op-Ed: Florida’s LGBTQ community must resist rollback of our rights
READ ONLINE AT SUN-SENTINEL By Wayne Besen In the aftermath of Florida expanding legislative attacks on its LGBTQ population, the community is struggling with how best to respond. Pride Alliance of...
View ArticleCPAC Conference Returns to Authoritarian Hungary
The most beloved figure in America’s toxic conservative movement is Hungarian dictator Viktor Orban. This detestable Putin-loving autocrat has crushed independent media in his country, weakened...
View ArticleAnti-DeSantis Project Launched to Shake Complacency Over ‘Little Dictator’...
DELRAY BEACH, FL- Activists launched a project today to push back on what they see as complacency over the threat caused by Ron DeSantis. The multi-media project is called LittleDicRon.com, after what...
View ArticleGov. DeSantis’ Costly Culture Wars Suffer Setback with Transgender Ruling
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, June 6, 2023 Contact: Wayne Besen Email: littledicron@gmail.com DeSantis is Florida’s Biggest Drag Show, Dressing Up and Playing Presidential Candidate on the Taxpayer’s...
View ArticleTrump Indictment Suggests Civil Conflict is Underway
A Party Willing to Excuse Theft of Nuclear Secrets Has Already Left the American Project The indictment of Donald Trump has been called many things from unprecedented to historic. However, the word...
View ArticleAfter Latest Nazi Eruption Outside Disney World, Activists Call on Gov. Ron...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DeSantis Must Return Home to Address Hate in the Sunshine State DELRAY BEACH, FL- Florida activists called on Gov. Ron DeSantis today to suspend his presidential campaign and...
View ArticlePride Apparel Line Helps Us Fight Ron DeSantis
We are thrilled to introduce our exciting new Pride Apparel Line 2023. A gift from our online store is a fantastic and easy way to help fund our campaign against arch-homophobe Ron DeSantis. You’ll...
View ArticleWayne Besen Discusses Attacks on Pride with Michael G. Haskins on WBAI’s...
Catch my interview on WBAI’s Living For The City with Michael G. Haskins.We discuss how Pride Month has been particularly dangerous this year. According to news sources, there’s been a record number of...
View ArticleWayne Besen Interviewed by Rated LGBT about New Book Debunking Conversion...
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...
View ArticleTruth Wins Out Condemns Rishi Sunak’s Expected Plan to Undermine Promised UK...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 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...
View ArticleNew Book Debunks the ‘Ex-Gay’ Industry As Supreme Court Considers Weighing in...
Lies with a Straight Face Refutes Right Wing Hacks Like Matt Walsh, Who Today Promoted Conversion Therapy Delray Beach, FL—Truth Wins Out Executive Director Wayne Besen released his new book today,...
View ArticleThanks to All Who Attended My Exciting Fort Lauderdale Barnes and Noble Book...
Sending my love to those who met me at my Barnes & Noble book signing in Fort Lauderdale. Thank you for buying my book and supporting the LGBTQ movement. If you missed my book signing, you can...
View ArticleInterview: Politics Considered with Bill Gallagher Covers Lies with a...
Bill and Wayne discuss Wayne’s new book: Lies with a Straight Face: Exposing the Cranks and Cons Inside the ‘Ex-Gay’ Industry. The book was just released on October 11 at a pivotal moment when the...
View ArticleNew Book: Read Lies with a Straight Face to Learn About the ‘Ex-Gay’ Myth
Order now at this link
View Article