Anything but Straight

Anything But Straight: Unmasking the Scandals and Lies Behind the Ex-Gay Myth
	Cover of the first edition
Author	Wayne Besen
Language	English
Subjects	Ex-gay movement ; Conversion therapy
Publisher	Harrington Park Press
Publication date	2003
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (Paperback)
Pages	311
ISBN	1-56023-445-8
OCLC	50583456
Dewey Decimal	261.8/3577 21
LC Class	BV4437.5 .B47 2003

Last updated November 22, 2025

Anything But Straight: Unmasking the Scandals and Lies Behind the Ex-Gay Myth is a 2003 book by Wayne Besen, a gay rights advocate.^[1] The book examines the claims of prominent gay "conversion therapists" and provides insight into "ex-gay" ministries such as Love in Action, Exodus International, Homosexuals Anonymous.^[2]

The book received a positive review from American psychiatrist Jack Drescher, known for his work on sexual orientation and gender identity.^[3]

References

↑ "Book exposes myth of ex-gay industry". The Detroit News . November 17, 2003. Retrieved July 24, 2010. An all-star high school athlete, Wayne Besen...his new book "Anything But Straight: Unmasking the Scandals and Lies Behind the Ex-Gay Myth"
↑ Bensen, Wayne (2003). Anything but Straight: Unmasking the Scandals and Lies Behind the Ex-Gay Myth. Psychology Press. ISBN 1560234466.
↑ Drescher, Jack (2004). "Review: Anything But Straight: Unmasking the Scandals and Lies Behind the Ex-Gay Myth". Psychiatric Services. 55 (9): 1072–1073. doi:10.1176/appi.ps.55.9.1072 – via ResearchGate.

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[1] "Book exposes myth of ex-gay industry". The Detroit News . November 17, 2003. Retrieved July 24, 2010. An all-star high school athlete, Wayne Besen...his new book "Anything But Straight: Unmasking the Scandals and Lies Behind the Ex-Gay Myth"

[2] Bensen, Wayne (2003). Anything but Straight: Unmasking the Scandals and Lies Behind the Ex-Gay Myth. Psychology Press. ISBN 1560234466.

[3] Drescher, Jack (2004). "Review: Anything But Straight: Unmasking the Scandals and Lies Behind the Ex-Gay Myth". Psychiatric Services. 55 (9): 1072–1073. doi:10.1176/appi.ps.55.9.1072 – via ResearchGate.

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