Truth Wins Out 🏳️‍🌈 TruthWinsOut.org https://waynebesen.substack.com Center Against Religious Extremism, Twocare.org Author: Lies with a Straight Face: Exposing the Cranks and Cons Inside the ‘Ex-Gay’ Industry Go 76ers 🏀https://bsky.app/profile/waynebesen.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/waynebesen.bsky.social/post/3mzj4mypqik2e“This was more than an historic win—it was a national exorcism of Trump and his failed policies. It was also a brutal repudiation of Project 2025 and its Christian Nationalist vision for America.” https://truthwinsout.org/two-congratulates-democrats-on-historic-political-exorcism/04 Nov 2026 19:47 +0000at://did:plc:og5res4b2rmn4zth36zt45vi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzj4mypqik2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/waynebesen.bsky.social/post/3mzimz6opt225Congratulations to the Democratic Party. This election was a national exorcism of Trump and his failed policies. It was also a repudiation of Project 2025 and its Christian Nationalist vision for America. 🇺🇸04 Nov 2026 15:07 +0000at://did:plc:og5res4b2rmn4zth36zt45vi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzimz6opt225https://bsky.app/profile/waynebesen.bsky.social/post/3mzayyx2ock2pIf Trump decides to challenge the election results, here are 12 Project 2025 Advisory Board organizations [And there are others] that will likely play a key role in hijacking our democracy. https://waynebesen.substack.com/p/if-trump-steals-the-midterms-expect?r=7jcdp&utm_medium=ios01 Nov 2026 14:21 +0000at://did:plc:og5res4b2rmn4zth36zt45vi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzayyx2ock2phttps://bsky.app/profile/waynebesen.bsky.social/post/3mz3xlqd63s2k“Behind the Mask provides a comprehensive view of Project 2025’s twisted ideology and educates Americans on the key players orchestrating an authoritarian power grab.” https://truthwinsout.org/two-unveils-behind-the-mask-the-project-2025-organizations-reshaping-america-volume-iii/30 Oct 2026 14:12 +0000at://did:plc:og5res4b2rmn4zth36zt45vi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz3xlqd63s2khttps://bsky.app/profile/waynebesen.bsky.social/post/3myk7hvnc722xThe new “ex-gay” world is basically the same as the old “ex-gay” universe. All that’s changed is the addition of a few modern phrases cooked up in focus groups. https://waynebesen.substack.com/p/the-infamous-ex-gay-industry-tries?r=7jcdp&utm_medium=ios23 Oct 2026 12:45 +0000at://did:plc:og5res4b2rmn4zth36zt45vi/app.bsky.feed.post/3myk7hvnc722xhttps://bsky.app/profile/waynebesen.bsky.social/post/3mycq7f3w5k2eMichigan’s Jewish community is in an unenviable position. Do they vote for Mike Rogers, a MAGA rubber stamp? Or do they vote for El-Sayed, knowing his success ensures Democrats run 100 more candidates in his mold—driving Jewish voters from the Dem Party? https://waynebesen.substack.com/p/the-anguish-of-liberal-jewish-voters?r=7jcdp&utm_medium=ios20 Oct 2026 13:23 +0000at://did:plc:og5res4b2rmn4zth36zt45vi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mycq7f3w5k2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/waynebesen.bsky.social/post/3myavc7dh5c2oWhat a beautiful kitty 🐈‍⬛ I met today.19 Oct 2026 19:49 +0000at://did:plc:og5res4b2rmn4zth36zt45vi/app.bsky.feed.post/3myavc7dh5c2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/waynebesen.bsky.social/post/3mxyouiwl7c2u“20 years ago, we rejected the insulting premise that LGBTQ people needed to be fixed,” said TWO's founder Wayne Besen. “We decided it was the organizations peddling shame and selling counterfeit cures that needed an intervention.” https://truthwinsout.org/truth-wins-out-celebrates-20-years-of-exposing-lies-defending-lgbtq-people-and-fighting-extremism/16 Oct 2026 13:33 +0000at://did:plc:og5res4b2rmn4zth36zt45vi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxyouiwl7c2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/waynebesen.bsky.social/post/3mxr6ep6q5s2kRussia conducted several brutal strikes in Ukraine, killing 22 people including three babies in an apartment block on Wednesday and at least 30 people in a bus on Thursday. Where is the global outrage? Where are the massive protests? Oh, that’s right—Gazaholics only care about attacking Israel.13 Oct 2026 13:49 +0000at://did:plc:og5res4b2rmn4zth36zt45vi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxr6ep6q5s2khttps://bsky.app/profile/waynebesen.bsky.social/post/3mxon7urrkk2vGet money out of politics: Elon Musk is the largest donor to Republican causes. The roughly $276 million he directed to groups during July, August and September means his tab for the 2026 elections is now about $366 million. His interference is obscene. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/12/us/politics/whos-winning-the-race-for-congress.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share12 Oct 2026 13:37 +0000at://did:plc:og5res4b2rmn4zth36zt45vi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxon7urrkk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/waynebesen.bsky.social/post/3mxml3y66g22iHappy National Coming Out Day!11 Oct 2026 17:53 +0000at://did:plc:og5res4b2rmn4zth36zt45vi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxml3y66g22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/waynebesen.bsky.social/post/3mxkdcp3a622fUganda was the anointed baby for America’s right-wing evangelicals. They nurtured it with love and provided money so it could advance their theocratic agenda. Now their Christian progeny has grown up into an authoritarian monster terrorizing its citizens. https://waynebesen.substack.com/p/american-evangelicals-praised-uganda10 Oct 2026 20:29 +0000at://did:plc:og5res4b2rmn4zth36zt45vi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxkdcp3a622fhttps://bsky.app/profile/waynebesen.bsky.social/post/3mxeo7uwirs2s“The Global Intifada is starting to exhibit the contours of a hate movement,” said TWO’s Wayne Besen. “The protesters’ total contempt for anyone who does not share their beliefs and their dearth of empathy was unacceptable and beyond the pale.” https://truthwinsout.org/two-condemns-global-intifada-protesters-who-stormed-new-york-oct-7-vigil/08 Oct 2026 14:28 +0000at://did:plc:og5res4b2rmn4zth36zt45vi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxeo7uwirs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/waynebesen.bsky.social/post/3mxc4yagbjs2uAt first blush the “Free Palestine” movement appears to have momentum. In reality, it has been an abject failure that is going nowhere fast. Never in human history has a cause received so much publicity yet achieved so few results. https://waynebesen.substack.com/p/the-pro-palestine-movement-has-hit?r=7jcdp&utm_medium=ios07 Oct 2026 14:14 +0000at://did:plc:og5res4b2rmn4zth36zt45vi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxc4yagbjs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/waynebesen.bsky.social/post/3mxc4sp74xs2uNever Forget07 Oct 2026 14:11 +0000at://did:plc:og5res4b2rmn4zth36zt45vi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxc4sp74xs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/waynebesen.bsky.social/post/3mpegy6nehs2gDonahue is the latest in a long line of generals and admirals Trump has removed, without explanation and without any evidence of misconduct. Some were political targets, and the list is heavily weightedtoward women and minorities. Hegseth must go. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/opinion/hegseth-donahue-military-purge.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share28 Jun 2026 16:57 +0000at://did:plc:og5res4b2rmn4zth36zt45vi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpegy6nehs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/waynebesen.bsky.social/post/3mpca23wit224While Vance’s morals are certainly malleable, he does appear to have a few very scary core beliefs that happen to align with the totalitarian Project 2025. He is one of them--and a committed soldier in their unamerican Holy War. https://open.substack.com/pub/waynebesen/p/jd-vance-is-project-2025s-trojan?r=7jcdp&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true27 Jun 2026 19:47 +0000at://did:plc:og5res4b2rmn4zth36zt45vi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpca23wit224https://bsky.app/profile/waynebesen.bsky.social/post/3mp7kh4gzf22m"JD Vance is parroting a bizarre conspiracy theory promoted by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute and the Claremont Institute, two radical Project 2025 organizations,” said Truth Wins Out’s Executive Director Wayne Besen. https://truthwinsout.org/jd-vances-richard-nixon-remarks-parrot-campaign-from-project-2025-organizations/26 Jun 2026 18:16 +0000at://did:plc:og5res4b2rmn4zth36zt45vi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp7kh4gzf22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/waynebesen.bsky.social/post/3moxywg3mcs24"While the majority of patriots are celebrating our nation’s 250th birthday, we have right-wing Project 2025 groups laboring to end the American experiment. ‘Behind the Mask’ helps us fight back and thwart their radical vision to disfigure American democracy.” https://truthwinsout.org/two-releases-behind-the-mask-the-project-2025-organizations-reshaping-america-volume-ii/23 Jun 2026 18:13 +0000at://did:plc:og5res4b2rmn4zth36zt45vi/app.bsky.feed.post/3moxywg3mcs24https://bsky.app/profile/waynebesen.bsky.social/post/3mowd6fabe22oCongressional investigations are needed to determine if Two-Faced Tulsi jeopardized national security. Tulsi Gabbard is a cult puppet, who appears to have taken direct orders from her bizarre, secretive cult guru. Did she share classified information? https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2026/06/21/tulsi-gabbard-her-guru-mysterious-messages-that-helped-shape-her-political-career/23 Jun 2026 02:11 +0000at://did:plc:og5res4b2rmn4zth36zt45vi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mowd6fabe22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/waynebesen.bsky.social/post/3mouzibblwc2hIt turns out creating Israel was the right decision—as some European habits are hard to break. Mobs in Belfast, Ireland, wearing balaclavas, stormed immigrant neighborhoods. The victims this time were Sudanese instead of Jews. Why? Only because we weren’t there. https://open.substack.com/pub/waynebesen/p/ireland-loathes-zionism-yet-its-actions?r=7jcdp&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true22 Jun 2026 13:45 +0000at://did:plc:og5res4b2rmn4zth36zt45vi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mouzibblwc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/waynebesen.bsky.social/post/3molfuuaigs2gJD Vance is a Putz. He’s a Russian puppet, a pedophile protector, EU bashing, Project 2025 coddling, couch loving loser. The Iran “deal” sucks—and Vance miserably failed with his role in negotiations.18 Jun 2026 18:01 +0000at://did:plc:og5res4b2rmn4zth36zt45vi/app.bsky.feed.post/3molfuuaigs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/waynebesen.bsky.social/post/3moeeoprjac2nIt’s difficult to see how the U.S. or the world benefited from Trump’s Great Persian Adventure. He pumped our homes full of lies and propaganda, while hurting American consumers at the gas pump. https://open.substack.com/pub/waynebesen/p/the-iran-debacle-ended-americas-superpower?r=7jcdp&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true15 Jun 2026 22:51 +0000at://did:plc:og5res4b2rmn4zth36zt45vi/app.bsky.feed.post/3moeeoprjac2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/waynebesen.bsky.social/post/3mnsytcsvnc2kThe answer to a broken political culture is not to accept it. Demand better from those entrusted with power or seeking it. Enough is enough. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/06/08/graham-platner-maine-us-senate-primary-bid-sends-dubious-message/09 Jun 2026 01:03 +0000at://did:plc:og5res4b2rmn4zth36zt45vi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnsytcsvnc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/waynebesen.bsky.social/post/3mnqcxno26c2rThe moment a Nazi tattoo was discovered on Democratic Maine U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner’s body his candidacy should have ended. Not too long ago, all Democrats understood this. Today, that is no longer the case. https://open.substack.com/pub/waynebesen/p/graham-platner-is-a-slimy-oyster?r=7jcdp&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true07 Jun 2026 23:27 +0000at://did:plc:og5res4b2rmn4zth36zt45vi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnqcxno26c2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/waynebesen.bsky.social/post/3mnfzfob2h22dBari Weiss is a thin-skinned, bootlicking loser who destroyed CBS. Scott Pelley is a hero who bravely spoke truth to power. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/03/business/media/bari-weiss-scott-pelley-cbs.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share03 Jun 2026 21:09 +0000at://did:plc:og5res4b2rmn4zth36zt45vi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnfzfob2h22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/waynebesen.bsky.social/post/3mn467p7ia22uWhen Dems stupidly nominate a fool with a history of misogynistic statements and a Nazi tattoo—then act MAGA by dismissing the disgusting behavior—they should not be shocked when Platner turns out to be a lowlife. Shame on those who demanded we support this pig. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/30/us/politics/graham-platner-maine-senate-texts.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share30 May 2026 23:08 +0000at://did:plc:og5res4b2rmn4zth36zt45vi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn467p7ia22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/waynebesen.bsky.social/post/3mmpeogly6c2pAlan Chambers will likely be sent to prison to pay for his alleged crimes. However, the evangelical and fundamentalist churches are culpable for creating a broken system that enables people like Chambers to run exploitative youth programs. https://open.substack.com/pub/waynebesen/p/former-ex-gay-leader-alan-chambers?r=7jcdp&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web25 May 2026 20:59 +0000at://did:plc:og5res4b2rmn4zth36zt45vi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmpeogly6c2phttps://bsky.app/profile/waynebesen.bsky.social/post/3mmov32veh22uChambers will likely be sent to prison to pay for his alleged crimes. However, evangelical and fundamentalist churches are culpable for creating a broken system that enables people like Chambers to run exploitative youth programs. Will they reform their evil ways? https://open.substack.com/pub/waynebesen/p/former-ex-gay-leader-alan-chambers?r=7jcdp&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true25 May 2026 16:20 +0000at://did:plc:og5res4b2rmn4zth36zt45vi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmov32veh22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/waynebesen.bsky.social/post/3mmme43irts2yThank you Matt Ashcroft for our conversation about the Alan Chambers scandal and the failed “ex-gay” industry. youtu.be/BIQY3HsoEOk https://youtu.be/BIQY3HsoEOk24 May 2026 16:11 +0000at://did:plc:og5res4b2rmn4zth36zt45vi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmme43irts2y