This video offers a snapshot of the work performed by TruthWinsOut.org:
Mission: Truth Wins Out is a non-profit organization that defends the GLBT community against anti-gay misinformation campaigns, counters the ex-gay industry and educates America about gay life.
Creed: Attempts to change sexual orientation are patently offensive, discriminatory by definition, theologically shaky, uniformly unsuccessful and medically unsound. Truth Wins Out firmly believes that ex-gay programs can damage families, lower self-esteem, generate guilt and shame and sometimes lead to suicide.
Goal: Truth Wins Out aims to expose the dangerous practice of ex-gay therapy and fight back against anti-gay propaganda. We will do this in America and, when necessary, abroad. The organization will tirelessly advocate against such programs, vigorously disseminate educational material, and provide accurate research.
We firmly believe in the principle that leaving the “Big Lie” unchallenged invites prejudice to prosper, falsehoods to flower and fiction to be confused with fact. TWO stands for the idea that education will overcome ignorance and truth will one day triumph.
TWO uses a five-pronged strategy to fight for equality:
1. Challenging the ‘Ex-Gay’ Industry: TWO has pioneered efforts to counter the biggest lie of all — the “ex-gay” industry. These dangerous programs include discredited therapists, anti-gay ministries and right wing organizations that claim people can “pray away the gay.” Well-funded “ex-gay” groups target children, teens and young adults and exploit their families. They have conferences where charlatans take money from desperate parents and indoctrinate youth with damaging pseudoscience. Fortunately, TWO is on the ground at many of these seminars to combat the lies and oppose the propaganda by presenting the truth. We monitor these groups, conduct research and use the media to expose the harm done by the “ex-gay” industry.
2. Setting the Record Straight: Anti-gay organizations distort science to smear the GLBT community. They deliberately misuse legitimate studies to persuade people to vote against equality. TWO believes that allowing the “Big Lie” to go unchallenged is dangerous, shortsighted and allows falsehoods to flourish. Every time our opponents misrepresent our lives we must stand up and set the record straight.
3. Rapid Response: When the GLBT community is attacked – TWO is often a first responder. We move quickly and use the modern tools of communications to outmaneuver our foes. This includes major web-based campaigns and press releases strategically designed to accomplish our goals. We fight anti-gay lies in America and even internationally, as anti-gay groups spread their misinformation throughout the world.
4. Media Advocacy: TWO deploys expert spokespeople who can stand up to those who hurt the GLBT community. The organization frequently speaks out on television, radio, newspapers and on the Internet.
5. University Outreach: Polls show that today’s youth are more accepting of GLBT people than any previous generation. Of this key demographic, anti-gay forces realize they are losing the battle over hearts and minds. To reverse this encouraging trend, right wing organizations are infiltrating colleges and university campuses with “ex-gay” speakers. These activists use deception to plant seeds of intolerance in fertile minds. They allow impressionable students to justify discrimination and look down upon their peers. Truth Wins Out provides campuses with experts to debunk the ex-gay myth and educates tomorrow’s leaders. We arm students with knowledge and teach them how to fight back against those who would undermine their future.
