Anything but Straight

{{Short description|2003 book by Wayne Besen}}

{{Infobox book |

| name = Anything But Straight: Unmasking the Scandals and Lies Behind the Ex-Gay Myth

| image = Anything but Straight.jpg

| caption = Cover of the first edition

| author = Wayne Besen

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| country = United States

| language = English

| series =

| subjects = Ex-gay movement
Conversion therapy

| publisher = Harrington Park Press

| pub_date = 2003

| media_type = Print (Paperback)

| pages = 311

| isbn = 1-56023-445-8

| dewey= 261.8/3577 21

| congress= BV4437.5 .B47 2003

| oclc= 50583456

| preceded_by =

| followed_by =

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Anything But Straight: Unmasking the Scandals and Lies Behind the Ex-Gay Myth is a 2003 book by Wayne Besen, a gay rights advocate.{{cite news |title=Book exposes myth of ex-gay industry |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DTNB&s_site=detnews&f_site=detnews&f_sitename=Detroit+News%2C+The+%28MI%29&p_multi=DTNB&p_theme=gannett&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0FEE92A6012E87DD&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |work=The Detroit News |date=November 17, 2003 |access-date=July 24, 2010 |quote=An all-star high school athlete, Wayne Besen...his new book "Anything But Straight: Unmasking the Scandals and Lies Behind the Ex-Gay Myth" }} 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.{{Cite book|last=Bensen|first=Wayne|title=Anything but Straight: Unmasking the Scandals and Lies Behind the Ex-Gay Myth|year=2003|isbn=1560234466}}

The book received a positive review from American psychiatrist Jack Drescher, known for his work on sexual orientation and gender identity.{{Cite journal|last=Drescher|first=Jack|author-link=Jack Drescher|date=2004|title=Review: Anything But Straight: Unmasking the Scandals and Lies Behind the Ex-Gay Myth|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/287602678|journal=Psychiatric Services|volume=55|issue=9|pages=1072–1073|doi=10.1176/appi.ps.55.9.1072|via=ResearchGate}}