ers , ▁the ▁CE O ▁of ▁Ex od us ▁International ▁and ▁parent ▁company ▁of ▁the ▁Love ▁W on ▁Out ▁Conference , ▁which ▁had ▁held ▁recent ▁con ferences ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁True ▁Story , ▁formally ▁apolog ized ▁to ▁the ▁gay ▁community ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁for ▁the ▁damage ▁done ▁by ▁re par ative ▁ther apy , ▁and ▁ended ▁the ▁ 3 7 - year - old ▁Ex od us ▁International ▁min istry . ▁ ▁Tr uth ▁W ins ▁Out ▁ ▁Tr uth ▁W ins ▁Out , ▁an ▁organization ▁formed ▁by ▁Wayne ▁Bes en , ▁is ▁a ▁leading ▁critic ▁of ▁ex - g ay ▁minist ries ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁Love ▁W on ▁Out ▁con ferences . ▁Tr uth ▁W ins ▁Out ▁often ▁held ▁protest s ▁and ▁demonstr ations ▁outside ▁the ▁Love ▁W on ▁Out ▁con ferences ▁to ▁shed ▁light ▁on ▁what ▁they ▁called ▁" anti ▁gay ▁religious ▁extrem ism ." ▁ ▁Tr uth ▁W ins ▁Out ▁executive ▁director ▁Wayne ▁Bes en , ▁who ▁has ▁been ▁tracking ▁and ▁oppos ing ▁" ex - g ay " ▁ther ap ies ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁de cade , ▁issued ▁a ▁statement ▁Th urs day ▁morning : ▁ ▁" The ▁closing ▁of ▁Ex od us ▁is ▁an ▁earth qu ake ▁that ▁is ▁sh aking ▁the ▁very ▁found ations ▁of ▁the ▁' ex - g ay ' ▁industry . ▁We ▁feel ▁v ind ic ated ▁with ▁our ▁efforts ▁to ▁expose ▁these ▁groups ▁and ▁reve al ▁their ▁great ▁destruction . ▁Although ▁new ▁groups ▁are ▁v ying ▁to ▁fill