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Exod Internatnal, a Christian mistry that claimed people uld change their sexualy through fah, prayer and therapy, is shuttg down s operatns, and the group's print issued an apology for g the gay muny "pa and hurt."

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THE DOWNFALL OF THE EX-GAY MOVEMENT

Anti-Gay Mistry Shuts Down * exodus gay ministry *

In 2001, Alan Chambers was hired as the print of the world’s largt ex-gay mistry, Exod Internatnal.

Durg the latter part of the 20th century, Exod and siar nservative groups promoted the ia that gay people uld—and should try to—bee straight. Ex-gay lears traveled to church and appeared on televisn news programs cg a lany of exampl of happily married “former homosexuals” to monstrate that sexual orientatn is a choice and that change is Chambers would unrgo a radil change of heart. Chambers’s cisn effectively livered the athblow to the beleaguered ex-gay movement.

EXOD INTERNATNAL: 'GAY CURE' GROUP LEAR SHUTTG DOWN MISTRY AFTER CHANGE OF HEART

”As a former Exod participant who once lived a “gay liftyle” but was able to achieve a succsful straight marriage, Chambers was the perfect ndidate to lead the anizatn. And September 2000, Exod’s chairman John Plk was photographed cisg for men at a gay bar Washgton, D.

AFTER EXOD: EVANGELILS REACT AS EX-GAY MISTRY STARTS OVER

”The movement tradnalists believed would be their savg grace the fight agast LGBT rights was quickly beg their Achill’ chosen to lead Exod 2001 was like beg the ex-gay Pope followg the Catholic sex-abe sndals. In 2005, he lled homosexualy “one of the many evils this world has to offer.

WHAT COM AFTER THE EX-GAY MOVEMENT? THE SAME THG THAT CAME BEFORE.

” And 2006, he lobbied for a nstutnal amendment banng gay marriage. ”Though the ex-gay lear was stewg on the si, he seemed as rolute as ever on the outsi.

*BEAR-MAGAZINE.COM* EXODUS GAY MINISTRY

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