What It's Like To Endure Gay 'Conversn' Therapy: 'I Felt Like I Was To Blame' | HuffPost Voic

Contents:

• WHAT IT’S LIKE TO EXPERIENCE GAY CONVERSN THERAPY
• 5 SURPRISG FACTS ABOUT GAY CONVERSN THERAPY
• WHAT IT'S LIKE TO ENDURE GAY 'CONVERSN' THERAPY: 'I FELT LIKE I WAS TO BLAME'
• A SURVIVOR OF GAY CONVERSN THERAPY SHAR HIS CHILLG STORY
• THE CEL, DANGERO REALY OF GAY NVERSN THERAPY
• FORMER 'EX-GAY' LEARS DENOUNCE 'CONVERSN THERAPY' IN A NEW DOCUMENTARY

WHAT IT’S LIKE TO EXPERIENCE GAY CONVERSN THERAPY

Conversn therapy is sometim lled “reparative therapy” or “ex-gay therapy. Pecially among transgenr In some relig practic, homosexualy and other forms of genr exprsn and inty are sometim viewed as “evil. It may clu g anti-gay slurs and prayers.

But provirs, ually unlicensed, n often disguise the terms they e to avoid beg terms clu:Sexual attractn fluidy exploratn therapy (SAFE-T)Elimatg, rcg, or creasg equency or tensy of unwanted same-sex attractn (SSA)Reparative therapySexual reorientatn effortsEx-gay mistryPromotg healthy sexualyAddrsg sexual addictns and disorrsSexualy unselgEnuragg relatnal and sexual wholensHealg sexual brokennsConversn therapy techniqu n lead to feelg “ls than” or “damaged, ” impactg self-teem. A number of medil and mental health anizatns have issued public statements rejectg the e of nversn therapy bee of many provirs who claim to be qualified to provi nversn therapy are often not licensed mental health practners or medil study found that LGBTQ (lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, or qutng) people who are rejected or discrimated agast are:8 tim more likely to report havg attempted suiciAlmost 6 tim more likely to report high levels of prsnMore than 3 tim as likely to e illegal dgs3 tim more likely to be at high risk of HIV and other STDsAcrdg to rearch, nearly 700, 000 LGBTQ adults the U.

5 SURPRISG FACTS ABOUT GAY CONVERSN THERAPY

Conversn therapy, also known as “reparative” or “ex gay” therapy, refers to the practice of “curg” LGBTQ inti.

WHAT IT'S LIKE TO ENDURE GAY 'CONVERSN' THERAPY: 'I FELT LIKE I WAS TO BLAME'

The Cut spoke wh Deb Cuny, a 37-year-old tn worker, about the nversn therapy she endured when she was a sophomore llege. I was tght that homosexualy was a s.

A SURVIVOR OF GAY CONVERSN THERAPY SHAR HIS CHILLG STORY

If you were gay, you’d go to hell, simple. I’d talk about “lezzi” and “homos”; you know, I was that kid who spread mors about the PE teachers. It really sucks when you’re homophobic and you realize you’re gay.

THE CEL, DANGERO REALY OF GAY NVERSN THERAPY

Exod ternatnal ex-gay mistri are all about “helpg” people return to their God-given genr exprsn and, you know, back to heterosexual relatnships.

FORMER 'EX-GAY' LEARS DENOUNCE 'CONVERSN THERAPY' IN A NEW DOCUMENTARY

She met people like them and they got to meet people like me; she even started workg wh a lol ex-gay mistry.