Lifetime’s “Trapped: The Alex Cooper Story” is another damng dictment of the "ex-gay" movement.
Contents:
- TRAPPED GAY WORLD
- MEMORI OF A GAY BOY
- 'TRAPPED': MZANSI ROMANTIC FILM TELLS BETIFUL STORY OF GAY LOVE
- FEATURED STORI
- ALEX COOPER SURVIVED CONVERSN THERAPY. NOW HER INCREDIBLE STORY IS A MOVIE.LIFETIME’S “TRAPPED: THE ALEX COOPER STORY” IS ANOTHER DAMNG DICTMENT OF THE "EX-GAY" {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}TVBY LAWRENCE FERBERSEPTEMBER 27, 2019/9:02 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:4024PX;WIDTH:6048PX;}AMANDA MATLOVICHADDISON HOLLEY STARS AS ALEX COOPER TRAPPED: THE ALEX COOPER STORY.BY LAWRENCE FERBERSEPTEMBER 27, 2019 / 9:02 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"ALEX COOPER SURVIVED CONVERSN THERAPY. NOW HER INCREDIBLE STORY IS A MOVIE.","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2019-09-27T13:02:12.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2019-09-27T13:02:12.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"LAWRENCE FERBER","KEYWORDS":"CONVERSN THERAPY","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHEN HER MORMON PARENTS LEARNED SHE WAS GAY AND HAD A GIRLIEND, 15-YEAR-OLD ALEX COOPER WAS SENT AWAY TO LIVE WH A PAIR OF SADISTIC MORMONS APPOTED TO “CURE” HER OF HER HOMOSEXUALY. HER HARROWG EXPERIENCE WH NVERSN THERAPY WAS THE BASIS FOR HER 2016 MEMOIR, SAVG ALEX: WHEN I WAS FIFTEEN I TOLD MY MORMON PARENTS I WAS GAY, AND THAT’S WHEN MY NIGHTMARE BEGAN, WHICH HAS NOW BEEN ADAPTED TO A GRIPPG LIFETIME MOVIE, TRAPPED: THE ALEX COOPER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PORTRAYED BY ADDISON HOLLEY, COOPER IS A REBELL, FIERY SPIR VASTATED WHEN HER PARENTS, AFTER CLAIMG SHE WILL LIVE WH HER GRANDPARENTS, POS HER THE UTAH HOME OF JOHNNY AND TIANA SIMMS (PLAYED BY IAN LAKE AND SARAH BOOTH), WHO SUBJECT HER AND OTHER QUEER TEENS (ALONGSI THEIR OWN BLOGIL CHILDREN) TO ABE AND HUIATN AROUND THE CLOCK. THE SIMMS ARE SO WELL-NNECTED WH THE MUNY THAT WHEN ALEX IS FALLY ALLOWED TO GO OUTSI THEY KNOW HER EVERY MOVE, WHICH PROV EVEN MORE TREACHERO WHEN COOPER MEETS AN OUT GAY TEEN, JASON (STEPHEN JOFFE), AT THE LOL HIGH SCHOOL. WILL SHE EVER PE AND BE RNED WH HER GIRLIEND?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ADAPTED BY GAY SCREENWRER AND STAR TREK: DISVERY EXECUTIVE PRODUCER MICHELLE PARADISE (WHO ALSO OM A MORMON BACKGROUND), TRAPPED IS A PELLG, SPENSEFUL, FURIATG PIECE OF WORK, BUT—SPOILER ALERT— HAS A HAPPY ENDG. CURRENTLY BASED PORTLAND, ORE., THE REAL-LIFE COOPER WAS EXTRITED OM HER HORRIFYG SUATN AFTER EIGHT MONTHS WH HELP OM UTAH-BASED LAWYER AND CHAMPN FOR LGBTQ RIGHTS PL C. BURKE. SHE RECENTLY CHATTED WH NEWNOWNEXT ABOUT SEEG HER LIFE ON SCREEN, THE ENDURG SAGA OF NVERSN THERAPY AMERI, AND WHAT SHE'D SAY TO MCKRAE GAME IF SHE MET {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SO HOW DID YOUR BOOK END UP BEG A LIFETIME ORIGAL MOVIE?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I THK OUR END GOAL WAS ALWAYS TO MAKE A FILM. WE STARTED TALKG WH [EXECUTIVE PRODUCER AND DIRECTOR] JEFEY HUNT AND MICHELLE, AND THOUGH THERE WERE A UPLE OF OTHER [STUDS AND PRODUCERS THAT APPROACHED], THEY REALLY HAD A GREAT PCH AND FELT THEY WERE G OM THE RIGHT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HOW DO THE LIFETIME ADAPTATN DIFFER MOST OM THE BOOK?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE BIGGT DIFFERENCE IS THE ENDG. UNFORTUNATELY, UNLIKE THE MOVIE, I DIDN’T GET TO BE RNED WH MY GIRLIEND. IT HAD BEEN EIGHT MONTHS AND WE WENT OUR SEPARATE WAYS, AND WE HAVEN’T SEEN EACH OTHER SCE JT BEFORE I WENT TO NVERSN THERAPY. BUT I WAS ABLE TO FOC ON SCHOOL, GRADUATED EARLY, AND STARTED DATG A BISHOP’S DGHTER. WE WERE ABLE TO GET A URT ORR SAYG THAT I WAS LEGALLY ALLOWED TO DO NORMAL TEENAGE THGS, LIKE DATE A GIRL.AMANDA MATLOVICHADDISON HOLLEY STARS AS ALEX COOPER TRAPPED: THE ALEX COOPER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ADDISON HOLLEY AS ALEX COOPER LIFETIME’S TRAPPED: THE ALEX COOPER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WERE YOU EXPECTG THAT OM A JUDGE?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NO. DEFELY NOT. ESPECIALLY ST. GEE, SOUTHERN UTAH. BUT HAPPENED, AND WAS REALLY THANKS TO PL BURKE AND THE NCLR [NATNAL CENTER FOR LBIAN RIGHTS], WHICH MA SURE THAT I’M ABLE TO LIVE THENTILLY AND EELY. MY PARENTS ALSO HAD TO GO TO MANDATORY PFLAG MEETGS, AND HELPED A {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LET’S TALK ABOUT THE SIMMS. HOW DID YOUR FAY FD OUT ABOUT THEM?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MY PARENTS WERE TRODUCED TO THEM BY MY GRANDPARENTS. THE MORMON CHURCH HAS WARDS—THAT’S HOW [CHURCH] MEETGS ARE BROKEN UP—AND MY GRANDPARENTS WERE THE SAME WARD AS THE SIMMS. THE SIMMS ALWAYS HAD NEW KIDS WH THEM AT CHURCH, AND MY GRANDPARENTS KNEW THEY WERE PRACTICG NVERSN THERAPY AND APPROACHED THEM AFTER MY PARENTS ME TO THEM NOT KNOWG WHAT TO DO [ABOUT MY BEG GAY]. THE SIMMS SAID THEY WOULD TAKE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DO YOU HATE YOUR GRANDPARENTS FOR THAT?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I DON’T. I THK EVERYTHG THEY AND MY PARENTS DID WAS OUT OF NCERN. UNFORTUNATELY, WAS VERY MISDIRECTED, BUT I DON’T THK THEY DID ANYTHG HOP THAT I WOULD BE TORTURED. I THK THEY DID THGS SO I ULD MEET THEM THE CELTIAL KGDOM ONE DAY, WHICH IS FUCKED. BUT I N’T BE MAD AT THEM.AMANDA MATLOVICHADDISON HOLLEY STARS AS ALEX COOPER TRAPPED: THE ALEX COOPER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHAT WERE THE OTHER QUEER TEENS THE SIMMS’ HOME LIKE? THEY SEEM SPERATE TO STAY OUT OF TROUBLE THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THAT’S FELY WHAT WAS LIKE. THERE WERE TIM WHEN WE TSTED EACH OTHER ENOUGH TO FORM A GROUP PE PLAN, AND WHEN THAT BACKFIRED WE ALL TURNED ON EACH OTHER. "STAY AWAY OM ME, DON’T TALK TO ME, I DON’T WANT TO GET TROUBLE." WE WOULD NARC ON EACH OTHER, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I LIKE THAT THE MOVIE DON’T SHY AWAY OM PICTG THE SIMMS AS STRAIGHT-UP SADISTIC VILLAS. WERE THEY TLY DIABOLIL?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}OH, FOR SURE. THEY GOT WEIRD PLEASURE OM HURTG AND TORTURG CHILDREN, EVEN THEIR OWN CHILDREN. I DIDN’T BLAME MY PARENTS FOR WHAT HAPPENED, BUT I DO BLAME THE SIMMS 100%. I TRY TO GET OVER MY ANGER FOR THEM—’S BEEN A LOT OF YEARS—BUT I DO HATE THEM. I THK THEY’RE TERRIBLE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ARE THEY STILL DOG THEIR THG?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THEY’RE NOT. THEY WERE FORCED TO STOP. THEY ACTUALLY WORKED RINTIAL TREATMENT FACILI SOUTHERN UTAH AND LOST THEIR JOBS AS WELL.AMANDA MATLOVICH(L TO R) DANTE STT, KALEB HORN, IAN LAKE, AND ADDISON HOLLEY LIFETIME’S TRAPPED: THE ALEX COOPER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}L TO R: DANTE STT, KALEB HORN, IAN LAKE, AND ADDISON HOLLEY TRAPPED: THE ALEX COOPER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HOW DID YOU FEEL ABOUT THE OTHER RECENT NVERSN THERAPY–RELATED MOVI, LIKE THE MISTN OF CAMERON POST AND BOY ERASED?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HONTLY, I HAVEN’T SEEN THEM. I TALK A LOT ABOUT NVERSN THERAPY AND FEEL LIKE 'S MY WHOLE LIFE, SO WHEN HANGG OUT I’M NOT TRYG TO WATCH A MOVIE ABOUT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHERE ARE WE NOW AS FAR AS THE FIGHT AGAST NVERSN THERAPY AND THE “EX-GAY” MOVEMENT?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ALL THE LAWS BEG PASSED AGAST NVERSN THERAPY ARE AMAZG. WHEN I FIRST STARTED TALKG ABOUT , WAS LEGAL EVERY STATE. NOW ’S LEGAL 33 STAT, WHICH IS STILL TOO MANY, BUT ’S A HUGE AMOUNT OF PROGRS. YET THOSE LAWS WOULDN’T STOP WHAT HAPPENED TO ME OM HAPPENG AGA. MY PARENTS SIGNED OVER PARENTAL GUARDIANSHIP TO THE PEOPLE—I WAS LIVG THEIR HOME. I WASN’T A FACILY BEG TREATED BY A THERAPIST. I WAS SOMEONE’S HOME, AS THEIR LEGAL CHILD, AND THEY WERE PREACHG THE WORD OF THE LDS CHURCH, WHICH IS NOT ILLEGAL. THE PHYSIL ABE WAS ILLEGAL FOR SURE, BUT EVERYTHG ELSE WASN’T, AND THIS HAPPENS A LOT MORE THAN WE THK. IT ULD BE YOUR NEXT-DOOR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NEW YORK CY RECENTLY DROPPED S BAN ON NVERSN THERAPY BEE A CHRISTIAN GROUP HAD FILED A FERAL LAWSU AND FEARED WOULD GET TO OUR NSERVATIVE-LEANG SCOTUS AND RULT THE PRACTICE BEG LEGALLY PROTECTED AS “RELIG EEDOM.” WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THAT STRATEGY?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I DON’T KNOW. ANY MEASURE WE’RE TAKG TO STOP NVERSN THERAPY AND BRG AWARENS TO PEOPLE IS SOMETHG. I DO THK ’S A SLIGHTLY DANGERO STRATEGY, BUT THERE ARE SO MANY WAYS FOR NVERSN THERAPY TO GO UNR THE RADAR OF THE LAW. IF YOU’RE AN ADULT AND WANT NVERSN THERAPY, YOU N DO , BUT IF YOU’RE A PARENT, YOU N’T MAKE YOUR CHILD DO . SO THE MORE AWARENS THE BETTER.RANDY SHROPSHIREALEX {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ALEX {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT MCKRAE GAME RECENTLY G OUT AS GAY?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I’M NOT SURPRISED AT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHAT WOULD YOU SAY IF YOU MET HIM?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I DON’T EVEN KNOW WHAT I WOULD SAY. I PY HIM. I THK I’D WANT TO ASK HIM A QUTN: "WOULDN’T HAVE BEEN EASIER TO E OUT STEAD OF PUTTG EVERYONE THROUGH HELL?" I KNOW G OUT ISN’T EASY, BUT ’S EASIER THAN DRAGGG PEOPLE THROUGH {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WAS MR. SIMMS A CLOSET SE, TOO?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I THK MAYBE HE ULD HAVE BEEN A CLOSETED GAY. IT’S POSSIBLE, BUT I DON’T {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HOW DO YOUR PARENTS FEEL ABOUT THE MOVIE?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THEY’RE VERY SUPPORTIVE. A LOT MORE SUPPORTIVE THAN I EVER THOUGHT THEY WOULD BE. EVERY TERVIEW I DO ABOUT THIS, THEY’RE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TRAPPED: THE ALEX COOPER STORY PREMIER SEPTEMBER 28 ON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}CONVERSN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
TRAPPED GAY WORLD
The story of the only straight person the Ultimate Gay World! * trapped gay story *
As a twelve-year-old, prr to the upheaval by way of my homosexual sight, I only imaged that all boys felt as I did when I experienced the tense and almost unsettlg visn of male bety, when I fell love wh my classmate, when I disvered the light of naked male magaz (Trim, Fizeek, and Grecian’s Guild), and when I iated a sexual experience wh a fourteen-year-old male – an experience which until that time was unthkable to me and which turned out to be awome beyond scriptn. I was on the verge of g face to face wh knowledge of the ultimate taboo, homosexualy, and simultaneoly beg predisposed to the immutable world view that homosexualy was the epome of reprehensible pravy.
Wh such valuable support, a gay child will be equipped to enter society both wh self-assurance and as an open, lovg, and empathetic human beg.
Richard Bagarozy disclos his story openly his memoir, Trapped: Memoirs of a Gay Boy the Fifti and Sixti, first support of other gay human begs who have experienced signifint sufferg their liv as a rult of the surge of prejudice, but primarily to give a bird’s-eye view to receptive heterosexuals who are open to tryg to unrstand and empathize wh the plight that a gay child may be experiencg. One day, he hop open-md heterosexual rears of his book may fd themselv a posn to spare a stgglg gay child om the unrelentg self-loathg he found himself unable to tach om and afford them wisdom, fort, love, and perhaps even a served sense of self worth.
MEMORI OF A GAY BOY
A new short film lled 'Trapped' tells the story of two women love a nservative society. The lol productn aims to te people about gay love. * trapped gay story *
Gay Erotic Stori. You may now log and add the next chapter to Trapped Gay World. Speakg to Briefly News Yaya said: “The first thg that went through my md was the thought of how will people receive this, we live a untry where we have a lot of people that are Homophobic & Transphobic, but I thought to myself, actually, there better way of challengg Transphobia than tg through your life & experience, which clus addrsg myths, and livg your life hontly ont of the lens.
'TRAPPED': MZANSI ROMANTIC FILM TELLS BETIFUL STORY OF GAY LOVE
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Theyre all gay! When her Mormon parents learned she was gay and had a girliend, 15-year-old Alex Cooper was sent away to live wh a pair of sadistic Mormons appoted to “cure” her of her homosexualy.
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Her harrowg experience wh nversn therapy was the basis for her 2016 memoir, Savg Alex: When I Was Fifteen I Told My Mormon Parents I Was Gay, and That’s When My Nightmare Began, which has now been adapted to a grippg Lifetime movie, Trapped: The Alex Cooper Story. The Simms are so well-nnected wh the muny that when Alex is fally allowed to go outsi they know her every move, which prov even more treachero when Cooper meets an out gay teen, Jason (Stephen Joffe), at the lol high school.
Adapted by gay screenwrer and Star Trek: Disvery executive producer Michelle Paradise (who also om a Mormon background), Trapped is a pellg, spenseful, furiatg piece of work, but—spoiler alert— has a happy endg. The Simms always had new kids wh them at church, and my grandparents knew they were practicg nversn therapy and approached them after my parents me to them not knowg what to do [about my beg gay].
ALEX COOPER SURVIVED CONVERSN THERAPY. NOW HER INCREDIBLE STORY IS A MOVIE.LIFETIME’S “TRAPPED: THE ALEX COOPER STORY” IS ANOTHER DAMNG DICTMENT OF THE "EX-GAY" {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}TVBY LAWRENCE FERBERSEPTEMBER 27, 2019/9:02 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:4024PX;WIDTH:6048PX;}AMANDA MATLOVICHADDISON HOLLEY STARS AS ALEX COOPER TRAPPED: THE ALEX COOPER STORY.BY LAWRENCE FERBERSEPTEMBER 27, 2019 / 9:02 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"ALEX COOPER SURVIVED CONVERSN THERAPY. NOW HER INCREDIBLE STORY IS A MOVIE.","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2019-09-27T13:02:12.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2019-09-27T13:02:12.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"LAWRENCE FERBER","KEYWORDS":"CONVERSN THERAPY","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHEN HER MORMON PARENTS LEARNED SHE WAS GAY AND HAD A GIRLIEND, 15-YEAR-OLD ALEX COOPER WAS SENT AWAY TO LIVE WH A PAIR OF SADISTIC MORMONS APPOTED TO “CURE” HER OF HER HOMOSEXUALY. HER HARROWG EXPERIENCE WH NVERSN THERAPY WAS THE BASIS FOR HER 2016 MEMOIR, SAVG ALEX: WHEN I WAS FIFTEEN I TOLD MY MORMON PARENTS I WAS GAY, AND THAT’S WHEN MY NIGHTMARE BEGAN, WHICH HAS NOW BEEN ADAPTED TO A GRIPPG LIFETIME MOVIE, TRAPPED: THE ALEX COOPER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PORTRAYED BY ADDISON HOLLEY, COOPER IS A REBELL, FIERY SPIR VASTATED WHEN HER PARENTS, AFTER CLAIMG SHE WILL LIVE WH HER GRANDPARENTS, POS HER THE UTAH HOME OF JOHNNY AND TIANA SIMMS (PLAYED BY IAN LAKE AND SARAH BOOTH), WHO SUBJECT HER AND OTHER QUEER TEENS (ALONGSI THEIR OWN BLOGIL CHILDREN) TO ABE AND HUIATN AROUND THE CLOCK. THE SIMMS ARE SO WELL-NNECTED WH THE MUNY THAT WHEN ALEX IS FALLY ALLOWED TO GO OUTSI THEY KNOW HER EVERY MOVE, WHICH PROV EVEN MORE TREACHERO WHEN COOPER MEETS AN OUT GAY TEEN, JASON (STEPHEN JOFFE), AT THE LOL HIGH SCHOOL. WILL SHE EVER PE AND BE RNED WH HER GIRLIEND?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ADAPTED BY GAY SCREENWRER AND STAR TREK: DISVERY EXECUTIVE PRODUCER MICHELLE PARADISE (WHO ALSO OM A MORMON BACKGROUND), TRAPPED IS A PELLG, SPENSEFUL, FURIATG PIECE OF WORK, BUT—SPOILER ALERT— HAS A HAPPY ENDG. CURRENTLY BASED PORTLAND, ORE., THE REAL-LIFE COOPER WAS EXTRITED OM HER HORRIFYG SUATN AFTER EIGHT MONTHS WH HELP OM UTAH-BASED LAWYER AND CHAMPN FOR LGBTQ RIGHTS PL C. BURKE. SHE RECENTLY CHATTED WH NEWNOWNEXT ABOUT SEEG HER LIFE ON SCREEN, THE ENDURG SAGA OF NVERSN THERAPY AMERI, AND WHAT SHE'D SAY TO MCKRAE GAME IF SHE MET {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SO HOW DID YOUR BOOK END UP BEG A LIFETIME ORIGAL MOVIE?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I THK OUR END GOAL WAS ALWAYS TO MAKE A FILM. WE STARTED TALKG WH [EXECUTIVE PRODUCER AND DIRECTOR] JEFEY HUNT AND MICHELLE, AND THOUGH THERE WERE A UPLE OF OTHER [STUDS AND PRODUCERS THAT APPROACHED], THEY REALLY HAD A GREAT PCH AND FELT THEY WERE G OM THE RIGHT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HOW DO THE LIFETIME ADAPTATN DIFFER MOST OM THE BOOK?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE BIGGT DIFFERENCE IS THE ENDG. UNFORTUNATELY, UNLIKE THE MOVIE, I DIDN’T GET TO BE RNED WH MY GIRLIEND. IT HAD BEEN EIGHT MONTHS AND WE WENT OUR SEPARATE WAYS, AND WE HAVEN’T SEEN EACH OTHER SCE JT BEFORE I WENT TO NVERSN THERAPY. BUT I WAS ABLE TO FOC ON SCHOOL, GRADUATED EARLY, AND STARTED DATG A BISHOP’S DGHTER. WE WERE ABLE TO GET A URT ORR SAYG THAT I WAS LEGALLY ALLOWED TO DO NORMAL TEENAGE THGS, LIKE DATE A GIRL.AMANDA MATLOVICHADDISON HOLLEY STARS AS ALEX COOPER TRAPPED: THE ALEX COOPER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ADDISON HOLLEY AS ALEX COOPER LIFETIME’S TRAPPED: THE ALEX COOPER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WERE YOU EXPECTG THAT OM A JUDGE?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NO. DEFELY NOT. ESPECIALLY ST. GEE, SOUTHERN UTAH. BUT HAPPENED, AND WAS REALLY THANKS TO PL BURKE AND THE NCLR [NATNAL CENTER FOR LBIAN RIGHTS], WHICH MA SURE THAT I’M ABLE TO LIVE THENTILLY AND EELY. MY PARENTS ALSO HAD TO GO TO MANDATORY PFLAG MEETGS, AND HELPED A {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LET’S TALK ABOUT THE SIMMS. HOW DID YOUR FAY FD OUT ABOUT THEM?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MY PARENTS WERE TRODUCED TO THEM BY MY GRANDPARENTS. THE MORMON CHURCH HAS WARDS—THAT’S HOW [CHURCH] MEETGS ARE BROKEN UP—AND MY GRANDPARENTS WERE THE SAME WARD AS THE SIMMS. THE SIMMS ALWAYS HAD NEW KIDS WH THEM AT CHURCH, AND MY GRANDPARENTS KNEW THEY WERE PRACTICG NVERSN THERAPY AND APPROACHED THEM AFTER MY PARENTS ME TO THEM NOT KNOWG WHAT TO DO [ABOUT MY BEG GAY]. THE SIMMS SAID THEY WOULD TAKE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DO YOU HATE YOUR GRANDPARENTS FOR THAT?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I DON’T. I THK EVERYTHG THEY AND MY PARENTS DID WAS OUT OF NCERN. UNFORTUNATELY, WAS VERY MISDIRECTED, BUT I DON’T THK THEY DID ANYTHG HOP THAT I WOULD BE TORTURED. I THK THEY DID THGS SO I ULD MEET THEM THE CELTIAL KGDOM ONE DAY, WHICH IS FUCKED. BUT I N’T BE MAD AT THEM.AMANDA MATLOVICHADDISON HOLLEY STARS AS ALEX COOPER TRAPPED: THE ALEX COOPER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHAT WERE THE OTHER QUEER TEENS THE SIMMS’ HOME LIKE? THEY SEEM SPERATE TO STAY OUT OF TROUBLE THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THAT’S FELY WHAT WAS LIKE. THERE WERE TIM WHEN WE TSTED EACH OTHER ENOUGH TO FORM A GROUP PE PLAN, AND WHEN THAT BACKFIRED WE ALL TURNED ON EACH OTHER. "STAY AWAY OM ME, DON’T TALK TO ME, I DON’T WANT TO GET TROUBLE." WE WOULD NARC ON EACH OTHER, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I LIKE THAT THE MOVIE DON’T SHY AWAY OM PICTG THE SIMMS AS STRAIGHT-UP SADISTIC VILLAS. WERE THEY TLY DIABOLIL?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}OH, FOR SURE. THEY GOT WEIRD PLEASURE OM HURTG AND TORTURG CHILDREN, EVEN THEIR OWN CHILDREN. I DIDN’T BLAME MY PARENTS FOR WHAT HAPPENED, BUT I DO BLAME THE SIMMS 100%. I TRY TO GET OVER MY ANGER FOR THEM—’S BEEN A LOT OF YEARS—BUT I DO HATE THEM. I THK THEY’RE TERRIBLE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ARE THEY STILL DOG THEIR THG?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THEY’RE NOT. THEY WERE FORCED TO STOP. THEY ACTUALLY WORKED RINTIAL TREATMENT FACILI SOUTHERN UTAH AND LOST THEIR JOBS AS WELL.AMANDA MATLOVICH(L TO R) DANTE STT, KALEB HORN, IAN LAKE, AND ADDISON HOLLEY LIFETIME’S TRAPPED: THE ALEX COOPER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}L TO R: DANTE STT, KALEB HORN, IAN LAKE, AND ADDISON HOLLEY TRAPPED: THE ALEX COOPER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HOW DID YOU FEEL ABOUT THE OTHER RECENT NVERSN THERAPY–RELATED MOVI, LIKE THE MISTN OF CAMERON POST AND BOY ERASED?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HONTLY, I HAVEN’T SEEN THEM. I TALK A LOT ABOUT NVERSN THERAPY AND FEEL LIKE 'S MY WHOLE LIFE, SO WHEN HANGG OUT I’M NOT TRYG TO WATCH A MOVIE ABOUT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHERE ARE WE NOW AS FAR AS THE FIGHT AGAST NVERSN THERAPY AND THE “EX-GAY” MOVEMENT?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ALL THE LAWS BEG PASSED AGAST NVERSN THERAPY ARE AMAZG. WHEN I FIRST STARTED TALKG ABOUT , WAS LEGAL EVERY STATE. NOW ’S LEGAL 33 STAT, WHICH IS STILL TOO MANY, BUT ’S A HUGE AMOUNT OF PROGRS. YET THOSE LAWS WOULDN’T STOP WHAT HAPPENED TO ME OM HAPPENG AGA. MY PARENTS SIGNED OVER PARENTAL GUARDIANSHIP TO THE PEOPLE—I WAS LIVG THEIR HOME. I WASN’T A FACILY BEG TREATED BY A THERAPIST. I WAS SOMEONE’S HOME, AS THEIR LEGAL CHILD, AND THEY WERE PREACHG THE WORD OF THE LDS CHURCH, WHICH IS NOT ILLEGAL. THE PHYSIL ABE WAS ILLEGAL FOR SURE, BUT EVERYTHG ELSE WASN’T, AND THIS HAPPENS A LOT MORE THAN WE THK. IT ULD BE YOUR NEXT-DOOR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NEW YORK CY RECENTLY DROPPED S BAN ON NVERSN THERAPY BEE A CHRISTIAN GROUP HAD FILED A FERAL LAWSU AND FEARED WOULD GET TO OUR NSERVATIVE-LEANG SCOTUS AND RULT THE PRACTICE BEG LEGALLY PROTECTED AS “RELIG EEDOM.” WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THAT STRATEGY?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I DON’T KNOW. ANY MEASURE WE’RE TAKG TO STOP NVERSN THERAPY AND BRG AWARENS TO PEOPLE IS SOMETHG. I DO THK ’S A SLIGHTLY DANGERO STRATEGY, BUT THERE ARE SO MANY WAYS FOR NVERSN THERAPY TO GO UNR THE RADAR OF THE LAW. IF YOU’RE AN ADULT AND WANT NVERSN THERAPY, YOU N DO , BUT IF YOU’RE A PARENT, YOU N’T MAKE YOUR CHILD DO . SO THE MORE AWARENS THE BETTER.RANDY SHROPSHIREALEX {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ALEX {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT MCKRAE GAME RECENTLY G OUT AS GAY?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I’M NOT SURPRISED AT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHAT WOULD YOU SAY IF YOU MET HIM?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I DON’T EVEN KNOW WHAT I WOULD SAY. I PY HIM. I THK I’D WANT TO ASK HIM A QUTN: "WOULDN’T HAVE BEEN EASIER TO E OUT STEAD OF PUTTG EVERYONE THROUGH HELL?" I KNOW G OUT ISN’T EASY, BUT ’S EASIER THAN DRAGGG PEOPLE THROUGH {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WAS MR. SIMMS A CLOSET SE, TOO?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I THK MAYBE HE ULD HAVE BEEN A CLOSETED GAY. IT’S POSSIBLE, BUT I DON’T {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HOW DO YOUR PARENTS FEEL ABOUT THE MOVIE?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THEY’RE VERY SUPPORTIVE. A LOT MORE SUPPORTIVE THAN I EVER THOUGHT THEY WOULD BE. EVERY TERVIEW I DO ABOUT THIS, THEY’RE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TRAPPED: THE ALEX COOPER STORY PREMIER SEPTEMBER 28 ON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}CONVERSN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
Trapped: The Alex Cooper Story: Directed by Jefey G. Hunt. Wh Addison Holley, Nilette Pearse, Ian Lake, Sarah Booth. When a teenager reveals that she is gay to her vout Mormon parents, they ci to send her to a nversn therapy home Utah." data-id="ma * trapped gay story *
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Cast & crewUser reviewsTriviaTV Movie2019TV-141h 27mWhen a teenager reveals that she is gay to her vout Mormon parents, they ci to send her to a nversn therapy home a teenager reveals that she is gay to her vout Mormon parents, they ci to send her to a nversn therapy home a teenager reveals that she is gay to her vout Mormon parents, they ci to send her to a nversn therapy home productn, box office & pany More like thisReview Terrible actg, disturbgly passive storyThe lead actrs was terrible, she almost looked happy and ntent even when she had to rry rocks all around all day.
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