Gay Conversn Therapy's Disturbg 19th-Century Origs | HISTORY

Contents:

• ABC'S '20/20' CONTACTED ME FOR 'GAY CONVERSN THERAPY' STORY, BUT IGNORED WHAT I TOLD THEM
• DISNEY OPENS NEW IMMERSIVE ‘STAR WARS’-THEMED GAY CONVERSN CAMP
• FORMER 'EX-GAY' LEARS DENOUNCE 'CONVERSN THERAPY' IN A NEW DOCUMENTARY
• IS RUDY GAY A GOOD F?
• GAY MOSW MOSW CY GUI
• GAY AND TRANS PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN TO CONVERSN THERAPY ARE SHARG THEIR TRMATIC STORI, AND IT'S A REMR WHY IT NEEDS TO BE ABOLISHED
• GAY CONVERSN THERAPY’S DISTURBG 19TH-CENTURY ORIGS
• GAY MOSW · CY GUI

ABC'S '20/20' CONTACTED ME FOR 'GAY CONVERSN THERAPY' STORY, BUT IGNORED WHAT I TOLD THEM

Christopher Doyle is a polil nsultant wh Equaly And Jtice For All and a licensed clil profsnal March 10, ABC's "20/20" aired a year-long vtigatn on several "Christian mps" reported to be practicg so-lled "gay nversn therapy. " Shockgly, the exposé revealed unspeakable abe and torture by several unlicensed "pastors" operatg reform schools for troubled youth, some of whom intified as gay or lbian. Unfortunately, ABC was more sensatnal than accurate their reportg when parg the rogue, abive mps to licensed therapy for youth stgglg wh unwanted same-sex attractns and genr nfn, a practice that gay activists have aggrsively sought to shut down more than 25 stat and ci across the nversn therapy is a ma-up term ed by gay activists to scribe a practice where a client is changed om gay to straight — often volvg teenagers, agast their will, and ually the se where a relig or unacceptg parent is the impet.

Not once have I ever allowed a parent to force or manipulate their child to a former homosexual and licensed psychotherapist that specializ sexual and genr inty, I unrstand that same-sex attractns and genr nfn are the rult of many unrlyg factors; and when parents heal the wounds and work through dysfunctnal patterns wh the fay, relatnal and emotnal healg occurs wh the child. In the first mute, the mentator mentned that five stat have banned licensed unselors om engagg "gay nversn therapy" wh another 20 nsirg legislatn this year.

DISNEY OPENS NEW IMMERSIVE ‘STAR WARS’-THEMED GAY CONVERSN CAMP

The show then quickly jumps to several sensatnal stori where sperate parents send their children, some of whom are gay and lbian intified, to reform schools that work wh a variety of youth who display opposnal behavrs. But none of the schools were "gay nversn therapy" mps wh licensed scen at the schools were horrific.

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

Experienc were scribed where "pastors" timidated gay youth wh the "Bible or the belt" and some s, locked them up small, isolated rooms for hours or days at a time as punishment for 's be very clear: this is not acceptable; this is not jtifiable any circumstance; and this is not therapy. They report a story of abe by unlicensed, untraed "unselors" abg gay youth, and then subtly mentn alongsi licensed therapy whout clearly distguishg between the two practic. One of the producers actually asked me if I uld refer him to a therapist that took the posn that homosexualy was morally wrong and would practice gay nversn therapy.

They were only terted further vtigatn to this story, turns out that the Alabama reporter who vered the trial of one of the "Christian pastors" that ran the school never even mentned sexual orientatn or "gay nversn therapy" their reportg. It's clear that this and other mps did not specifilly target homosexual youth orr to nvert them, but rather, ma false claims orr to lure sperate parents to send their gay-intified teens to be "reformed" alongsi other "troubled children" who experience a variety of opposnal exposé even mentned that both "straight" and "gay" teens were beg abed at the mps. Those teens don't f to their polil isn't the first time we've seen gay activists manipulate the facts orr to further their polil agenda.

IS RUDY GAY A GOOD F?

Goldani claimed she was sent to a "nversn therapy torture mp" Oh where she was subjected to aversive techniqu, cludg electroshock therapy and forced-traveno fluids to duce vomg at the sight of gay after a ltle diggg, I disvered that the mp, Te Directns, was a plete hoax. Later that summer, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed the bill to most tragic oute of this culture war on therapy is not the abe of gay youth, which is horrible and should be stopped, but the fate of future young people should licensed, ethil therapy optns be taken away.

If efforts by gay activists succeed and licensed therapy for youth stgglg wh sexual and genr inty is banned, is likely that more of the rogue, abive mps will emerge as parents bee sperate for help. While ABC's "20/20" believ their reportg to be noble, they are actually puttg future children harm's way by operatg wh the gay activist's ba and swch tactic, and the general public should know about this tellectual dishonty before 's too late.

Sure, sometim they were their own kd of hell, but mps offered many baby gays their first taste of eedom and helped meet new iends. While this is technilly the fourth stallment the rnchy, gay sex edy seri, Eatg Out, we guarantee you aren’t watchg the movi for the plot.

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On the plete oppose end of the queer mp spectm is the sweet documentary, Camp Out, which filmmakers Larry Grimaldi and Kirk Marla follow the liv of 10 mpers at the first-ever gay Christian bible mp ral Mnota. And who uld fet Bradley Cooper ( his film but) mtg himself to that passnate gay sex scene the tool shed?

Keram Malicki-Sánchez plays the lone gay among a group of randy llege hman who are way over their heads as unselors at Camp Bleedg Dove, where they’re much more foced on losg their virgi than keepg the young mpers om hurtg themselv. Natasha Lyonne stars as “spected lbian” Megan Bloomfield, sent by her fay to a nversn therapy mp—a plan that backfir when she meets a lorful group of gays tent on rebellg agast the system. Wh a strong ensemble that boasts Clea DuVall, RuPl, and Mk Stole, the movie plays like a gay fantasia that only gets better wh age.

GAY AND TRANS PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN TO CONVERSN THERAPY ARE SHARG THEIR TRMATIC STORI, AND IT'S A REMR WHY IT NEEDS TO BE ABOLISHED

The star of They/Them, which tak place at a gay nversn mp, is g the horror film's release to spotlight the unproven practice. BAY LAKE, FL—Boastg of an excg new experience for die-hard fans who want to “jo the rebelln” agast their homosexual sir, Disney announced Wednday the grand openg of an immersive Star Wars–themed gay nversn mp.

“At our new Jedi Cure Center, gays and lbians of all ag n vis a galaxy far, far away, where they will be tght by their favore Star Wars characters that their sexual orientatn is a path to the dark si of the force, ” Disney CEO Bob Chapek said of the new $3, 000-per-day mp at which clients will be greeted by an animatronic Yoda that tells them beg “queer leads to anger, anger leads to hate, and hate leads to sufferg. For extreme s, we even have Boba Fett and Jabba the Hutt standg by to stop our guts om beg gay by eezg them rbone.

GAY CONVERSN THERAPY’S DISTURBG 19TH-CENTURY ORIGS

It's a movement that's born out of a larger culture of homophobia and transphobia that still persists the majory of Christian church today. It wasn't until the suici of his iend, who was also part of the "ex-gay" movement, that he reevaluated everythg. Interview highlights clu extend web-only answers and have been eded for length and clary: Interview Highlights Thomas on how he joed the "ex-gay" movement and Exod Internatnal I was out of the closet the '80s.

They also had a group for the gays, and unrneath all of that olns there was this toxic theology that said that you need to overe homosexualy. Stolakis on what the ex-gay and nversn therapy movement looks like today Conversn therapy and the ex-LGBTQ movement has always been practiced lolly.

GAY MOSW · CY GUI

It's bee very lennial-driven bee there are younger people who've grown up homophobic and transphobic environments who are ready and willg to take the place of people like Randy. One such piece — and a highly-predictable one, at that — is veteran forward Rudy Gay, who was recently waived by the Oklahoma Cy Thunr, after beg ed as filler two different offseason tras: first when the Utah Jazz shipped him to the Atlanta Hawks the John Colls al, and then when the Hawks sent him to the Thunr the Patty Mills tra. Dpe beg a 17-year veteran — he was drafted one year after Chris Pl, and one pick ahead of Patrick O’Bryant — Gay has never shared an NBA locker room wh any Warrrs.

Not only have they played (and ached) agast him for years, but Gay was teammat wh Steph Curry and Klay Thompson on the Team USA squad that won gold at the 2014 FIBA World Cup, and also teammat wh Curry (and Andre Iguodala) on the gold medal-wng 2010 team. Perhaps most importantly, Gay spent four seasons — four recent seasons, crilly — playg for the San Anton Spurs and Steve Kerr’s mentor, Gregg Popovich. If the Warrrs are terted Gay, you n bet that Kerr and Pop have talked about , and about how he handled the swch om high-volume starter/srer to veteran bench piece.

That is, theory, the biggt benef of Gay: beg a tsty and smart vet that n fill the Iguodala role.