Pray the Gay Away: Conversn Therapy, Suici, Relign, and the First Amendment – Goln Gate Universy Race, Genr, Sexualy, & Social Jtice Law Journal

Contents:

• IS IT POSSIBLE TO PRAY THE GAY AWAY?
• WHAT DO “PRAY THE GAY AWAY” MEAN?
• "YOU CAN'T PRAY THE GAY AWAY" LYRICS
• YOU CAN’T PRAY THE GAY AWAYLRA BELL BUNDY1 VIEWER2 CONTRIBUTORSYOU CAN’T PRAY THE GAY AWAY LYRICS[INTRO]BROTHERS AND SISTERSPRAYER IS A POWERFUL THGIN THE TRY' TIM, WE PRAYWE PRAY HARDBUT. THERE ARE SOME MATTERSWHERE WE WOULD BE BETTER SERVANTS OF THE LORDBY ACCEPT' WAS AND NOT BOTHER' HIM[PRE-CHOS]COME ON!YOU N'T PRAY THE GAY AWAYYOU N'T PRAY THE GAY AWAYNO MATTER WHAT YOUR PREACHER SAYNO MATTER WHAT YOUR PREACHER SAYTHERE'S NO FIGHTG DNAYOU N'T PRAY THE GAY AWAY[VERSE 1]MAMA OH MAMA YOU N'T BLAME YOURSELFJT E YOUR BABY BOY TOOK YOUR HIGH HEELS OFF THE SHELFDADDY THOUGHT FOOTBALL WOULD MAKE A MAN OF HIMBUT NOW HE SPENDS ALL HIS TIME CISG THE GYMYOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE[CHOS]YOU N'T PRAY THE GAY AWAYYOU N'T PRAY THE GAY AWAYNO MATTER WHAT YOUR PREACHER SAYNO MATTER WHAT YOUR PREACHER SAYTHERE'S NO FIGHT' DNAYOU N'T PRAY THE GAY AWAY[VERSE 2]WELL THE REVEREND BILL, AT THE CHURCH OF CHRISTSAYS HE NEEDS REPROGRAMMGTHAT BOY A'T RIGHTSEND HIM OFF TO MP WHERE HE ULD GET FIXEDHAD THE SUMMER OF HIS LIFENEVER SAW SO MANY DICKS[CHOS]YOU N'T PRAY THE GAY AWAYYOU N'T PRAY THE GAY AWAYNO MATTER WHAT YOUR PREACHER SAYNO MATTER WHAT YOUR PREACHER SAYTHERE'S NO FIGHT' DNAYOU N'T PRAY THE GAY AWAY[VERSE 3]YOU MAY NOT KNOW BUT YOU KNOW LOTS OF THEMSTATISTILLY SPEAK'1 OUT OF EVERY 10EVERY FAY'S GOT ONEYOU MIGHT LL HIM AUNTIE FREDMAMA SAYS HE HARMLS, LT HE'S TRY' TO GIVE YOU HEAD AWWOH![CHOS]YOU N'T PRAY THE GAY AWAYYOU N'T PRAY THE GAY AWAYNO MATTER WHAT YOUR PREACHER SAYNO MATTER WHAT YOUR PREACHER SAYTHERE'S NO FIGHT' DNAYOU N'T PRAY THE GAY AWAYHEY! YOU N'T PRAY THE GAY AWAY[OUTRO]A-MENHALLELUJAHBLS YOUR HEART2EMBEDCANCELHOW TO FORMAT LYRICS:TYPE OUT ALL LYRICS, EVEN REPEATG SONG PARTS LIKE THE CHOSLYRICS SHOULD BE BROKEN DOWN TO DIVIDUAL LUSE SECTN HEARS ABOVE DIFFERENT SONG PARTS LIKE [VERSE], [CHOS], ETC.USE ALICS (<I>LYRIC</I>) AND BOLD (<B>LYRIC</B>) TO DISTGUISH BETWEEN DIFFERENT VOLISTS THE SAME SONG PARTIF YOU DON’T UNRSTAND A LYRIC, E [?]TO LEARN MORE, CHECK OUT OUR TRANSCRIPTN GUI OR VIS OUR TRANSCRIBERS FOMABOUTTHIS SONG B IS UNREVIEWEDGENI ANNOTATN1 NTRIBUTORYOU N’T PRAY THE GAY AWAY IS A SONG ABOUT HOW IF SOMEONE IS GAY YOU SHOULD JT ACCEPT EXPAND +1SHAREASK A QUTN ABOUT THIS SONGASK A QUTN *‌CREDSTAGSCOUNTRYLGBTQ+COUNTRY POPEXPAND COMMENTSADD A MENTSIGN UP AND DROP KNOWLEDGE ?GENI IS THE ULTIMATE SOURCE OF MIC KNOWLEDGE, CREATED BY SCHOLARS LIKE YOU WHO SHARE FACTS AND SIGHT ABOUT THE SONGS AND ARTISTS THEY LOVE.SIGN UPGENI IS THE WORLD’S BIGGT LLECTN OF SONG LYRICS AND MIL KNOWLEDGE
• CAN CATHOLICS “PRAY AWAY THE GAY?”
• MICHELE BACHMANN CLIC: WHERE YOU CAN PRAY AWAY THE GAY?
• CAN YOU PRAY AWAY THE GAY?
• YOU THK YOU N PRAY AWAY THE GAY. YOU N'T PRAY AWAY THE GAY...
• PRAY THE GAY AWAYBUFFALO GALS BANDTRACK 6 ON WHERE THE HEART WANTS TO GO AUG. 17, 20201 VIEWER2 CONTRIBUTORSPRAY THE GAY AWAY LYRICSPRAY, PRAY, PRAY THE GAY AWAYNO MATTER HOW MUCH I PRAYEVERY DAY I WAKE UP GAYI WONR DID GOD MAKE ME THIS WAY?PRAY, PRAY, PRAY THE GAY AWAYPRAY, PRAY, PRAY THE GAY AWAYI WONR WHY I LIKE PRETTY LADIGOD, WHY DON'T I LIKE A SWEATY MAN?SEEMS I'VE BEEN THIS WAY SCE CHILDHOODGOD, PLEASE HELP ME UNRSTANDPRAY, PRAY, PRAY THE GAY AWAYWELL, NO MATTER HOW MUCH I PRAYEVERY DAY I WAKE UP GAYI WONR DID GOD MAKE ME THIS WAY?PRAY, PRAY, PRAY THE GAY AWAYPRAY, PRAY, PRAY THE GAY AWAYEVERY NIGHT BY HER BEDSIMAMA WOULD KNEEL DOWN AND PRAY"GOD, PLEASE HEAL MY LTLE MISSY""HEAL MY LTLE GIRL OF BеG GAY"MAMA WOULD BUY ME A PRETTY OCK, PKDRS Mе UP AND CURL MY HAIRBUT MY BROTHER'S OLD HAND-ME-DOWN SHIRTS AND JEANSWAS ALL I'D EVER WANNA WEARYOU MIGHT ALSO LIKEDEAR GODWON'T YOU PLEASE HELP MAMA UNRSTANDTHAT THIS IS JT THE WAY YOU MA MEAND 'S NOT A SAMEN (AMEN)PRAY, PRAY, PRAY THE GAY AWAYNO MATTER HOW MUCH I PRAYEVERY DAY I WAKE UP GAYI WONR DID GOD MAKE ME THIS WAY?PRAY, PRAY, PRAY THE GAY AWAYPRAY, PRAY, PRAY THE GAY AWAYPRAY, PRAY, PRAY THE GAY AWAY-AY-AY, HEY, HEYEMBEDCANCELHOW TO FORMAT LYRICS:TYPE OUT ALL LYRICS, EVEN REPEATG SONG PARTS LIKE THE CHOSLYRICS SHOULD BE BROKEN DOWN TO DIVIDUAL LUSE SECTN HEARS ABOVE DIFFERENT SONG PARTS LIKE [VERSE], [CHOS], ETC.USE ALICS (<I>LYRIC</I>) AND BOLD (<B>LYRIC</B>) TO DISTGUISH BETWEEN DIFFERENT VOLISTS THE SAME SONG PARTIF YOU DON’T UNRSTAND A LYRIC, E [?]TO LEARN MORE, CHECK OUT OUR TRANSCRIPTN GUI OR VIS OUR TRANSCRIBERS FOMABOUTHAVE THE SI SOP ON THIS SONG?SIGN UP AND DROP SOME KNOWLEDGESTART THE SONG BASK A QUTN ABOUT THIS SONGASK A QUTN *‌WHEN DID BUFFALO GALS BAND RELEASE “PRAY THE GAY AWAY”?WHERE THE HEART WANTS TO GO (2020)BUFFALO GALS BAND1. ARKANSAS HILLS (UNRELEASED)2. ABILENE (UNRELEASED)3. BILLY AND BE4. LTLE SUGAR CREEK (UNRELEASED)5. I’D NEVER SELL SUE (UNRELEASED)6. PRAY THE GAY AWAY7. DON’T POKE THE BEAR (UNRELEASED)8. BACK ARKANSAS (UNRELEASED)9. ROUTE 30 (UNRELEASED)10. I’D JT AS SOON STAY HOME (UNRELEASED)11. IT’S MY LUCKY DAY (UNRELEASED)CREDSRELEASE DATEAUGT 17, 2020TAGSCOUNTRYEXPAND COMMENTSADD A MENTSIGN UP AND DROP KNOWLEDGE ?GENI IS THE ULTIMATE SOURCE OF MIC KNOWLEDGE, CREATED BY SCHOLARS LIKE YOU WHO SHARE FACTS AND SIGHT ABOUT THE SONGS AND ARTISTS THEY LOVE.SIGN UPGENI IS THE WORLD’S BIGGT LLECTN OF SONG LYRICS AND MIL KNOWLEDGE

IS IT POSSIBLE TO PRAY THE GAY AWAY?

The revelatns surroundg Marc Bachmann's psychotherapy practice along wh his statements equatg gay people to barbarians reflect the eply held view among too many people that homosexualy is a psychologil or moral choice that n be altered and ed should be. As someone who profs to help gays and lbians bee "straight, " Dr. There are several nservative relig anizatns, like Exod Internatnal and Homosexuals Anonymo, that claim to have helped people change their sexual orientatn through prayer, unselg, or a batn of both.

Moreover, there are licensed mental health profsnals who practice what are lled reparative or nversn therapi signed to make gay people heterosexual. The bt-known group of such clicians is the Natnal Associatn for Rearch and Therapy of Homosexualy (NARTH), led by psychologist Joseph Nilosi. He and his followers claim that gays and lbians suffer om a damagg blend of childhood trma, shamg their fai of orig, and chronic unmet needs for love and affectn om their same-sex parents.

WHAT DO “PRAY THE GAY AWAY” MEAN?

Reparative therapy supposedly helps gay clients bee heterosexual by workg wh them to amelrate toxic feelgs stemmg om their damaged childhoods. Robert Spzer, a proment psychiatrist who, oddly enough, led the charge to remove homosexualy as a disease om the Diagnostic and Statistil Manual, had unrtaken rearch wh 200 women and men who unrwent reparative therapy and believed themselv to be "cured" of homosexualy, as evinced by their abily to engage sexual relatns wh the oppose sex, marry heterosexually, and nceive children.

"YOU CAN'T PRAY THE GAY AWAY" LYRICS

In fact, there are many reports of people unrgog treatments offered by ex-gay mistri who not only return to homosexualy but have also been trmatized by this so-lled therapy. The real diseas are homophobia and heterosexism, not homosexualy.

It is important to regnize that the great majory of psychotherapy profsnals argue vociferoly that such "treatment" is uhil bee homosexualy is not an illns — rather the "illns" is our tolerance of sexual and genr behavrs fallg outsi rtrictive societal norms.

YOU CAN’T PRAY THE GAY AWAYLRA BELL BUNDY1 VIEWER2 CONTRIBUTORSYOU CAN’T PRAY THE GAY AWAY LYRICS[INTRO]BROTHERS AND SISTERSPRAYER IS A POWERFUL THGIN THE TRY' TIM, WE PRAYWE PRAY HARDBUT. THERE ARE SOME MATTERSWHERE WE WOULD BE BETTER SERVANTS OF THE LORDBY ACCEPT' WAS AND NOT BOTHER' HIM[PRE-CHOS]COME ON!YOU N'T PRAY THE GAY AWAYYOU N'T PRAY THE GAY AWAYNO MATTER WHAT YOUR PREACHER SAYNO MATTER WHAT YOUR PREACHER SAYTHERE'S NO FIGHTG DNAYOU N'T PRAY THE GAY AWAY[VERSE 1]MAMA OH MAMA YOU N'T BLAME YOURSELFJT E YOUR BABY BOY TOOK YOUR HIGH HEELS OFF THE SHELFDADDY THOUGHT FOOTBALL WOULD MAKE A MAN OF HIMBUT NOW HE SPENDS ALL HIS TIME CISG THE GYMYOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE[CHOS]YOU N'T PRAY THE GAY AWAYYOU N'T PRAY THE GAY AWAYNO MATTER WHAT YOUR PREACHER SAYNO MATTER WHAT YOUR PREACHER SAYTHERE'S NO FIGHT' DNAYOU N'T PRAY THE GAY AWAY[VERSE 2]WELL THE REVEREND BILL, AT THE CHURCH OF CHRISTSAYS HE NEEDS REPROGRAMMGTHAT BOY A'T RIGHTSEND HIM OFF TO MP WHERE HE ULD GET FIXEDHAD THE SUMMER OF HIS LIFENEVER SAW SO MANY DICKS[CHOS]YOU N'T PRAY THE GAY AWAYYOU N'T PRAY THE GAY AWAYNO MATTER WHAT YOUR PREACHER SAYNO MATTER WHAT YOUR PREACHER SAYTHERE'S NO FIGHT' DNAYOU N'T PRAY THE GAY AWAY[VERSE 3]YOU MAY NOT KNOW BUT YOU KNOW LOTS OF THEMSTATISTILLY SPEAK'1 OUT OF EVERY 10EVERY FAY'S GOT ONEYOU MIGHT LL HIM AUNTIE FREDMAMA SAYS HE HARMLS, LT HE'S TRY' TO GIVE YOU HEAD AWWOH![CHOS]YOU N'T PRAY THE GAY AWAYYOU N'T PRAY THE GAY AWAYNO MATTER WHAT YOUR PREACHER SAYNO MATTER WHAT YOUR PREACHER SAYTHERE'S NO FIGHT' DNAYOU N'T PRAY THE GAY AWAYHEY! YOU N'T PRAY THE GAY AWAY[OUTRO]A-MENHALLELUJAHBLS YOUR HEART2EMBEDCANCELHOW TO FORMAT LYRICS:TYPE OUT ALL LYRICS, EVEN REPEATG SONG PARTS LIKE THE CHOSLYRICS SHOULD BE BROKEN DOWN TO DIVIDUAL LUSE SECTN HEARS ABOVE DIFFERENT SONG PARTS LIKE [VERSE], [CHOS], ETC.USE ALICS (<I>LYRIC</I>) AND BOLD (<B>LYRIC</B>) TO DISTGUISH BETWEEN DIFFERENT VOLISTS THE SAME SONG PARTIF YOU DON’T UNRSTAND A LYRIC, E [?]TO LEARN MORE, CHECK OUT OUR TRANSCRIPTN GUI OR VIS OUR TRANSCRIBERS FOMABOUTTHIS SONG B IS UNREVIEWEDGENI ANNOTATN1 NTRIBUTORYOU N’T PRAY THE GAY AWAY IS A SONG ABOUT HOW IF SOMEONE IS GAY YOU SHOULD JT ACCEPT EXPAND +1SHAREASK A QUTN ABOUT THIS SONGASK A QUTN *‌CREDSTAGSCOUNTRYLGBTQ+COUNTRY POPEXPAND COMMENTSADD A MENTSIGN UP AND DROP KNOWLEDGE ?GENI IS THE ULTIMATE SOURCE OF MIC KNOWLEDGE, CREATED BY SCHOLARS LIKE YOU WHO SHARE FACTS AND SIGHT ABOUT THE SONGS AND ARTISTS THEY LOVE.SIGN UPGENI IS THE WORLD’S BIGGT LLECTN OF SONG LYRICS AND MIL KNOWLEDGE

I also tell clients that reparative and nversn therapi, bis beg effective, are psychologilly harmful to gays and lbians, which is another reason I do not remend them and will not assist clients procurg such treatment. People like Marc and Michele Bachmann believe that acceptg and even celebratg gay and lbian people will evably lead to the moral cle of our society.

Our StoryThis is a muny for anyone who has ever tried to pray the gay away. This is where we pray the gay way.

When I was 16 years old I was kneelg at my bedsi tryg to pray the gay away. The term “pray the gay away” is often ed as a term to reprent a belief that a person’s sexual orientatn or genr inty n be changed through prayer.

CAN CATHOLICS “PRAY AWAY THE GAY?”

A large part of this belief system is the e of gay nversn therapy, often unr the guise of different nam like “genr rercement” or “inty dysfunctn”.

Our show, “Pray the Gay Away”®, is a ser mil edy that looks at many polil, theologil and cultural beliefs the Uned Stat that have fueled both the growth and rejectn of morn nversn therapy. Gay nversn therapy is an approach that has been ed for over a century worldwi, but the morn versn of gay nversn therapy grew strength and ntued to build startg the 1980’s. Our show, “Pray the Gay Away”®, is set 1982 as we show the growg support for gay nversn therapy that to nflict wh the growth of the gay rights movement (known today as LGBQT+ Rights).

MICHELE BACHMANN CLIC: WHERE YOU CAN PRAY AWAY THE GAY?

Here are a few articl to get you started on the topics of gay nversn therapy and the belief systems that are referred to as “pray the gay away”. 11, 2019 – A blast om the past the gay-rights wars – Seattle Tim.

9, 2019 – Teachers qu prott over what they nsir anti-gay policy at Christian school Shorele – Seattle Tim.

GAY CONVERSION THERAPY. Gay Conversn Therapy’s Disturbg 19th-Century Origs.

CAN YOU PRAY AWAY THE GAY?

Is possible to Pray the Gay Away? "You Can't Pray The Gay Away".

You n't pray the gay away.

YOU THK YOU N PRAY AWAY THE GAY. YOU N'T PRAY AWAY THE GAY...

Can you pray the gay away?

Do you thk is possible to pray the gay away?

If y, how do you exactly pray the gay away? Or do you thk that homosexualy is natural, and not a choice, and nt be changed?

PRAY THE GAY AWAYBUFFALO GALS BANDTRACK 6 ON WHERE THE HEART WANTS TO GO AUG. 17, 20201 VIEWER2 CONTRIBUTORSPRAY THE GAY AWAY LYRICSPRAY, PRAY, PRAY THE GAY AWAYNO MATTER HOW MUCH I PRAYEVERY DAY I WAKE UP GAYI WONR DID GOD MAKE ME THIS WAY?PRAY, PRAY, PRAY THE GAY AWAYPRAY, PRAY, PRAY THE GAY AWAYI WONR WHY I LIKE PRETTY LADIGOD, WHY DON'T I LIKE A SWEATY MAN?SEEMS I'VE BEEN THIS WAY SCE CHILDHOODGOD, PLEASE HELP ME UNRSTANDPRAY, PRAY, PRAY THE GAY AWAYWELL, NO MATTER HOW MUCH I PRAYEVERY DAY I WAKE UP GAYI WONR DID GOD MAKE ME THIS WAY?PRAY, PRAY, PRAY THE GAY AWAYPRAY, PRAY, PRAY THE GAY AWAYEVERY NIGHT BY HER BEDSIMAMA WOULD KNEEL DOWN AND PRAY"GOD, PLEASE HEAL MY LTLE MISSY""HEAL MY LTLE GIRL OF BеG GAY"MAMA WOULD BUY ME A PRETTY OCK, PKDRS Mе UP AND CURL MY HAIRBUT MY BROTHER'S OLD HAND-ME-DOWN SHIRTS AND JEANSWAS ALL I'D EVER WANNA WEARYOU MIGHT ALSO LIKEDEAR GODWON'T YOU PLEASE HELP MAMA UNRSTANDTHAT THIS IS JT THE WAY YOU MA MEAND 'S NOT A SAMEN (AMEN)PRAY, PRAY, PRAY THE GAY AWAYNO MATTER HOW MUCH I PRAYEVERY DAY I WAKE UP GAYI WONR DID GOD MAKE ME THIS WAY?PRAY, PRAY, PRAY THE GAY AWAYPRAY, PRAY, PRAY THE GAY AWAYPRAY, PRAY, PRAY THE GAY AWAY-AY-AY, HEY, HEYEMBEDCANCELHOW TO FORMAT LYRICS:TYPE OUT ALL LYRICS, EVEN REPEATG SONG PARTS LIKE THE CHOSLYRICS SHOULD BE BROKEN DOWN TO DIVIDUAL LUSE SECTN HEARS ABOVE DIFFERENT SONG PARTS LIKE [VERSE], [CHOS], ETC.USE ALICS (<I>LYRIC</I>) AND BOLD (<B>LYRIC</B>) TO DISTGUISH BETWEEN DIFFERENT VOLISTS THE SAME SONG PARTIF YOU DON’T UNRSTAND A LYRIC, E [?]TO LEARN MORE, CHECK OUT OUR TRANSCRIPTN GUI OR VIS OUR TRANSCRIBERS FOMABOUTHAVE THE SI SOP ON THIS SONG?SIGN UP AND DROP SOME KNOWLEDGESTART THE SONG BASK A QUTN ABOUT THIS SONGASK A QUTN *‌WHEN DID BUFFALO GALS BAND RELEASE “PRAY THE GAY AWAY”?WHERE THE HEART WANTS TO GO (2020)BUFFALO GALS BAND1. ARKANSAS HILLS (UNRELEASED)2. ABILENE (UNRELEASED)3. BILLY AND BE4. LTLE SUGAR CREEK (UNRELEASED)5. I’D NEVER SELL SUE (UNRELEASED)6. PRAY THE GAY AWAY7. DON’T POKE THE BEAR (UNRELEASED)8. BACK ARKANSAS (UNRELEASED)9. ROUTE 30 (UNRELEASED)10. I’D JT AS SOON STAY HOME (UNRELEASED)11. IT’S MY LUCKY DAY (UNRELEASED)CREDSRELEASE DATEAUGT 17, 2020TAGSCOUNTRYEXPAND COMMENTSADD A MENTSIGN UP AND DROP KNOWLEDGE ?GENI IS THE ULTIMATE SOURCE OF MIC KNOWLEDGE, CREATED BY SCHOLARS LIKE YOU WHO SHARE FACTS AND SIGHT ABOUT THE SONGS AND ARTISTS THEY LOVE.SIGN UPGENI IS THE WORLD’S BIGGT LLECTN OF SONG LYRICS AND MIL KNOWLEDGE

Or is homosexualy actually monic?