Bible and Homosexuality: An LGBTQ Positive View

23. Conversion Therapy's Dark Reality


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We discuss the deeply flawed practice of trying to change someone's sexual orientation.

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Movies Referenced:

Boy Erased: https://www.netflix.com/title/80240538

  • Review quoted from The Jesuit Post: https://thejesuitpost.org/2018/11/boy-erased-conversion-therapy-and-the-catholic-church/
  • Pray Away: https://www.netflix.com/title/81040370

    • Review quoted from Conscience Magazine: https://www.catholicsforchoice.org/resource-library/netflixs-pray-away-exposes-conversion-therapy-fraud/
    • Articles and Websites Quoted:

      • The American Psychological Association (APA): https://www.apa.org/pi/lgbt/resources/just-the-facts
      • The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/21/us/group-that-promoted-curing-gays-ceases-operations.html
      • Time magazine: https://time.com/3065495/9-ex-leaders-of-the-gay-conversion-therapy-movement-apologize/
      • The AMA calls for ban: https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/american-medical-association-backs-nationwide-conversion-therapy-ban-n1088731
      • Statistics quoted:

        • Alan Chambers quote, “99.9% have not experienced a change in their orientation” from: https://wthrockmorton.com/2012/01/09/alan-chambers-99-9-have-not-experienced-a-change-in-their-orientation/ or https://www.npr.org/2013/06/20/193965227/group-that-claimed-to-cure-gays-disbands-leader-apologizes
        • Post conversion therapy suicide ideation rate of 28% from Statista https://www.statista.com/statistics/1053024/lgbtq-youth-in-us-attempted-suicide-conversion-therapy-experience/
        • Trans children exposed to conversion therapy at a young age are four times more likely to report lifetime suicide attempts: https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/transgender-conversion-therapy-associated-severe-psychological-distress-n1052416
        • Finding Affirming, Sex-Positive Counselors Who Do NOT Believe in Conversion Therapy:

          • https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/therapy-for-lgbt#organizations
          • https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/california?category=gay (Find the LGBTQ Affirming pull-down or edit the URL and replace “California” with “Texas” or whatever state you’re in)
          • https://www.choosingtherapy.com/finding-an-lgbtq-therapist/
          • https://allintherapyclinic.com/how-to-find-an-lgbt-affirming-therapist/
          • https://directory.choosingtherapy.com/
          • https://lgbtqhealthcaredirectory.org/
          • On-line therapy:

            • https://www.choosingtherapy.com/best-lgbtq-online-therapy-options/
            • https://www.talkspace.com/online-therapy/lgbtqia
            • Benefits of Church Attendance for Adults and Children:

              • https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/press-releases/regularly-attending-religious-services-associated-with-lower-risk-of-deaths-of-despair/
              • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11302358/
              • https://academic.oup.com/ije/article/49/6/2030/5892419
              • Additional References and Resources

                • https://www.huffpost.com/entry/queer-youth-religion-suicide-study_n_5ad4f7b3e4b077c89ceb9774
                • https://www.thetrevorproject.org/ending-conversion-therapy/
                • https://glaad.org/conversiontherapy/
                • https://www.hrc.org/resources/the-lies-and-dangers-of-reparative-therapy
                • https://www.huffpost.com/entry/faith-leaders-lgbtq-conversion-therapy-ban_n_5fda6074c5b650b99ad93787
                • https://www.newportacademy.com/resources/mental-health/conversion-therapy-pray-away/
                • https://www.bbc.com/news/explainers-56496423
                • https://web.archive.org/web/20230405193059/https://exodusinternational.org/2013/06/i-am-sorry/
                • https://youtu.be/Ea10c6VXVx8?si=VebC4DTN9m37bkwD&t=197
                • https://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Policy_Statements/2018/Conversion_Therapy.aspx
                • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conversion_therapy
                • All quotes edited for clarity and brevity, and red by descript not the original authors.


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