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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: The ex-gay movement taught that homosexuality was a sinful yet treatable addiction, just like alcoholism.
Chapter 2: Program participants were stripped of anything that might threaten traditional gender roles and norms.
Chapter 3: Love in Action participants believed they had no other choice but to pursue “treatment” for their sexuality.
Chapter 4: The Love in Action program worsened prior trauma and sometimes resulted in suicide.
Chapter 5: Love in Action counselors believed homosexuality arose from too little childhood sports and from Satan’s direct influence over them.
Chapter 6: The ex-gay movement is now discredited and disbanded, yet its effects still haunt former members today.
Description
Boy Erased (2016) explores the author’s experiences within the ex-gay movement: a community that seeks to “cure” homosexuality. Detailing the cruel methodology of conversion therapy and examining the author’s relationship with his devout parents, the blinks investigate the impact of fundamentalist Christian ideology on LGBT people and their families.
Who Should Listen
- Anyone interested in challenging true-life stories
- Those looking for an insight into Christian fundamentalism
- People interested in learning more about bigotry toward the LGBT community