“ UPDATED: This post has been updated after being contacted by Mrs. Conley directly saying that that the Bible-beating scene actually did happen. Thank you, Mrs. Conley! Recently I posted an article about Boy Erased based on the reactions I had seen from people directly represented in the movie and the defensive reaction of ex-gay ministries. A couple of weeks ago, Dan and I went and saw the movie now that it is released in the Orlando area. I expected to be deeply moved, but I walked …
An Honest Thanksgiving
True story, ex-gay conversion ministries would see an uptick of non-affirming religious family members wondering what to do with the LGBT+ relative coming home for Thanksgiving with all their unacceptable ideas and maybe even... ... a partner! Then the week after we would get calls of non-affirming religious family members upset because their LGBT+ relative came home with their unacceptable ideas and even... ... a partner! Then a usually emotional conversation would follow with talk about …
“Boy Erased” Reveals Hard Hitting Truth: A Direct Correlation Between Toxic Theology And Abuse
"Boy Erased" - Click here to watch the trailer. I want to say right off the bat, I have not seen the movie. I have only seen the trailer, read a lot of responses, and watched interviews about the movie. I live in Orlando and at the time of this writing, it hasn’t been released here yet. However, I have seen enough responses to determine that ex-gay conversion ministries still don’t understand how their beliefs fuel the actual real-world abuse depicted in the movie. Anne Paulk, director of …
“Embracing The Value Of Family” by Yvette Schneider
This past weekend, thousands of people in marches across the United States protested the separation of refugee and immigrant children from their families. Like many other people of conscience who believe everyone is worthy of dignity and respect, I was horrified to the point of tears when I heard the recording Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) played on the House floor of refugee children, some babies, crying for their missing parents. In response to this draconian practice by our government of separating …
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