Founder Of Ex-Gay Group Admits To Having Sex With Multiple Men
Jeffrey McCall, the founder of ‘ex-gay’ group, Freedom March has admitted in a Facebook post that he’s hooked up with multiple men since last year. …
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‘Pray Away’: A Chilling Look At Four Decades Of ‘Pray The Gay Away’ Movement
Occasionally, a seminal work appears that becomes a defining piece, a turning point, or breakthrough in a particular area. Considering the religious LGBTQ conversion movement, …
New report reveals the full extent of conversion therapy in Australia
The report states that there are currently at least ten organisations currently promoting ex-gay and ex-trans therapies in Australia and New Zealand.
“Enough is enough”: a survivor’s call for Queensland to ban “gay reparative therapies”
A survivor of electro shock conversion therapy, that was promised to cure him of his homosexuality in the 1970s, has called on the Queensland government to follow Victoria’s recent lead and ban all forms of the controversial practice.
10 things you need to know about the ex-gay movement
In 2014, a radio series on religious institutions that purport to have the ability to turn gay people straight won awards and critical acclaim. Produced by ex-gay survivor Nathan Despott, ‘Inside Ex-Gay: The Naked Truth’ — which aired on Melbourne-based LGBTI radio station JOY 94.9 — still sends shockwaves throughout Australia’s Evangelical and Pentecostal churches. Here, the documentary’s presenter, Dean Beck, reveals the reality of ex-gay conversion “therapies”.
Vigil highlights the trauma of ex-gay practises in Australia
THE country’s largest ex-gay organisation Living Waters Australia closed over the weekend, with survivors of ex-gay practises holding a community vigil in Sydney to mark …
Ex-gay ministry the same despite new boss
SYDNEY-based ex-gay organisation Liberty Christian Ministries has said the appointment of a new head for their pastoral care program is unlikely to bring about …
Questions over new ex-gay program boss
SYDNEY-based ex-gay organisation Liberty Christian Ministries has appointed a new head for their pastoral care program that claims to offer support for people with “unwanted …
“Homosexual conversion” programs still operating in Australia
Some Australian religious organisations are still attempting to “convert” LGBTI people to heterosexuality, despite recent closures of major ex-gay organisations internationally. A recent report by …
Reports of torture, rape at Ecuadorian “gay cure” clinics
Authorities in Ecuador have received reports of rape, torture and other inhumane treatment of patients at “homosexual conversion” clinics. One survivor of the clinics has …