The website Beyond Ex-Gay has launched a survey to counter the false promises and damaging claims of the ex-gay movement:
We’ve all heard the declarations that “thousands and thousands of people have been healed of their homosexuality.” Where do those numbers come from? At Beyond Ex-Gay (bXg) we know firsthand that the thousands who have attended ex-gay groups never “changed.” Worse yet, our ex-gay experiences caused us tremendous harm. So to counter the rhetoric, we have created a new survey specifically for ex-gay survivors.
It’s short, and you can stay as anonymous as you’d like. If you can’t find answers that fit your experience, we provide plenty of empty boxes for you to express yourself as accurately as possible. Your willingness to be counted will ultimately stand in stark contrast to the misinformation that ex-gay promoters use to convince people that “change is possible” and harmless to pursue.
If you consider yourself an ex-gay survivor, click here to take the survey. You can remain entirely anonymous if you choose.
My story dates back to when these groups were not well know, the late 70’s. I was on my own and felt my “sin” was so terrible I couldn’t tell anyone what I was going through. I don’t know if I can get anyone to read my journals but I finally came to the realization that God didn’t answer all my years of anguished prayers because He didn’t want to. Sometimes, as they always said, God says no. I’m publishing these thirty years of my journals so people can see that we can’t seem to apply these “biblical principles”, the same ones they use in the anti-gay groups, because they don’t work on this issue. I have a lot to say about this topic. Please check my blog, I’m just starting, and follow because my break down literally ended up on the six o’clock news! Thanks for your site. I love it! KJ