Early readers of this blog will remember Warren Throckmorton. He began his interactions with us hailing from the ex-gay side of things. He later responded to the data and his own experiences as a psychologist and psychology professor, and realized…
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Mike Bickle, founder of the International House of Prayer in Kansas City (IHOPKC), has been accused of clergy sexual abuse. The allegations are called “credible and longstanding,” spanning decades. According to a statement released by three former leaders at IHOPKC:…
Wayne Besen at Truth Wins Out has discovered some very troubling information about ex-gay therapist Christopher Doyle. Doyle is the successor to the outlandish ex-gay guru Richard Cohen and his International Healing Foundation. However, while Doyle has his hands in…
An unknown intruder fatally shot 39-year-old gay journalist Josh Kruger at his home in Philadelphia early Monday morning. Kruger had apparently been the victim of harassment and minor vandalism some weeks before. It is unknown if any of this is related…
Fifteen years ago, lawmakers in Uganda passed a law that basically made it a crime to be gay there. It wasn’t just sex between same-sex individuals that was illegal, but knowing about someone who was homosexual without notifying the authorities…
Truth Wins Out, the non-profit that works against conversion therapy and anti-LGBTQ+ bigotry is reporting that UK’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will likely renege on plans for a conversion therapy ban in that country. As prime minister five years ago,…
The confluence of events that led to the momentous decision in 1973 to remove homosexuality from the list of mental disorders are chronicled in this documentary that was five years in the making. This was the first major step on…
Recently, on Christy Carlson Romano’s podcast Vulnerable, former Disney actor Matthew Scott Montgomery described his experience with reparative therapy with Dr. Joseph Nicolosi Jr., the son of the well-known reparative therapist and apologist. Montgomery described the practice as Christian, and…
This is the first in a series of posts that will explain the basics of several new versions of conversion therapy. We will explore how these variations help practitioners avoid some of the negative perceptions connected with the older terminology….
As it turns out, there is a fair bit of work involved with bringing a site like this back from the dead. We have spent a lot of time reviewing the literature of the current crop of ex-gay organizations, therapists…