Former leaders of the "pray the gay away" movement contend with the aftermath unleashed by their actions, while a survivor seeks healing and acceptance from more than a decade of trauma.Former leaders of the "pray the gay away" movement contend with the aftermath unleashed by their actions, while a survivor seeks healing and acceptance from more than a decade of trauma.Former leaders of the "pray the gay away" movement contend with the aftermath unleashed by their actions, while a survivor seeks healing and acceptance from more than a decade of trauma.
- Awards
- 4 nominations
- Self - 43rd President of the United States
- (archive footage)
- Self - Executive Director, Living Hope
- (archive footage)
- Self - Popular Televangelist
- (archive footage)
- (as Dr. James Dobson)
- Self - Popular Televangelist
- (archive footage)
- Self - Former Speaker of the House
- (archive footage)
- Self - Christian Broadcaster
- (archive footage)
- Self - Clinical Psychologist
- (archive footage)
- (as Dr. Joseph Nicolosi)
- Self - 44th President of the United States
- (archive footage)
- Self - Executive Director, Restored Hope Network
- (archive footage)
- Self - Senior Advisor to George W. Bush
- (archive footage)
- Self - 60 Minutes Correspondent
- (archive footage)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaEvery reputable American medical association has condemned the practice of "conversion therapy" and the idea that sexual orientation can be changed as false and both medically and psychologically harmful. Organizations that have released statements censuring the practice include: the American Medical Association, the American Psychiatric Association, the American Psychological Association, the American College of Physicians, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, the American Counseling Association, the American Psychoanalytic Association, the American School Counselor Association, the National Association of Social Workers, and many others.
- Quotes
Self - Former Board President, Exodus: I realized that my dishonesty hurt people. Because I was dishonest, it caused people in the audience - people that were struggling with homosexuality or had gay feelings - to feel like, "There must be something wrong with me 'cause I'm not like him. And he doesn't- he's not tempted anymore. So if I'm tempted, I must be broken and damaged."
What these ex-gay people are exhibiting by identifying with their oppressors is nothing short of Stockholm Syndrome. It is like the American POWs who sided with their North Korean captors. People will rationalize anything that they want to believe in if they are desperate or vulnerable enough. As a gay atheist who did once attend church to find God, I question why the documentary did not focus on religion itself instead of conversion therapy which it spawned.
Why do some LGBTQ people still need to believe in Jesus and remain in the same religion that demonizes them, when they can get the sense of belonging they desire from within the LGBTQ community? Yvette Cantu said that she misses being part of the religious community, yet she had quite readily cast off her membership to the LGBTQ community in the 1990s.
I could not help noticing that the vast majority of people in this documentary are white, in spite of the diversity in the LGBTQ community. This is symptomatic of my experience as an Asian man in a LGBTQ community that does not treat its ethnic minorities equally. There is a growing body of evidence about discrimination and racism within the LGBTQ community that result in poorer mental health outcomes for those who are affected by such prejudice. Perhaps that could be Ryan Murphy's next project, seeing how prodigious he is at documenting and validating the LGBTQ experience.
- edwin-wks
- Aug 6, 2021
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- Runtime1 hour 41 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix