The new documentary “Pray Away” takes on the rise of the religious conversion therapy movement and its attempts to “pray away the gay” and cure homosexuality.
01.07.2021 - 13:49 / mambaonline.com
South Africa could become one of the growing number of countries to ban the dangerous practice of LGBTQIA+ conversion therapy for young people.
On Wednesday, the last day of International Pride Month, the DA said it will be submitting a Private Members Bill to Parliament to prohibit conversion therapy for minors in South Africa.
Conversion therapy is offered by certain therapists and religious counsellors in a pseudoscientific attempt to change sexual orientation or gender identity in
The new documentary “Pray Away” takes on the rise of the religious conversion therapy movement and its attempts to “pray away the gay” and cure homosexuality.
Thankfully, over recent years, there has been a large outcry against conversion therapy tactics used by churches to “pray the gay away,” so to speak.
Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorNetflix has released the first trailer for “Pray Away,” the Ryan Murphy- and Jason Blum-produced documentary about the so-called “ex-gay” movement.The Kristine Stolakis-directed film, which will premiere Aug. 3 on the streamer, chronicles the rise of Exodus International, a group founded in the 1970s by five members of an evangelical church that claimed gay people could become straight if they “pray away” their homosexuality.
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Teen Vogue. She also appeared in 2008’s “Camp Rock” alongside Demi Lovato, who recently revealed they are non-binary.But before coming out, the child star checked herself into an “outpatient variation” of conversion therapy as she grappled with her sexuality and romantic feelings for a woman, causing her to question “whether my life was worth living.”“I felt stuck.
Alyson Stoner is opening up about undergoing a form of conversion therapy as she struggled with confusion over her sexual identity. In 2018, the 27-year-old star wrote an essay for, in which she talked about falling in love with a woman. She noted that her faith at the time played a large role in every aspect of her life and that she «prayed in turmoil nightly,» as she begged to be healed from these desires.
Alyson Stoner, 27, has revealed she went to gay conversion therapy after coming out as pansexual. The former Camp Rock star opened up in a new interview ahead of the release of her memoir, “Mind Body Pride.” The 27-year-old dancer and singer told Insider, “I felt stuck. I felt wretched. I felt like everything was wrong with me, even though I, in my heart of hearts, only desired to be a devoted follower of God.”
Alyson Stoner is opening up about her decision to go to gay conversion therapy.