conversioncamp

Talked about conversion camps earlier in the week with a few people on here. All I can say is, “isn‘t karma a bitch?!” Is it wrong to laugh at this guy? He‘s tortured unknown numbers of people; now he‘s going to do exactly what he tortured those folks for doing. WTF?! I still feel like he needs to apologise to all the people he‘s tortured over the years first... but that‘s just me.
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GingerAntics @StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego check this out. So much to comment on here. He‘s still cool with what he‘s done, but he‘s going to live openly as a gay man now. Huh?! Maybe we should send him to his own torture camps for a while. Maybe he‘ll get back with his wife/ex-wife. 🙄 6y

Karisa Whoa! How can he not at least admit regret for his part in such actions? If he's still identifying as a Christian, what happened to the "Golden Rule?" One thing to struggle with own identity, another entirely to hurt others. . . 6y

GingerAntics Whoops, forgot to include the link to the article. He claims that being a part of the conversation therapy movement was a time of growth for him, but he stopped growing so he decided to go from bisexual to gay. WHAT?! Dude‘s lost his damn mind. https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5c48bfb8e4b025aa26bf78... (edited) 6y

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GingerAntics @Karisa right?! He claims that his time in the conversation movement allowed him to grow and he remembers it “fondly.” 🙄 He‘s not growing anymore, so he‘s “embarked on a new life-giving path.” I kinda want to laugh at him, but I also kind of want to slap him. 6y

Karisa I'm not a psychologist but he's sounds like a sociopath. No empathy for others there at all! 6y

GingerAntics @Karisa none what so ever. I don‘t think he feels any regret. I think in a way he still thinks it‘s okay. Maybe he thinks he‘s a lost cause. It will be interesting to see what the Mormon church has to say about this guy. I can‘t imagine what it must be like to be one of his “patients” right now. 6y

Karisa @GingerAntics Yes, he does need a well-deserved laugh/slap/kick in the rear. Where's karma when you need it? 6y

GingerAntics @Karisa right? I kind of like that he‘s being outed to the entire country now, but he‘s kind of signed on for that. 6y

ChristieWitch I did some research on conversion camps/therapy for my MA thesis and found that it's become very common for conversion therapy leaders to either be "ex-gay" themselves or pronounce themselves as being gay after their work. Most have apologized for putting others through terrible "therapies" but it's not surprising to read about one who has no remorse for their precious actions ? 6y

GingerAntics @ChristySevern that‘s interesting. I knew the thing about leaders being “ex-gay.” I didn‘t know that they have turned away from it and been openly gay. So basically, until these people come to terms with their own sexuality, they‘re just torturing other people with the same sexuality who have come to terms with it? Lovely. 6y

ChristieWitch @GingerAntics There's a documentary I watched and used as a source that specifically spoke to those "ex-gay" leaders who turned around and became "gay again" called "This is What Love in Action Looks Like." It was really interesting and went into a lot of different aspects of conversion therapy from those admitted to the facilities involuntarily, the leaders, "graduates" of the programs (most of whom returned to an lgbtq lifestyle after leaving). 6y

GingerAntics @ChristySevern oh I do love a good documentary. I‘m going to have to look that one up. That sounds interesting. 6y

ChristieWitch @GingerAntics There's also "One Nation Under God: Investigating Historical Efforts to Help "Cure" Homosexuality." It's a little older (1993) but gives a background into the creation of these facilities and how it's progressed over time. It's all really crazy but also really interesting. 6y

ChristieWitch @GingerAntics That one's on amazon to rent and I believe on YouTube to rent as well. The second one I found on a website. I think if you Google it you should be able to find it ☺ 6y

GingerAntics @ChristySevern I‘ll have to check both of those out. 6y

StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego I haven't come across this article, and am not familiar with this person. But the "converts" running these programs obviously have thier own trauma too. The whole situation is wrong and messed up. Which is why these places shouldn't exist in the first place. 6y

GingerAntics @StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego I hadn‘t heard of him before yesterday either. There is a link to the article in the comments. I googled it after it was on the 10pm news. 6y

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