VICE Takes On The Scary-Sad World Of Gay Conversion Therapy

Sorry. Just don’t watch this if you’re having a bad day already.

As Towleroad notes, VICE just posted the first two parts of a three-part documentary series they’ve done on conversion therapy, and the nationwide industry that’s arisen around the idea that counseling and Bible study are going to somehow cure men and boys of being gay.

As Samantha Ames of the National Center for Lesbian Rights explains, therapy centers most often target kids under the age of 18 and their homophobic, Bible-beating parents, who are told that there is some faith-based answer to this problem they’re having. And the fact that this is still happening in 2015 is just depressing as fuck.

Check out the crazy Wipeout!-style water obstacle course at the pray-the-gay-away camp shown in video one. It’s the only funny thing about this.

 

Here’s Part 2.

 

[VICE via Towleroad]

 

9 thoughts on “VICE Takes On The Scary-Sad World Of Gay Conversion Therapy”

  1. Jermey: Out of proper context phrasing “sexual acting out” to make NATURAL and developmentally expectant behavior be something that needs to be corrected, guilt-driven, fear “God’s wrath” as they pocket the money. Tragically, as you can conclude, Jermey is in “good”/deceptive company…

  2. The “ex-gay leaders” featured here were dicks then and dicks now! What a joke… The Devil isn’t the deceiver, religious dogma is!

  3. I think Vice should interview gay-for-pay pornstars along side all of this. They are, afterall saying the same thing. Didn’t recently Thesword feature an article that claimed phase homosexuality to be a scientific thing? I don’t understand for the life of me, how gays get all up in arms about conversion therapy meanwhile endorse gay-for-pay as legitimate sexuality. Seriously, I cannot for the life of me follow the logic. What is the difference between Reese Rideout and Paddy O’Brian in comparison to any of this? If Paddy O’Brien can fake it on cam and no one questions his legitimate straightness, then why should these men be thought of pathetic or confused? If anything, gay-for-pay pornstars prove that consersion therapy is legitimate.

  4. Anyone who looks to the bible, a collection of writings by men who lived thousands of years ago, and thought the earth was flat and diseases were caused by demons, for any good and accurate information, NEEDS TO HAVE THERE HEAD EXAMINED!!!

  5. Even though his face is blurred, “Jack” looked hot in his little green hat. I’d be hitting on that boy all muthafuckin weekend…oh wait, am I supposed to be paying attention to this bullshit?

  6. Jack and the beanstalk, seriously? So a story about hopping aboard a long, fleshy pole is going to get rid of the gay, it would be laughable if it wasn’t so fucking tragic.

    1. Amen, brother. I am 74 and went to college when we were doing t-groups and sensitivity training. I thought it was hogwash then and think that Journey Into Manhood is equally hogwash now. Jack in the Beanstalk indeed.

  7. This is so sad, these poor men have not ever been told that this is okay and that they are beautiful just the way they are. Also how is the psychologist practicing. It’s widely accepted in the world of psychology that homosexuality is a natural variant of human sexuality. I feel so bad for these men. Also the way they say gay men are more likely to indulge in substances like drugs, alcohol even cigarettes and that homosexual relationships don’t last as long and that it’s more one night stands is just disgusting. These men need real education, not the kind of backwoods county psychology that this that licensed psychologist is preaching. This is just so sad it breaks my heart. I grew up in a small church going community and my priest always told us that god loves all his children and who you are will never lessen that love. He told us that the only sin is not being true to who you are. This really makes me sad

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