The media in Australia seemed to miss the news and significance of the oldest and largest ex-gay/conversion/reparative therapy organisation shutting down after 37 years. The Sydney Morning Herald published a small article titled “Gay Cure Therapy will continue”. The article was poorly researched as evidenced by not only Alan’s age being misquoted (37 was how long Exodus [...]
Below you will read some extracts from the many 100's of emails I have received from readers of my autobiography 'A Life of Unlearning' and others who contacted me after coming out of 'ex-gay' programs or reparative therapy or were a part of my Yahoo ex-gay survivors group I ran since 2000. Many of these [...]
'Healing' the gay worshipper Sydney groups with Christian roots claim they can turn gay people straight, Michael Lallo and Jonathan Swan report. By Michael Lallo and Jonathan Swan 8 April 2012 — 3:00am On the advice of his Anglican minister, and at the urging of his family, Shaun* enrolled on a course to ''cure'' himself [...]
Undercover at a gay "cure" group Across Australia, religious groups are offering to help gays and lesbians overcome same-sex attraction. Clair Weaver went inside to learn what the growing movement teaches its followers. POSTED 08.12.2011 @ 13:15 (note postscript below) HANDS in the air, eyes to the sky and bodies swaying to the music of a live [...]
ABC tackles gay therapy (Star Observer) Staff Writers — February 23, 2010 With more than half a million spectators expected to turn out for the annual celebration of gay pride at Sydney’s Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras this weekend, Australia would seem to be a country that’s pretty accepting of homosexuality. But there are some [...]