‘Boy erased’—why gay conversion therapies should be outlawed.

November 9, 2018 compassq 5 THINGS TO KNOW, HEALTH, LIFESTYLES Comments Off on ‘Boy erased’—why gay conversion therapies should be outlawed.
A scene from ‘Boy Erased,’ released this month. The film depicts Christian conversion therapy, something the author has experienced and strongly recommends be outlawed in Canada and globally. (Credit: Focus pictures)
“Pray the gay away” is shorthand for Christian programs that, disguised as love, purport that God heals homosexuality. Through the lens of sexual sin, homosexuality is construed as something in need of healing, a disease in…