Tag: LGBT

‘They said they could make me straight’: Hongkonger recalls ‘brainwashing’ by group with gov’t funding from ‘equality’ fund

Published May 7, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Brainwashing, Christian fundamentalists, coercive persuasion, conversion therapy, LGBT

Despite being a churchgoer, Alvin Cheung never prays. Hymns send a chill down his spine, and the last time he touched a Bible was over 10 years ago. The 38-year-old is a regular at his LGBTQ-friendly church, but avoids weekly…[Continue Reading...]

Gay, ex-Mormon Utahn is glad to tell his story on ‘The Voice’

Published March 26, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged LGBT, Mormon Church, Mormons, personal story

EJ Michels is thrilled that he got to perform on NBC’s “The Voice.” He’s excited that two of the judges wanted him, and that he ended up on Blake Shelton’s team. But the 31-year-old Draper man, who grew up in…[Continue Reading...]

Finding Queer Family Within and Without FaithQueer podcasters unpack evangelicalism in How Gay Thou Art

Published March 3, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Christian fundamentalists, evangelicals, LGBT, Queer podcast

It took divorce on Keller’s end and joining a cult on Austen’s, but both eventually left the church in adulthood and came to terms with their queer identities. The duo started their podcast, How Gay Thou Art, last October to…[Continue Reading...]