conversion therapy
How World Vision’s brief affirmation a decade ago changed LBGTQ Christians’ journeys
By Timothy Schraeder Rodriguez — March 28, 2024
(RNS) — A momentary promise of inclusivity convinced many LGBTQ evangelicals to find a more welcoming home.
BYU’s LGBTQ students spotlighted in new grassroots documentary
By Kathryn Post — March 14, 2024
(RNS) — 'A Long Way From Heaven,' which debuts at a private premiere this week, was developed in secret over the last three years.
Ministry accused of covert conversion therapy moves across from Adventist university
By Kathryn Post — February 23, 2024
(RNS) — Coming Out Ministries, which promotes freedom from the 'chains of homosexuality,' is setting up its headquarters across from Andrews University in the hopes of reaching students.
Meet the LGBTQ activist who challenged his Caribbean country’s anti-sodomy law and won
By Luis Andres Henao — June 12, 2023
ST. JOHN'S, Antigua (AP) — Such laws used to be common in former European colonies across the Caribbean but have been challenged in recent years.
Conversion therapy bans are too easy for religious groups to sidestep
By Julie Rodgers — September 29, 2021
(RNS) — If bans can’t stop it, then what will it take to get the countless organizations currently practicing conversion therapy in religious settings around the world to stop harming minors?
In troubled ACNA church, alleged ‘spiritual hazing’ pressured members to conform
By Kathryn Post — September 3, 2021
(RNS) — Former members of Church of the Resurrection, headquarters of the Upper Midwest Diocese in the ACNA, say its leadership used spiritual language to force them to conform.
Young evangelicals are leaving church. LGBTQ bias may be driving them away.
By Yonat Shimron — August 6, 2021
(RNS) — As white evangelical denominations double down on their opposition to equality, many younger evangelicals, gay and straight, are voting with their feet.
Minnesota governor restricts ‘conversion therapy’ for minors
By Steve Karnowski — July 16, 2021
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed an executive order banning so-called conversion therapy on Thursday.
Julie Rodgers shares story of surviving ‘ex-gay’ ministries in new book and Netflix documentary
By Emily McFarlan Miller — June 25, 2021
CHICAGO (RNS) — Julie Rodgers’ story of ultimately finding love and faith as a gay Christian shows that 'there is hope that you can find community and acceptance outside of this world,' according to filmmaker Kristine Stolakis.
Are LGBTQ students at Christian schools discriminated against? A lawsuit, scholarly studies say yes.
By Yonat Shimron — April 5, 2021
(RNS) — A new lawsuit backs up what scholars have been saying: LGBTQ students at Christian schools experience higher rates of bullying and harassment as well as clinical depression, anxiety and suicidal ideation in comparison with students at non-religious schools.
Faith groups need to repent for gay ‘conversion’ bullying
By Mitchell Gold — October 16, 2019
(RNS) — Most clergy I know would recoil at the notion that they or their faith communities have routinely engaged in bullying — but that’s exactly what anti-LGBTQ messaging and policies are.
Judge tosses lawsuit challenging Maryland’s conversion therapy ban
By Michael Kunzelman — September 24, 2019
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — The state's ban doesn't prevent licensed therapists from expressing their personal views about conversion therapy to minor clients, a judge said.
In some Christian circles, a new #oncegay movement makes a comeback
By Yonat Shimron — September 12, 2019
(RNS) — The resurgence of ex-gay ministries, such as the new Changed platform, is a reminder that for a large segment of Christianity, the belief that homosexuality is a sin is pervasive and deeply ingrained.
North Carolina becomes first Southern state to ban state funding for conversion therapy
By Yonat Shimron — August 5, 2019
(RNS) — No Southern state has enacted laws banning the ex-gay therapies, but North Carolina's executive order bans government support for the practice, mostly used by evangelical ministries dedicated to changing a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity.
Group fights bill to declare gay conversion therapy a fraud
By Sophia Bollag — June 13, 2018
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — An effort to call gay conversion therapy a fraudulent business practice gained ground in the California state Senate on Tuesday, despite opposition from hundreds who rallied to fight the proposal on religious grounds.
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