Boy erased a memoir
"A poignant account by a survivor of a church-supported sexual orientation conversion therapy facility that claimed to "cure" homosexuality describes its intense Bible study program and the daily threats of his abandonment by family, friends and God, an experienced that transformed the author's rela...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Riverhead Books,
2016.
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| Summary: | "A poignant account by a survivor of a church-supported sexual orientation conversion therapy facility that claimed to "cure" homosexuality describes its intense Bible study program and the daily threats of his abandonment by family, friends and God, an experienced that transformed the author's relationships and self-understandings,"--NoveList. |
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| Physical Description: | 340 pages ; 22 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781594633010 (hardcover) 1594633010 (hardcover) |
| Author Notes: | Conley is also a creator and producer of the podcast UnErased , which explores the history of conversion therapy in America through interviews, historical documents, and archival materials provided by the Mattachine Society of Washington, D.C. His work can be found in The New York Times , TIME , VICE , CNN , BuzzFeed , Them , Virginia Quarterly Review , and The Huffington Post , among other places. Conley lives in New York City with his husband, and is currently at work on a novel about queer 18th century lives. He can be found online @gayrodcon and garrardconley.com. |
