In just a few days from the writing of this article, Netflix will release a new documentary called “Pray Away.” If that phrase sounds familiar, it’s because many people, especially those who lived through the 80s and 90s, will recall the prevalence of the words “pray away the gay,” or “pray the gay away.” This documentary chronicles the history of the “anti-gay” and “gay conversion” religious movement that tore through the American Christian landscape towards the end of the 20th century.
But it doesn’t stop at history. It shows how that movement is still very much alive and well, it’s just hiding better. I should know because I grew up in the modern expression of this dangerous and deadly wave of trauma for thousands of people.
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