ISBN:
1136326405
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9781136326400
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (330 p)
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Besen, Wayne Anything but Straight : Unmasking the Scandals and Lies Behind the Ex-Gay Myth
DDC:
261.83577
Keywords:
Gays Counseling of
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History
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Ex-gay movement History
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Gays Pastoral counseling of
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History
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Homosexuality Religious aspects
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Christianity
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History of doctrines
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Ex-gay movement
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Gays ; Counseling of
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Gays ; Pastoral counseling of
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SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Gay Studies
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History
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United States
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Electronic books
Abstract:
Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; FOREWORD; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ACT I: THE EX-GAY MINISTRIES; Candi's Bathroom Break; Undercover; A Trilogy of Tragedy; Founding Follies; The Propagandists; ACT II: REPARATIVE THERAPY; Historic Injustice; Nicolosi's Nonsense; Radical Richard; ACT III: THE POLITICS OF CONVERSION; The Puppeteers; Political Science; ACT IV: THE ENCORE; Future Follies and Failures; APPENDIX: RESOURCES; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX
Abstract:
The real story behind "ex-gay" ministries and reparative therapy! Nationally known activist Wayne Besen spent four years examining the phenomenon of "ex-gay" ministries and reparative therapies--interviewing leaders, attending conferences, and visiting ministries undercover as he accumulated hundreds of hours of research. The result is Anything but Straight: Unmasking the Scandals and Lies Behind the Ex-Gay Myth, a groundbreaking exposé of the controversial movement that's revered by independent religious groups and reviled by gay and lesbian organizations. The book presents a historical perspe
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