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00:00There have been a lot of negative outcomes attributed to repressing your sexuality.
00:05Absolutely.
00:06High rates of suicide and depression.
00:08How do you think an organization like Hope for Wholeness rationalizes that?
00:17I didn't necessarily want to tell my story, but I feel like I have to.
00:24I think the majority of America does not realize that conversion therapy actually exists.
00:29It's still alive and well and everywhere.
00:34Sharing these almost erotic stories with someone who clearly was getting enjoyment out of them.
00:40So I found a therapist.
00:42I was not and am not a therapist.
00:45You'll never be successful. You'll never find love. You'll never find happiness.
00:49This was how they wanted you to feel.
00:54We're talking about people who have destroyed lives, who have caused suicides, who are guilty.
01:00It's a never-ending industry.
01:03You were to inflict physical pain or sensation on yourself.
01:07He took his life that night.
01:10I went through an exorcism to get rid of this gay demon.
01:14We will never know how many people are lost because of this.
01:21But what you can do is save individuals.
01:23We are going to save future lives. We are going to be more persuasive to parents.
01:27I feel like conversion therapy changed so many things about myself.
01:32One thing it did not ever change was my sexual orientation.