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with interviews, and some reflections on how influential the theories behind conversion therapy really are in Catholic families and institutions:<\/p>\n

In order to understand the inner experience of conversion therapy, I interviewed nine people who sought or were pressed into therapy to change their sexual orientation under Catholic auspices, several of whom received this therapy within the past 20 years. Although only a small minority of L.G.B.T. Catholics will ever seek conversion therapy, the assumptions underlying that therapy often influence the message many gay Catholics hear at home, in the confessional and from friends and mentors. And it can have a devastating impact on their understanding of their identity and their self worth.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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with interviews, and some reflections on how influential the theories behind conversion therapy really are in Catholic families and institutions: In order to understand the inner experience of conversion therapy, I interviewed nine people who sought or were pressed into therapy to change their sexual orientation under Catholic auspices, several of whom received this therapy […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1071,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,7],"tags":[171,121,1264],"class_list":["post-13696","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gay-catholic-whatnot","category-mackerel-snapping","tag-abuse-of-power-comes-as-no-surprise","tag-doctors-and-policemen","tag-gay-catholic-whatnot"],"yoast_head":"\nConversion Therapy in Catholic Settings: I'm in America magazine<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"with interviews, 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