E30: Conversion Therapy & Slasher Film They/Them *NOT A SPOILER*

This week's episode topic was inspired by the recently released slasher film They/Them. We discuss some of the elements of the film and go over the history and current standing of conversion therapy in the United States. This episode may be triggering for some people!

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Sources

• Conversion therapy - Wikipedia
• Former 'Ex-Gay' Leaders Denounce 'Conversion Therapy' In A New Documentary : NPR
• Conversion Therapy and LGBT Youth - Williams Institute
• examples of unfair business practices - Google Search
• Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act - Human Rights Campaign
• H.R.1981 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): Prohibition of Medicaid Funding for Conversion Therapy Act | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
• Exodus International - Wikipedia
• Anti-gender movement - Wikipedia
• Opinion | I Was Tortured in Gay Conversion Therapy. And It’s Still Legal in 41 States. - The New York Times
• The Growing Regulation of Conversion Therapy - PMC
• LGB people who have undergone conversion therapy almost twice as likely to attempt suicide - Williams Institute
• YouTuber Lohanthony Seemingly Renounced Same-Sex Attraction in Anti-Gay Video | Teen Vogue
• BDSM: psychotherapy's grey area - The Lancet Psychiatry
• Mental Health, Kink and Conversion Therapy - With Ralph Bruneau - YouTube
• Resources — PRAY AWAY
• They/Them - Peacock