"Dissatisfied homosexuals have finally been addressed in
a modern work that will satisfy the standards of professionals and laity
alike. Direct and comprehensive, [it] speaks to the seldom recognized 'non-gay
homosexuals' with a tone of clinical empathy that is long overdue."-Joe Dallas
President of Exodus International
The top ten reasons for entering ex-gay therapy:
- To be a better Christian.
- I believed it was what God wanted me to do.
- I feared I would be condemned by God.
- The desire to fit in with everyone, to feel “normal.”
- Cultural pressure to conform to heterosexuality.
- Desire to please family and friends.
- I feared I would go to hell for being gay.
- Fear of losing family and friends.
- Misinformation of what it meant to be gay.
- Self-hatred & internalized homophobia