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Conversion Therapy Quotes

“It's not conversion 'therapy;' it's conversion brainwashing.”

“Terror doesn't change people from gay to straight. It just hurts innocent people.”

“The words are ludicrous, but not if it's you they're talking about, not if it's you they're locking up. Not ludicrous at all for the ones who continue to be diagnosed as mentally ill. A mouthy girl in cow boy boots or a boy who drapes a scarf on his head to pretend his hair is long like a princess – well, they are targets for the Dr. Madisons of the world.”

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Book:The Last Time I Wore a Dress

Source: The Last Time I Wore a Dress

“Lindsey wasn't sitting there with the two of them. And Lindsey wasn't exiled to Promise for at least a year. So I kept the Lindsey part of me quiet.”

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Book:The Miseducation of Cameron Post

Source: The Miseducation of Cameron Post

“If I could have done it myself, I would have already done it: pried open my ribs and etched the Word onto my heart’s beating chambers. But it seemed my ex-gay counselors were the only ones with enough skill and experience to wield the scalpel.”

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Book:Boy Erased: A Memoir of Identity, Faith, and Family

Source: Boy Erased: A Memoir of Identity, Faith, and Family

“Big Hug's Y'all!!”

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Book:Rusted Rhinestones

Source: Rusted Rhinestones

“I hope my readers feel inspired to embrace their LGBTQ+ loved ones even tighter and become their champion, even if that loved one is themself—especially if that loved one is themself,”

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Book:PROOF: WHY: A Memoir

Source: PROOF: WHY: A Memoir