“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.” GodReligionReligiousGayLgbtqConversion TherapyEx Gay Book:Boy Erased: A Memoir of Identity, Faith, and Family Source: Boy Erased: A Memoir of Identity, Faith, and Family