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Garrard Conley was enrolled in the now defunct Love in Action conversion therapy program in Memphis, Tennessee, at age 19. He was sent there by his parents after a classmate disclosed his sexual orientation to them following an assault. Conley grew up in a deeply religious family in rural Arkansas. He says he had to attend the program or face rejection from his family, and he ultimately agreed to take part.
Conley talks to Business Insider about the long-term harms of the practice, how it remains legal in much of the US, and how a new Supreme Court case threatens to strip away the few protections that currently exist.
In 2016, years after leaving the program, Conley published a memoir titled "Boy Erased," which was later adapted into a film. He’s since reconciled with his parents and has dedicated much of his work to educating the public on the dangers of conversion therapy. His educational podcast, "Unerased," traces the history of the conversion therapy movement. The final episode features John Smid, the former director of Love in Action, who has since disavowed the practice and come out as gay.
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00:00- Intro
00:32 – The Surveillance
04:59 – The Schedule
08:29 – 12-Step Program
12:11 – The Staff
18:59 – The Backstory
21:29 – The Ultimatum
25:37 – The Application
28:54 – The Escape
33:25 – The Aftermath
36:36 – Boy Erased
38:24 – The History
42:28 – The Future
46:06 – Credits
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