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Can You "Pray Away the Gay"?
December 01, 2016
A whole hour on the different ways people reconcile their faith and sexual orientation: from conversion therapy, to acceptance, to celibacy.
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Alan and Leslie Chambers on Love, Marriage and Leaving the Ex-Gay Movement December 01, 2016
Alan Chambers sent shock waves through the Evangelical community when he shut down Exodus International, a network that worked to "re-orient" gays and lesbians through prayer and therapy. Alan and his wife Leslie talk about their decision to distance themselves from conversion therapy, and how they deal with same-sex attraction in their marriage. They spoke to Kevin Eckstrom, former editor-in-chief of Religion News Service and Communications Director at the Washington National Cathedral.

Alan Chambers, former president of Exodus International and co-author of My Exodus: From Fear to Grace
Leslie Chambers, co-author of My Exodus: From Fear to Grace




From Gay to Straight? Two Very Different Stories December 01, 2016
Allen Calhoun spent one year attending Regeneration, a faith-based organization that helps people struggling with sex and relations. He says the program worked--he is now straight and married to his wife Mary Ann.

But after spending 17 years and over $30,000 on three continents trying to become straight, Peterson Toscano came to believe that the task was impossible. He now believes there is nothing wrong with being gay and Christian. Peterson is now married to his husband Glen Reteif.

Allen Calhoun, PhD candidate in theological ethics at the University of Aberdeen
Peterson Toscano, performance artist, activist, and scholar
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A Third Way: Celibacy December 01, 2016
Writer Eve Tushnet found a third way to reconcile her lesbian orientation with her devout Catholic faith: celibacy. Other conservative Christians are also moving away from prescribing conversion therapy in favor of encouraging a celibate lifestyle. From 2012.

Eve Tushnet, writer and author of, "I'm Gay, but I'm Not Switching to a Church That Supports Gay Marriage"