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HomeGlossary Item“ex-gay”

“ex-gay”

December 24, 2015January 30, 2016 rkanigel 3634 views

Describes the movement, mostly rooted in conservative religions, that aims to change lesbian or gay individuals’ sexual orientation. Widely discredited in scientific circles.

[For more information, see GLAAD Media Reference Guide – In Focus:”Ex-Gays” & “Conversion Therapy.”] Print
REFERENCE: NLGJA Stylebook Supplement on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Terminology

 

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