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New Research Documents the Severity of LGBTQA+ Conversion Practices—and Why Faith Matters in Recovery
By Timothy W. Jones, Jennifer Power, Tiffany Jones — 2021
New research reveals the harms of religion-based LGBTQA+ conversion practices are more severe than previously thought. All survivors needed help balancing the relationship between their LGBTQA+ identity and their faith, family and culture.
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