Ex-Gay No Way: Survival and Recovery from Religious Abuse

by Jallen Rix

Book Overview

Bringing to light an extreme fundamentalist Christian view, this insider's perspective offers hope to people grappling with the aftereffects of a cult-like movement often known as "Reparative Therapy." The movement assumes that going from gay to straight is easily changeable and change-worthy, despite decades of psycho/sexual research to the contrary. Although it did not succeed in making the author--a Southern Baptist who attended an ex-gay ministry at a young age--straight, it did undermine his self-esteem and confuse him significantly, thus leading him to pursue an advanced degree in sexology in order to help others in similar positions. Offering a detailed comparison of the ex-gay world and the phenomenon known as Religious Abuse, this manual shares a personal journey through the hopeless mistreatment and manipulative system of ex-gay ministries and the recovery process involved in regaining strength, acceptance, and self-worth.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1844091872
• ISBN13: 9781844091874
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: Findhorn Press
• Length: 251 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"