Quaker speaks how i survived the ex gay theater

Peterson Toscano tried everything he could to “cure” himself of being gay, including living in a residential “gay-reparative” treatment center. Then he discovered Quakers.

How I Survived the Ex-Gay Movement With Theater - QuakerSpeak

Now he travels the country telling his story. Peterson says that he prayed and prayed for God to “fix me, make me normal.”. Peterson Toscano tried everything he could to “cure” himself of being gay, including living in a residential “gay-reparative” treatment center. Then he discovered Quakers. K subscribers in the Quakers community.

A subreddit for and about the Society of Friends. Halfway House--How I Survived the Ex-Gay Movement" will have its YouTube premiere this Saturday, August 31, This is the original ex-gay exposé that premiered at Holy Trinity Memphis in In Morgan Jon Fox filmed the final performance in Memphis. For the first time, it will be available for free on YouTube. Interested in the Quaker religion, Quaker history, or interviews with modern Quakers?

QuakerSpeak is a Quaker YouTube channel. We interview Friends of all. Krista Barnard Krista Barnard began worshiping with Friends 40 years ago. It—definitely—the performance art grew out of my relationship with the Hartford meeting. I needed to find a place to worship. This conference is for you If you have ever been through an ex-gay experience. I also include names and sometimes background information when people in the videos are current or former members of San Francisco Meeting or likely to be familiar to meeting members.

Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. The creators of beyondexgay. Entertainment includes:. Sometimes there are seven or eight, including people who stay briefly before attending another activity at the meetinghouse. Painting for Worship Quaker painter Adrian Martinez works in solitude yet craves the communal silence of Quaker worship. We watch the videos on QuakerSpeak. The most memorable of those was in June Presenting false fronts only creates more problems similar to flipping houses with artificial increase in price, decreases the value of a dollar.

Partner Video. The consensus of the major medical and mental health organizations is that homosexuality is not a disorder and, therefore, does not need to be cured. No one had a message. I will be sharing this on my blog. This conference will be as interactive as possible. And all of a sudden, they parade the kids in. Consider the g0ys. And it was the most important hour I had in my life for years up until that point, because I had been pummeled with words and with images and ideas, and I just needed to be still.

I salute your courage and persistence to find peace. Previous Article Next Article. Peterson also eloquently articulated the power of good theater. Powerful, thank you.

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People of all faiths or none are welcome to attend and participate and our individual faith journeys will be affirmed. Skip to content Interview. If you have ever been through an ex-gay experience or been damaged by the message that God does not love and affirm you — this conference is for you. Many survivors acknowledge that some good came of their ex-gay journey.