Former gay conversion therapist says practice does not work | 60 Minutes Australia

John Smid knows better than most the devastating effects Gay Conversion Therapy can cause. For 22 years he helped run Love In Action, one of the largest Christian gay conversion institutions in the US. But in all his time working for the institution, he says he never once saw a person 'converted' to be straight - and that he spent over two decades not just deceiving LGBT church members but also himself.
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