Pray Away 2021

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PG-13
Documentary

In the 1970s, five men struggling with being gay in their Evangelical church started a bible study to help each other leave the "homosexual lifestyle." They quickly received over 25,000 letters from people asking for help and formalized as Exodus International, the largest and most controversial conversion therapy organization in the world. But leaders struggled with a secret: their own “same-sex attractions” never went away. After years as Christian superstars in the religious right, many of these men and women have come out as LGBTQ, disavowing the very movement they helped start. Focusing on the dramatic journeys of former conversion therapy leaders, current members, and a survivor, PRAY AWAY chronicles the “ex gay" movement’s rise to power, persistent influence, and the profound harm it causes.

Homepage https://www.prayawayfilm.com
Release Date 2021-06-16
Runtime 1h 41m
Directors Kristine Stolakis, Melissa Langer
Producers Jessica Devaney, Myles Markham, Johnny Symons, Leslie Berriman, Geralyn White Dreyfous, Kristine Stolakis, David Lee, Amanda Spain, Anya Rous, Jeremy Gold, Patty Quillin, Regina K. Scully, Lisa Valencia-Svensson, Colleen Cassingham, Jenn Lee Smith, Katy Drake Bettner, Nion McEvoy, Paulette Marte, Mary Lisio, Jim Butterworth, Julie Parker Benello, Marci Wiseman, Daniel J. Chalfen, Janet Tittiger, Jason Blum, Ryan Murphy, Ryan A. White
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