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A gay man has recounted the horrifying moment he was told that masturbating to images of women would “cure” his sexuality in a conversion therapy session.
Curtis Galloway, from Kentucky, recounted his traumatising experience of conversion therapy in an op-ed written for
In the article, the 26-year-old said he “finally came to terms” with his sexuality when he was 16-years-old – but when he came out, he was pushed into conversion therapy that left him with “permanent mental and emotional scars”.
The gay man said his parents put him through conversion therapy in an effort to change his sexuality – but their efforts only served to cause him intense emotional harm while also driving a wedge between himself and his family.
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