Documentary Hack
Pray AwayBy Kristine Stolakis

In a Nutshell

In Pray Away, director Kristine Stolakis examines the role American evangelical Christianity has played in the popularity of conversion therapy, a type of deadly often religious programming that encourages LGBTQ+ people to 'pray the gay away.'

Favorite Quote

I still didn't know at that point if I could become straight. I didn't know, but I felt like I could devote myself to being a whole-hearted believer. This is the path to be good. So I took it.

Julie Rodgers, conversion therapy survivor

Introduction

How did conversion therapy become so popular among evangelical Christians?

700,000 Americans have experienced conversion therapy, and LGBTQ+ youth survivors are twice as likely as peers to die by suicide.

From director Kristine Stolakis and executive directors Ryan Murphy and Jason Blum, Pray Away examines the link between conversion therapy and Christain 'ex-gay' groups.

In this documentary, former ex-gay leaders recount how they became spokespeople for organizations that sought to 'cure' LGBTQ+ folks of their sexual orientation or gender identity.

Leaders discuss their realization that conversion therapy was not only ineffective but also dangerous — and how they finally came to terms with their own LGBTQ+ identities.

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