While conversion and reparative therapies have largely fallen by the wayside in mainstream Christian vernacular, the ideological premise remains intact. Churches like Bethel Church propagate #oncegay ideologies using the same ideas with rebranded platforms.
#OnceGay Myth:
➡️ The "gay lifestyle" is dangerous.
Fact from the APA:
➡️ "Being gay is just as healthy as being straight."
This long-disproven language is used by ex-gay advocates to assert that living as an LGBTQ person is dangerous or destructive. This is wholly false.
ALT A burn orange graphic with a cutout of someone holding Pride flag in the foreground. White text reads "Myth 2: The 'gay lifestyle' is dangerous."
#TheGoodFruitProject demonstrates that efforts to change LGBTQ identities unequivocally bear bad fruit. Imposing ex-gay and #oncegay narratives are dangerous.
➡️ Learn more about the initiative between @TrevorProject and QCF, at buff.ly/37wRGSB.
Since starting @unchangedmvmt we've published over 100 UNCHANGED stories submitted by LGBTQ Christians who have overcome repression, #oncegay ideologies, and conversion therapy.
Learn more about Unchanged Movement and read our stories at buff.ly/3Dt9qL3
A small group of men and women who have declared themselves “ex-gay” or “OnceGay” lobbied Congress at the start of Pride month in opposition to landmark LGBTQ non-discrimination legislation.
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Your LGBTQ identity is a gift—not a burden.
Being LGBTQ is valid.⠀⠀
Being LGBTQ is worthy of celebration.⠀⠀
Being LGBTQ is holy.⠀⠀
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Cultivate your gift and let your queer light shine! Don't let any person or #oncegay organization tell you otherwise.
#TheGoodFruitProject demonstrates that efforts to change LGBTQ identities unequivocally bear bad fruit. Imposing ex-gay and #oncegay narratives is dangerous.
Learn more about this initiative with The @TrevorProject and sign the Pledge at GoodFruitProject.com!
Loving the Creator means loving Their creation. Un-loving rhetoric diminishes LGBTQ experiences and empowers #oncegay ideologies that promise the impossible.
Love us by including, affirming, and celebrating us.
➡️ Visit unchangedmovement.com to read our stories.
"My attempts to change my orientation reinforced a feeling of being unloved by others and unlovable by God." (Otto Elkins)
Ex-gay and #oncegay narratives are unequivocally harmful. Learn more about the UNCHANGED Movement and read our stories at UnchangedMovement.com.
ALT Blue and red graphic with quote from Otto Elkins in the center reading: "My attempts to change my orientation reinforced a feeling of being unloved by others and unlovable by God."
#TheGoodFruitProject demonstrates that efforts to change LGBTQ identities unequivocally bear bad fruit. Imposing ex-gay and #oncegay narratives is dangerous.
Learn more about this initiative with The @TrevorProject and sign the Pledge at GoodFruitProject.com!