On some days, it’s hard to believe that I ever lived in a world that operated on such extreme notions of self-annihilation. But then I turn on the news, read a few articles, and realize that what I have experienced may have been unique, but in no way was it disconnected from history. Minorities continue to be abused and manipulated by both nefarious and well-intentioned groups of people, and harmful ideas continue to develop new political strains all over the world. What I can’t quite understand—and what I may never be capable of understanding—is how we all came to be mixed up in the ex-gay
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nobody was 'drawn' to LIA - they were 'forced' by the perpetrators of these extreme notions of self-annihilation
