Video: Exodus Leader Discusses Group’s Shift from Harmful Reparative Therapy
August 22, 2012 by Eric Cameron, Digital Media Associate
Earlier this year, Exodus International President Alan Chambers made headlines when he told reporters he no longer believed homosexuality could be cured through so-called reparative therapy.
In a new interview with OWN’s Lisa Ling, Chambers talks more about the “detrimental” and unsuccessful effects of reparative therapy, as well as ways to build relationship and respect between LGBT and Christian communities.
Watch a clip from the interview below.
Every major medical and mental health organization in the United States has issued a statement condemning the use of reparative therapy, including the American Psychological Association.
Learn more about the lies and dangers of reparative therapy.
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