Pray the gay away
Subtitle: the extraordinary lives of Bible belt gays
By: Bernadette Barton
Publisher: New York University
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780814786376; 9780814764725; 9780814724422
Subjects: Gays; Christianity and culture; Homophobia
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Acknowledgments; title: Introduction : "in the eyes of the lord"; title: Welcome to the Bible belt; title: "My parents disowned me" : family rejection; title: "God would tell on me" : losing their religion; title: "They don't know who I am" : the toxic closet; title: "Going straight" : the ex-gay movement; title: "Prepare to believe" : the creation museum; title: "The opposite of faith is fear" : destruction and transformation; title: "God can love all of me" : living the life; title: What the future holds; title: Notes; title: References; title: Index; title: About the author.