Details on Gay Exorcisms

DETAILS Magazine takes on a sensitive, yet hot topic in their June 2010 issue: gay exorcisms. Matt Mcallester examines the world of reparative therapy and exorcisms in his cultural eye piece titled, "Deliverance: The True Story of a Gay Exorcism". Mcallester focuses on the ritual of exorcism that is often performed as a means of spiritually 'repairing' a person's sexual orientation.

The article is extremely well-written and certainly highlights on the psychological, physical, and spiritual harm caused by exorcism that attempt to rid a person of their homosexuality. In this article I share my own experiences of being haunted by images and reminders of the exorcism I received during my time in reparative therapy.


I extend my deepest gratitude to Matt Mcallester and DETAILS for touching on such a sensitive and important issue that affects the lives of so many individuals that are 'struggling' with the process of reconciling their faith with their sexuality. I hope this article can be a beacon of warning to people that even considering trying such drastic means of "help". It is "help" that they don't need. It is "help" that  is spiritually violent and causes harm. My own testimony testifies to the reality that these practices (ex-gay therapy) do more harm than good to an individual.