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\"gaypo0rn\"<\/a>David Matheson, one of the most prominent gay conversion therapists in the country, has devoted his career to attempting to \u201ctreat\u201d gay men for their sexual orientation. Now, he recently wrote a Facebook post<\/a> confirming his orientation, and apologizing for the harm he’s done to thousands: \u201cNot that I would excuse myself, but any shortcomings I had as a therapist came from too narrow a view of what \u2018emotionally healthy\u2019 can look like,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n

Conversion therapy, which has been denounced by the American Medical Association and the American Psychological Association, has been banned in 15 states. Truth Wins Out says, \u201cConversion therapy employs guilt and shame to browbeat desperate and vulnerable people into renouncing their humanity.\u201d Truth Wins Out also had this to say<\/a> about Matheson’s apology:<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile I am pleased for Mr. Matheson that he has found a path forward for his life, I can\u2019t help but think of the hundreds if not thousands of people who are still stuck in the closet, a closet that was created in part by Mr. Matheson himself.\u00a0I hope that Mr. Matheson will do whatever he can to rectify the harm that he\u2019s inflicted<\/a> on many people in the LGBTQ community.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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