Boy Erased
The truth cannot be converted.
Dramahomophobiabased on true storycoming of agereligionbased on memoir or autobiographylgbtlgbt teencollege studentdreadconversion therapygay theme
A harrowing coming-of-age drama about a young man forced into conversion therapy, grappling with faith, identity, and the devastating cost of familial rejection.
Jared, the son of a Baptist pastor in a small American town, is outed to his parents at age 19. Jared is faced with an ultimatum: attend a gay conversion therapy program – or be permanently exiled and shunned by his family, friends, and faith.
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