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fromQueerty
4 days ago

From ex-Gay ministry to gay bops: Meet the queer musician turning trauma into club anthems - Queerty

He was forced to attend a Brazilian ex-gay ministry by the church that wanted to break him of his "SSA" tendencies. Needless to say, it didn't work. "I remember I first connected with this one guy over Zoom briefly. He was essentially a counselor for people who are attracted to the same sex," Culto tells Queer Kentucky in a new profile. "And I remember leaving that Zoom call, thinking... 'he was the success story?'"
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Mental health
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

Religious Trauma, Attachment, and Leaving Faith

Many people leave religion due to a deeper pull towards life and a mismatch between their inner experience and rigid faith structures.
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fromLGBTQ Nation
2 months ago

He helped ban conversion therapy. Now the Supreme Court could undo it all. - LGBTQ Nation

Patrick McAlvey survived conversion therapy and religious trauma in his youth, eventually finding self-acceptance and building a fulfilling life in Amsterdam after rejecting the harmful beliefs of his conservative Christian upbringing.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
3 months ago

The Psychology of Religious Exit

Leaving a high-demand religious community dissolves one's interpretive framework, causing profound psychological trauma and pain similar to physical injury.
Psychology
fromPsychology Today
6 months ago

Let Them Grow: Why Stopping the Tracking Might Help Your Kid

Pervasive observation by parents, peers, and technology internalizes surveillance, increasing restraint, self-consciousness, and social anxiety among young people.
Video games
fromVG247
11 months ago

Quantum Witch is a story of religious oppression, queer emancipation, and a dancing skeleton that hopes to popularise the 'plotformer' genre

Quantum Witch blends engaging narratives with personal themes of escaping a cult and LGBTQ+ identity.
The game reflects NikkiJay's journey through trauma, humor, and identity.
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