Stars Who Have Spoken Out Against Gay Conversion Therapy
Celebrities Who Have Spoken Out About the Inhumane Practice of Gay Conversion Therapy
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The Pose star previously noted in i-D's The Post Truth Truth Issue that they were exposed to conversion therapy growing up. "I don't really remember having any friends at 14 years old, and I didn't have that much freedom either," Moore said. "I came out to my mom at that age, and our relationship shifted drastically. She told me it wasn't normal to be gay and suggested taking me to the Kingdom Hall to meet with a few elders — one of them apparently 'used' to be gay — to initiate a form of conversion therapy."
Moore noted that they couldn't have a relationship with their family after that. "I still suffer from that loneliness and the lasting pain of that loss, but I just had to keep pushing through," they said. "So I did: I went through hell to get here and I'd go through it again because I love who I am. I carry so much of who I was inside of who I am now, and although I've suffered a lot of trauma, I still manage to love myself enough to be as brave as I was then."