How Conversion Therapy Doesn't Work

Blacksmiths? You got that right. Learn all about this age old occupation in this classic episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

In the 80s, a pair of psychologists theorized why being part of a group can change people’s thoughts and feelings, both about themselves and other people. It sounds dry, but SIT explains everything from how people justify genocide to football rivalries.See omnystudio.com/listener ...  Show more

700,000 people have experienced some form of Gay Conversion Therapy over the years. Yet, survivors of this horrible practice call it torture, evil and abusive. So, why, then, is it still legal in 30 states? Today, Bailey tells the dark history of a practice not only happening in ...  Show more

From granola fascism to the manosphere, much gets said of the various right-wing pipelines people have gone down in the years since lockdown. One such pipeline remains more mysterious. When you think of conversion therapy, do you imagine a doctor administering shocks to a gay man ...  Show more

Sex Education should be used to teach children about their bodies and give them practical advice for the future. Instead it has been highjacked by religious groups and adults who's advice is impractical and sometimes hateful. We read stories of the ridiculous and harmful things t ...  Show more

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