Pray Away
Pray Away is a new documentary from Netflix about the controversial conversion therapy that is common amongst Evangelical Christians.
Directed by Kristine Stolakis
Rating: 🔥 that’s hot
Pray Away is a documentary that examines the controversial practice of trying to turn gay people straight within the evangelical Christian church. As a former evangelical Christian, this was a tough but necessary watch for me. It was ultimately this issue, the classification of homosexuality as a sin, that led me to leave the church. This isn’t a story that I’ve shared much, or really even processed yet, as dismantling a belief system that’s all you’ve known for about 28 years is exhausting and confusing to say the least. But to see this story told was both triggering and cathartic. I think the documentary did a good job showing how the leaders of the “ex-gay movement” were victims of their own propaganda too. Desperate to fit in, they peddled their toxic kool aid, but they drank it too. I think this documentary explains a deeply ingrained part of American culture that is sadly still very powerful today. This is a tough watch, but an important one as well.
Written by Zianna Weston
