ex-gay

1. not comparableOf or pertaining to the movement that considers homosexuality a disease and claims it can be cured by conversion therapy.

   Ex-gay ministries began as redoubts for men and women trying to reconcile their faith and sexuality.

   2003 January 1, Casey Sanchez, “Memphis Area Love In Action Offers Residential Program to "Cure" Homosexuality”, in Southern Poverty Law Center, archived from the original on 14 Feb 2025

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   Instead of fire-and-brimstone denunciations from the pulpit, the ex-gay movement allowed the Christian right to couch its condemnation of homosexuality in a way that seemed compassionate.

   2012 April 11, Gabriel Arana, “My So-Called Ex-Gay Life”, in The American Prospect, archived from the original on 04 Feb 2026

   For two decades, McKrae Game was a top-tier figure among ex-gay Christians and a leading advocate for conversion therapy, a counseling practice with the goal of helping LGBTQ people suppress their homosexuality and become "straight."

   2019 September 6, Jonathan Merritt, “The ex-gay Christianity movement is making a quiet comeback. The effects on LGBTQ youth could be devastating.”, in The Washington Post, archived from the original on 20 Dec 2020

plural ex-gays

1. especiallyin pluralA person who considers themselves or is considered by others to be no longer homosexual, usually due to conversion therapy.