Episode 93 - Luke Wilson and the practice of ‘Conversion Therapy’

Show NotesWe welcome Dr Lucas Wilson (also known as Luke), he’s an academic and has both studied and experienced the practice of Conversion Therapy.  The idea behind such therapy is that sexual orientation and/or gender identity is a mental disorder which can be fixed, usually by God, with the help of a programme, therapist, exorcist, boot camp, deliverer or some such. Luke has recently edited a book containing a set of personal stories and vignettes of experiencing such ‘therapy’. It is shocking, harrowing, sometimes comic and wonderfully written by each contributor.  We discuss the practice from the point of view of a historian, as well as a former conservative Christian and now a human with a strong moral compass. Is Conversion Therapy a category of genocide?   Links:Don’t miss Luke’s book:Shame-Sex Attraction. Survivors’ Stories of Conversion Therapy edited byLucas F. W. Wilson. Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2025 Films Mentioned, both from 2018:Boy ErasedThe Miseducation of Cameron Post Doubts Aloud Links:Please give feedback and ask questions using:  [email protected]