Resources
We’ve curated these resources to help you on your journey.
Whether you are currently going through the PRAY THE GAY TO STAY course, untangling beliefs from your past, or looking for practical tools to support your mental health and spiritual life, these are books, organizations, podcasts, and communities that we have found to be genuinely helpful along the way.
Books
Browse a collection of titles on Bookshop.org that have shaped how we understand faith, trauma, and identity. This list includes theological studies, conversion therapy survivor stories, trauma and recovery guides, and queer literature classics.
Organizations & Communities
Non-profits, advocacy groups, and faith communities doing meaningful work around LGBTQ+ inclusion and spiritual belonging.
QCF
Church Clarity
Reformation Project
Kalidescope
Therapy, Mental Health & Recovery
Professional clinical directories, religious trauma specialists, crisis support, and affirming recovery spaces that understand the nuances of leaving high-control religious environments.
The Christian Closet
Trevor Project
Trans Lifeline
Conversion Therapy Survivors Network
Podcasts & Conversations
Shows and conversations exploring faith deconstruction, queer spirituality, mental health, and the ongoing process of living as God created you to be.
You Can Be Both
Tried to Be Straight
Queer Theology
When We All Get To Heaven
The Bible For Normal People
Documenataries & Films
Feature films, investigative documentaries, and personal stories capturing the reality of conversion therapy, the history of biblical translation, and the lived resilience of LGBTQ+ people navigating faith and family.
Fish Out of Water
1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted Culture
Focus: The investigative chronicle revealing how the word "homosexual" entered the Revised Standard Version of the Bible in 1946 and shaped decades of anti-LGBTQ+ religious rhetoric.
Pray Away (Netflix)
Focus: An unflinching examination of the rise and collapse of Exodus International, told directly by former leaders and survivors of the ex-gay movement.
Boy Erased
Focus: The narrative feature adaptation of Garrard Conley’s memoir depicting institutional church conversion therapy and a young man’s survival.
For the Bible Tells Me So
Focus: A classic, foundational documentary examining how conservative Christian families and scriptural literalism collide with loving an LGBTQ+ child.
Mama Bears
Focus: A moving look at conservative Christian mothers who risk losing their religious communities to fiercely fight for and affirm their queer and trans children.