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Treatment Abuse, Behavior Modification, Thought Reform => News Items => Topic started by: Inculcated on December 18, 2015, 07:06:35 PM

Title: The death of a fraudulent Jewish gay conversion organization (JONAH)
Post by: Inculcated on December 18, 2015, 07:06:35 PM

http://www.rawstory.com/2015/12/the-death-of-a-fraudulent-jewish-gay-conversion-therapy-organization/ (http://www.rawstory.com/2015/12/the-death-of-a-fraudulent-jewish-gay-conversion-therapy-organization/) The death of a fraudulent Jewish gay conversion organization [JONAH] NEWSWEEK 18 DEC 2015 AT 16:04 ET       

Some familiar tactics in what those posing as therapists and life-coaches at JONAH were inflicting on the men.

Yay SPLC!

JURY IN GROUNDBREAKING SPLC SUIT FINDS GAY ‘CONVERSION’ PROGRAM IS UNCONSCIONABLE AND FRAUDULENT
https://www.splcenter.org/news/2015/06/25/jury-groundbreaking-splc-suit-finds-gay-%E2%80%98conversion%E2%80%99-program-unconscionable-and-fraudulent (https://www.splcenter.org/news/2015/06/25/jury-groundbreaking-splc-suit-finds-gay-%E2%80%98conversion%E2%80%99-program-unconscionable-and-fraudulent)

Title: Re: The death of a fraudulent Jewish gay conversion organization (JONAH)
Post by: Che Gookin on December 19, 2015, 04:24:31 PM

I have a hard time understanding how this even got off the ground given how liberal Jewish organizations tend to be, but then I recall what I've read about the Orthodox Jewish population.

Title: Re: The death of a fraudulent Jewish gay conversion organization (JONAH)
Post by: Inculcated on January 09, 2016, 10:55:12 PM

I was surprised too, Che. It was quite unexpected. Here's more from two survivors in a recent article: What It’s Like To Escape Ex-Gay Therapy — And Then Defeat It
BY ZACK FORD JAN 8, 2016  (http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2016/01/08/3736867/life-after-jonah-ex-gay-survivors/[/url)