SAN DIEGO, Calif. — June 15-17, the largest convention of gay conversion proponents, The Restored Hope Network, will be in San Diego. Gay conversion therapy, which attempts to turn LGBTQ adults and youth straight, is an abusive, traumatic and ineffective practice, which is not supported by any mainstream psychological associations. It is rooted in the deeply harmful and erroneous idea that LGBTQ people can and should be “cured”.
June 15, a coalition of faith leaders, behavioral health practitioners, Labor, conversion therapy survivors, and California elected officials will hold a press conference to unite their voices in opposition to conversion therapy and this conference coming to America’s Finest City.
The press conference will be held at St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral, 2728 Sixth Ave. in San Diego, 5-6 p.m. and speakers will include:
The Very Rev. Penny Bridges, Dean, St Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral
Pastor Colby Martin, Sojourn Grace Collective. Author of “UnClobber: Rethinking our Misuse of the Bible on Homosexuality”
Dr. Annette Conway, Dr. Joseph Severino, Dr. Abi Weissman, Representatives from the San Diego Psychological Association
Alberto Garcia, UniteHere
Councilmember Chris Ward, City of San Diego, District 3
Gloria Cardenas on behalf of Councilmember Georgette Gómez, City of San Diego, District 9
Survivors of Conversion Therapy
The press conference is open to the public.
