Tag: Gay conversion therapy
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“The Miseducation of Cameron Post”: Getting to an Awkward Normal
The Miseducation of Cameron Post, although foregrounded in gay conversion therapy, at its heart is a routine teen drama about not fitting in. The problem isn’t Cameron (Chloe Grace Moretz), it is the adults and parents. Cameron Post feels like a summer camp drama and is just as consequential. The adults are a joke, and…
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“Boy Erased”: Loving and Hating Via Misunderstanding
In Boy Erased, a gay conversion drama directed by Joel Edgerton, there is a lot of parental love mixed in with misunderstanding. To their credit the parents (Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe) of Jared Eamons (Lucas Hedges) don’t react by shunning but love that seeks wise counsel in men whose misguided faith and narrow view…