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Those are good points. In my research on ex-gay people and conversion therapy, it does sound like most people involved experience same-sex desires they are trying to suppress. Many were people who grew up very Christian and had little contact w/ gay communities.
A lot of ex-gay people can't find a way to be both gay and Christian, so they suppress their sexuality and embrace a religious identity. I think some "ex-trans" detrans people do something similar with feminism instead of Christianity. That was part of my deal.
I'm not sure, but I strongly suspect the ex-gay picture might have looked a bit different in the 90s, when I was in high school and first read about the movement. I remember stories about men who used a lot of drugs and had mental illness who felt taken advantage of by gay men.
Yeah, there are definitely cases like that. They just seem on the rarer side from what I've read, though granted there is not a ton of in-depth research into ex-gay groups. People also learn to tell particular stories once they join those groups, so there's that to consider too.
But yeah, I could see how stuff like OCD or a history of sexual abuse could give people confusing feelings to work through, leading to what could look like changes in sexuality or gender identity. Like I said shit's complicated.
OCD in particular can manifest as gender dysphoria- Turns out it's hard to tell the difference between two types of intrusive, disturbing thoughts that you might want to transition.
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