The Michigan Advocate
Tired of national news that doesn't feel relevant to your community? Tune into The Michigan Advocate, hosted by dedicated human rights champion Joanna Whaley, for essential stories about justice and civil liberties in the Great Lakes State. Joanna provides a critical look at local human rights struggles and triumphs, revealing how major national policies and legal decisions regarding voting rights, environmental justice, and workers' rights directly impact Michigan’s neighborhoods and communities, making this the essential podcast for anyone who believes that all rights are local.
This show is previously known as "The Joanna Whaley Podcast"
The Michigan Advocate
OUT OF MY HEAD - Conversion Therapy Kills
This week on the podcast we discuss some of the history and risks of Conversian Therapy. Joanna Whaley has experienced Conversian Therapy three times. She was an evangelical pastor for nearly 20 years before coming out as a transgender woman. Today's episode discusses some of the difficult realities in the history of Conversian Therapy and in the practice of it. At the beginning of the show we take questions from listeners and live guests.
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REFERENCES:
Lutheran Study Bible, New Revised Standard Version (Minneapolis, MN, Augsburg Press, 2009) 1 Thes 1:7-8, Romans 1:26-30. Michael Bronski, Kit Heyam, The LGBTQ+ History Book: Big Ideas Simplified (New York, NY, DK Penguin Random House, 2023) pg 107,138. Rev. Elizabeth Edman, Queer Virtue (Boston, MA, Beacon Press, 2016) pg 52,73-74. David Sue, Derald Wing Sue, Diane Sue, Stanley Sue, Understanding Abnormal Behavior: 12th Edition (Boston, MA, Cengage, 2022) pg 169. Richard Rohr, The Universal Christ (New York, NY Convergent Books, 2021) Pg 64. Chris Greenough, Queer Theologies: The Basics (London, UK, Routlege, 2019) pg 13,14. Mark Allen Powell, Introducing The New Testament: Second Edition (Grand Rapids, MI, Baker Academic, 2018) pg 33,34,395,396.
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