It’s just another form of homosexual erasure in my opinion.

Nicolosi gave me false hope and a belief in something that wasn’t real. I wasted an enormous part of my life because of him. His treatment plan for LGB is the same as GID treatment. Well, it cured my gender dysphoria just fine, but it didn’t do squat for my same-sex attraction, which is still my dominant attraction most of the time.

Nicolosi was not candid in all of his work about this topic. Privately and in his NARTH speeches he encourages complete change. Check out this post /2012/07/27/emails-contradict-dr-nicolosis-conflicting-claims-of-cure/. Nicolosi was supremely confident in his abilities and methods. That confidence was misplaced.

Regardless of what anybody thinks of SOCE, it is important to note that both Dr. Throckmorton and Dr. Nicolosi see Exodus and other exgay ministries as problematic, in terms of them setting high expectations which creates emotional issues for many vulnerable people when they are not being met, especially “change.” In this article, Nicolosi, also blames Exodus et al for what happened to John Paulk. I can see that Reverend Strachan is following the same pattern of setting expectations, from which I can deduce could also leave many people heartbroken.

I’m sorry to hear you experience rejection from both gay and Christian communities. It makes me wonder if those gay people who saw you as the enemy were secular. As for the situation in your church, I think it shows that all people, even those who are faithful Christians, are all sinners and we tend to do hurtful things to each other, even unintentionally. That influences us to search for communities that are more “fit” to our imperfect natures. I wish you all the best in finding yourself at a place where you can serve God and enrich peoples’ lives around you to the best of your abilities.