{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/c94a5041-3d43-419a-9d17-a557fb51e056/27871621-5062-4de4-9605-11a77cc0501e?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"67. \"I genuinely thought I was evil\": Gay 'conversion therapy' survivor speaks out","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/611eaaaa06c05e956ff40be3/611eaae47edc3c00150cbcd9.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>So-called 'conversion therapy' is a form of torture used against LGBTQ people in Britain and beyond: the human consequences are beyond horrific. Justin Beck is a survivor, who endured years of the practice at a Pentecostal Church: he tells me how he got there, the utter turmoil that was unleashed, how he was driven to the brink of suicide - and how he finally got help. He tells me about finding happiness - but about the devastating long-term consequences, and about those LGBTQ people being subjected to this torture.</p><p><br></p><p>We talk, too, about the government's LGBTQ advisory panel being shut down - with one member accusing the Conservatives of creating a \"hostile environment\" for LBGTQ people - and the failure to properly end this barbaric practice.</p><p><br></p><p>CONTENT WARNING: Suicidal ideations, extreme mental distress</p><p><br></p><p>Help us take on the right-wing media here: <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbWdfbmViTEJrXzhFM2I4NkZ3QS1ockR3dXM3UXxBQ3Jtc0tuTGVBZUpyQkZOb3RUTXJJS0VsWUtJeHdpLWZraXQyMFFsM3dpTzZycVM4eXpiMms5NUs0NnY0Mm80TFVNejROVW5MRFJJQVFXTFVtaXJPMGFSNnBUYjFpX2xTUFRrMlltTUxCUXB4OUhiTEs2amUtYw&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fpatreon.com%2Fowenjones84\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://patreon.com/owenjones84</a></p>","author_name":"Owen Jones"}