Garrard Conley

Skrze návodných Dvanáct kroků církevního programu založených výhradně na studii Bible měl být mladý spisovatel Garrard Conley schopen objevit svou heterosexualitu, stát se ex-gayem, očistit se od nečistých tužeb a posílit svou víru v Boha, aby odčinil své hříchy. Navzdory trýznivé a mnohdy brutální cestě, kterou si musel projít, však našel sílu a pochopení, aby namísto nesmyslné „léčby“ začal hledat své vlastní já a odpuštění.

The son of a Baptist pastor and deeply embedded in church life in small town Arkansas, as a young man Garrard Conley was terrified and conflicted about his sexuality. When Garrard was a nineteen-year-old college student, he was outed to his parents, and was forced to make a life-changing decision: either agree to attend a church-supported conversion therapy program that promised to "cure" him of homosexuality; or risk losing family, friends, and the God he had prayed to every day of his life. Through an institutionalized Twelve-Step Program heavy on Bible study, he was supposed to emerge heterosexual, ex-gay, cleansed of impure urges and stronger in his faith in God for his brush with sin. Instead, even when faced with a harrowing and brutal journey, Garrard found the strength and understanding to break out in search of his true self and forgiveness. By confronting his buried past and the burden of a life lived in shadow, Garrard traces the complex relationships among family, faith, and community. At times heart-breaking, at times triumphant, Boy Erased is a testament to love that survives despite all odds.

Az autókereskedőből lett baptista lelkész fia, Garrard Conley tizenkilenc éves korában kénytelen volt egy, az egész életét megváltoztató döntést hozni a szülei előtt. Vagy beleegyezik, hogy részt vesz egy egyház által támogatott terápiás programban, amely "kigyógyítja" a homoszexualitásból, vagy pedig elveszíti mindenét, a családját, a barátait és az Istent, akihez eddig minden nap imádkozott. A Love in Action intézményesített programja és a Biblia segítségével heteroszexuálisként, a bűnös késztetésektől megtisztulva és istenhitében erősebben kellett volna felemelkednie. Garrard azonban a borzalmas és brutális módszerek ellenére végül azt az erőt találta meg, amely a valódi énje felfedezéséhez, valamint a megbocsátáshoz és kitöréshez vezette. Az eltemetett múlt és az árnyékban töltött évek súlyával szembesülve Garrard nyomon követi a család, a hit és a közösség összetett viszonyait. Az Eltörölt fiú gyönyörű, őszinte és megható emlékirat a szeretetről, a megértésről. A mindent legyőző szeretet testamentuma. A könyvből az Oscar-díjas Nicole Kidman és Russell Crowe, valamint az Oscar-díjra jelölt Lucas Hedges főszereplésével Joel Edgerton készített filmet.

"The power of Conley's story resides not only in the vividly depicted grotesqueries of the therapy system, but in his lyrical writing about sexuality and love." --Los Angeles Times "This brave and bracing memoir is an urgent reminder that America remains a place where queer people have to fight for their lives... Boy Erased is a necessary, beautiful book." --Garth Greenwell, author of What Belongs to You A beautiful, raw and compassionate memoir about identity, love and understanding. The son of a Baptist pastor and deeply embedded in church life in small town Arkansas, as a young man Garrard Conley was terrified and conflicted about his sexuality. When Garrard was a nineteen-year-old college student, he was outed to his parents, and was forced to make a life-changing decision: either agree to attend a church-supported conversion therapy program that promised to "cure" him of homosexuality; or risk losing family, friends, and the God he had prayed to every day of his life. Through an institutionalized Twelve-Step Program heavy on Bible study, he was supposed to emerge heterosexual, ex-gay, cleansed of impure urges and stronger in his faith in God for his brush with sin. Instead, even when faced with a harrowing and brutal journey, Garrard found the strength and understanding to break out in search of his true self and forgiveness. By confronting his buried past and the burden of a life lived in shadow, Garrard traces the complex relationships among family, faith, and community. At times heart-breaking, at times triumphant, this memoir is a testament to love that survives despite all odds. A movie is in the works starring Nicole Kidman, Russell Crowe, and Lucas Hedges, directed by Joel Edgerton and produced by Anonymous Content and Focus Features.

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING LUCAS HEDGES, RUSSELL CROWE AND NICOLE KIDMAN, AND WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY JOEL EDGERTON `A necessary, beautiful book' Garth Greenwell, author of What Belongs to You `A brilliant memoir' Guardian The son of a Baptist pastor and deeply embedded in church life in small town Arkansas, as a young man Garrard Conley was terrified and conflicted about his sexuality. When Garrard was a nineteen-year-old college student, he was outed to his parents, and was forced to make a life-changing decision: either agree to attend a church-supported conversion therapy program that promised to "cure" him of homosexuality; or risk losing family, friends, and the God he had prayed to every day of his life. Through an institutionalised Twelve-Step Program heavy on Bible study, he was supposed to emerge heterosexual, ex-gay, cleansed of impure urges and stronger in his faith in God for his brush with sin. Instead, even when faced with a harrowing and brutal journey, Garrard found the strength and understanding to break out in search of his true self and forgiveness. By confronting his buried past and the burden of a life lived in shadow, Garrard traces the complex relationships among family, faith, and community. At times heartbreaking, at times triumphant, this memoir is a testament to love that survives despite all odds.

Zpověď mladého spisovatele o lásce, víře, a o tom, jak současná církev "léčí homosexualitu" Skrze návodných Dvanáct kroků církevního programu založených výhradně na studii Bible měl být mladý spisovatel Garrard Conley schopen objevit svou heterosexualitu, stát se ex-gayem, očistit se od nečistých tužeb a posílit svou víru v Boha, aby odčinil své hříchy. Navzdory trýznivé a mnohdy brutální cestě, kterou si musel projít, však našel sílu a pochopení, aby namísto nesmyslné „léčby“ začal hledat své vlastní já a odpuštění.

Skrze návodných Dvanáct kroků církevního programu založených výhradně na studii Bible měl být mladý spisovatel Garrard Conley schopen objevit svou heterosexualitu, stát se ex-gayem, očistit se od nečistých tužeb a posílit svou víru v Boha, aby odčinil své hříchy. Navzdory trýznivé a mnohdy brutální cestě, kterou si musel projít, však našel sílu a pochopení, aby namísto nesmyslné „léčby“ začal hledat své vlastní já a odpuštění.