David Matheson issues statement in response to his coming out
Becoming a Whole Man is the result of a six-year quest to understand and respond to the most difficult challenges facing men with unwanted homosexuality. The book reaches across time, culture, and faith to bring wisdom from a surprising array of sources. By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. David Matheson co-wrote the "Journey Into Manhood" program, but now says he wants to date men.
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David Matheson, formerly a prominent Mormon gay "conversion therapist," has divorced his wife of 34 years and come out as a gay man. Twitter David Matheson’s book, Becoming A Whole Man, described a “six-year quest” to remove “unwanted” sexual feelings. TWO is a think tank and advocacy organization that works against right-wing extremism and anti-LGBT prejudice and has also spent years tracking the ex-gay movement. He has gone from bisexuality to exclusively gay. David Matheson
David Matheson, a practicing Mormon, told the LGBTQ nonprofit Truth Wins Out late Sunday that he has “embarked on a new life-giving path that has already started a whole new growth process.” “I continue to support the rights of individuals to choose how they will respond to their sexual attractions and identity,” he added. A prominent Mormon gay conversion therapist has revealed he is gay and is looking for a boyfriend. He has gone from bisexuality to exclusively gay. Notorious ‘gay cure’ therapist comes out, says he now wants
A leading ‘gay cure’ therapist has come out as gay, saying he now wants to date men. David Matheson was one of the most notorious Mormon conversion ‘therapists’ in America, having run the Journey Into Manhood program, which aimed to ‘convert’ gay people to a straight life. He also authored the book Becoming A Whole Man, which is described as “the result of a six-year quest to. Photographs by Austin Wright. No one notices Evil walking among them, wearing a neatly ironed navy blue oxford shirt, white denim shorts, and black Wayfarers. 
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With that freedom, I am now choosing to pursue life as a gay man." Matheson co-wrote the "Journey Into Manhood" program and authored the book Becoming a Whole Man. Join the HuffPost Community. Membership connects you to a movement of readers who believe good journalism builds a better world.
Former Conversion Therapist Says He's 'Choosing To Pursue
May 3 Written By David Matheson January 23, Salt Lake City, UT -- In response to a recent story by about former reparative therapist, David Matheson’s decision to embrace his life as a gay man, Matheson issued the following statement. . “Every week in church, I’m going, ‘Can I come out?’”
David Matheson has quit the “ex-gay” movement and is seeking to date men, according to the organization Truth Wins Out (TWO), which revealed Matheson’s plans in a Jan. 20 press release at its site. . 
Conversion therapist will now ‘pursue life as a gay man’
His clients were often religious men who felt conflicted between being gay or remaining a member of a church that was against being gay. Or, the way Matheson would say it — as he did in his book, Becoming a Whole Man — these men were trying to “successfully resolve unwanted same-sex attraction.”. .