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Timothy Schraeder Rodriguez

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Born

in Peoria, Illinois, The United States

Website

http://www.conversiontherapydropoutbook.com

Genre

Memoir, Gay and Lesbian, Religion

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David Sedaris, Augusen Burroughs, Glennon Doyle, Anne Lamott ...more

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Timothy Schraeder Rodriguez spent nearly a decade in gay conversion therapy—all while working behind the scenes at some of the most influential evangelical megachurches.

After embracing his identity as a gay Christian and leaving church work, he co-founded Church Clarity, an organization that helps queer people find affirming faith communities.

His writing and work have been featured in TIME, The Advocate, NBC, VICE, The Washington Post, HuffPost, Religion News Service, and BBC Newshour.

Born in the Midwest, he now calls New York City home, where he continues his work as a writer, digital strategist, and advocate for queer people of faith.

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An apology

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Photo by Brett Jordan on Unsplash

Over the past few weeks, I’ve been getting a lot of negative comments on Instagram and receiving many direct messages from people saying my posts affirming LGBTQ+ Christians are borderline heretical. Others have suggested I’m twisting Scripture to fit my agenda, leading people astray, and spreading misinformation through my recent podcast interviews.

I knew some

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Conversion Therapy Dropout: A Queer Story of Faith and Belonging

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Timothy Rodriguez and 22 other people liked Angie Miale's review of Conversion Therapy Dropout: A Queer Story of Faith and Belonging: "Your heart will go on a roller coaster with this amazing memoir, a story that deserves to be told. The title tells you the gist— that this is about a man who tried everything in his power to not be gay and finally made his way to acceptance. Tim’s st" Read more of this review »
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“God's love is bigger than any institution's walls, wider than any doctrine's boundaries, and deep enough to hold all of who we are.”
― Timothy Schraeder Rodriguez, Conversion Therapy Dropout: A Queer Story of Faith and Belonging

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