Fearfully & Wonderfully Made: Stories from Conversion Therapy Survivors in Singapore

by Koh An Ting

This is a book of stories from conversion therapy survivors in Singapore.

Honest, vulnerable, and heartbreaking, the book aims to explain the harm repressing one's innate sexual orientation can cause.

This is the first book to chronicle detailed accounts of what went on behind the scenes in the programme.

78 pages, Paperback

Published August 1, 2025

About the author

Koh An Ting (she/they) is a writer based in Singapore.

Her first book of poetry, Food Haikus, is published by Purple Ink Press in 2025.

Her favourite books include Pride & Prejudice (Jane Austen), Fun Home (Alison Bechdel) and Tender Delirium (Tania DeRozario).

Reviews

[renee]

earlier last year, i read Walking with Same-Sex Attracted Friends, published by christian organisation graceworks and was, while trying hard to remain open-minded, deeply disappointed that it seemed the only published work on the conversation of queerness and christianity in singapore. and especially that it did not involve free community church (to my knowledge, please correct me if wrong). walking with ssa friends came from a good intention, but it was not queer affirming, held many outdated notions, and mentioned conversion therapy without addressing its obviously harmful effects. at that point Fearfully and Wonderfully Made was truly the voice I needed to have and hear. i hope that people who read graceworks’ book would have the grace and curiosity to pick this up too. i hope it allows them a flipside view on what long lasting harm both a blatant or implicit lack of acceptance could bring.

cannot express how grateful i am to An Ting’s labour. of bringing together these queer experiences and holding space for them. just two weeks after i got to read her wonderful work, An Ting faced health difficulties and rainbow lapis press and the queer bookstore announced its sudden closure. while wishing her a good rest, and a fruitful recovery, i implore EVERYONE AND YES I MEAN EVERYONE to read this. if you cannot afford it, TELL ME. IF I AM ABLE TO I WILL BUY FOR YOU.

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[Enea · Rating 3 out of 5]

Vote: 3.4

Insightful and touching. I would have preferred more interviews, as it feels very narrow with only 3, but it is true that most likely it was not easy to find people in Singapore who went through conversion therapy and were open to speak about the consequences. Jonathan’s story was particularly touching.

Hopefully there will be more research on the topic and maybe a follow-up of this book.