“I just reached my breaking point,” Kendall, now 42 and a civil rights lawyer who advocates against so-called conversion therapy, told HuffPost. In the 1970s, when homosexuality was still considered a mental illness, conversion therapy included techniques like electric shock therapy. One 2023 study from The Trevor Project found that roughly 1,400 young people were subjected to conversion therapy in that year alone. “I like to say that one of the greatest gifts I’ve given myself is a life beyond conversion therapy,” Kendall said. Your identity is beautiful, you’re a miracle, and don’t let conversion therapy take that away.”Political UpdatesRead the original on HuffPost

Source: Huffington Post October 05, 2025 13:42 UTC