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Zusatztext “Cooper was subjected to emotional and physical abuse at an unlicensed treatment center. These examples show how dangerous it is! still! to identify as LGBT in the United States! not only because hate crimes and speech are rampant! but because LGBT individuals are often a danger to even themselves.” Informationen zum Autor Alex Cooper made legal history in Utah by winning the right to live under the law's protection as an openly gay teenager. Now twenty-one, she lives in Portland, Oregon. Klappentext Now a Lifetime Original Movie--Trapped: The Alex Cooper Story! Read the first-hand account of a young woman whose bravery, courage, and resilience while enduring gay conversion therapy inspires us all in the fight for freedom, acceptance, and truth. When Alex Cooper was fifteen years old, life was pretty ordinary in her sleepy suburban town and nice Mormon family. But something was gnawing at her that made her feel different. These feelings exploded when she met Yvette, a girl who made Alex feel alive in a new way, and with whom Alex would quickly fall in love. Alex knew she was holding a secret that could shatter her family, her church community, and her life. Yet when this secret couldn't be hidden any longer, she told her parents that she was gay, and the nightmare began. She was driven from her home in Southern California to Utah, where, against her will, her parents handed her over to fellow Mormons who promised to save Alex from her homosexuality. For eight harrowing months, Alex was held captive in an unlicensed ?residential treatment program? modeled on the many ?therapeutic? boot camps scattered across Utah. Alex was physically and verbally abused, and many days she was forced to stand facing a wall wearing a heavy backpack full of rocks. Her captors used faith to punish and terrorize her. With the help of a dedicated legal team in Salt Lake City, Alex eventually escaped and made legal history in Utah by winning the right to live under the law's protection as an openly gay teenager. Alex is not alone; the headlines continue to splash stories about gay conversion therapy and rehabilitation centers that promise to ?save? teenagers from their sexuality. Saving Alex is a courageous memoir that tells Alex's story in the hopes that it will bring awareness and justice to this important issue. Zusammenfassung Now a Lifetime Original Movie-- Trapped: The Alex Cooper Story! Read the first-hand account of a young woman whose bravery! courage! and resilience while enduring gay conversion therapy inspires us all in the fight for freedom! acceptance! and truth. When Alex Cooper was fifteen years old! life was pretty ordinary in her sleepy suburban town and nice Mormon family. But something was gnawing at her that made her feel different. These feelings exploded when she met Yvette! a girl who made Alex feel alive in a new way! and with whom Alex would quickly fall in love. Alex knew she was holding a secret that could shatter her family! her church community! and her life. Yet when this secret couldn’t be hidden any longer! she told her parents that she was gay! and the nightmare began. She was driven from her home in Southern California to Utah! where! against her will! her parents handed her over to fellow Mormons who promised to save Alex from her homosexuality. For eight harrowing months! Alex was held captive in an unlicensed “residential treatment program” modeled on the many “therapeutic” boot camps scattered across Utah. Alex was physically and verbally abused! and many days she was forced to stand facing a wall wearing a heavy backpack full of rocks. Her captors used faith to punish and terrorize her. With the help of a dedicated legal team in Salt Lake City! Alex eventually escaped and made legal history in Utah by winning the right to live under the la...
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Alex Cooper made legal history in Utah by winning the right to live under the law’s protection as an openly gay teenager. Now twenty-one, she lives in Portland, Oregon.
Joanna Brooks is an author and recognized expert on Mormonism and gender and LGBT issues, and Associate Vice President for Faculty Affairs at San Diego State University.
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"Alex Cooper's story is a call to action - we must put a stop to this brutal practice of conversion therapy and ensure that every child is embraced for who they are in their homes, schools and communities." Chad Griffin, President, Human Rights Campaign
