(The Lesser Known) Luke Wilson
@lukeslamdunkwilson.bsky.social
PhD | Writer | Editor of SHAME-SEX ATTRACTION: SURVIVORS’ STORIES OF CONVERSION THERAPY https://www.indigo.ca/en-ca/shame-sex-attraction-survivors-stories-of-conversion-therapy/9781805011323.html
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Hey, new friends and followers! I thought I’d introduce myself. I’m a researcher, author, and editor—not to mention a big ole queer! My work centers on intergenerational trauma and literature, as well as white Christian fundamentalism and evangelicalism in the U.S. 1/
@tomatoslayers.bsky.social does it again! This article a/b #conversiontherapy is both insightful & powerful. I’m so grateful to have my voice included (& to see my friend @chelseaebin.bsky.social included as well!). Share w/ your networks, if the queer spirit leads! therevealer.org/we-need-to-t...
therevealer.org
November 6, 2025 at 2:59 PM
@tomatoslayers.bsky.social does it again! This article a/b #conversiontherapy is both insightful & powerful. I’m so grateful to have my voice included (& to see my friend @chelseaebin.bsky.social included as well!). Share w/ your networks, if the queer spirit leads! therevealer.org/we-need-to-t...
“I’m not sure if I told you, but I went to Yale” — Every Person Who Went To Yale
October 31, 2025 at 12:50 PM
“I’m not sure if I told you, but I went to Yale” — Every Person Who Went To Yale
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To me, horror is “about being human, being mortal, and letting go of the black and white certainty that Christianity claims makes us safe, when in fact it only makes us less stable and more prone to controlling and destructive behaviors.”
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How I Learned to Love Supernatural Horror
The story of how one exvangelical trans girl found herself marathoning episodes of Supernatural.
the-flytrap.ghost.io
October 24, 2025 at 4:46 PM
To me, horror is “about being human, being mortal, and letting go of the black and white certainty that Christianity claims makes us safe, when in fact it only makes us less stable and more prone to controlling and destructive behaviors.”
the-flytrap.ghost.io/how-i-learne...
the-flytrap.ghost.io/how-i-learne...
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I’m super excited to be in conversation with my friend @timothysrodriguez.bsky.social on Instagram this Sunday about conversion therapy, SHAME-SEX ATTRACTION, and his forthcoming (and FABULOUS) new book CONVERSION THERAPY DROPOUT! Please join us for this Instagram Live! 💜
October 17, 2025 at 2:22 PM
I’m super excited to be in conversation with my friend @timothysrodriguez.bsky.social on Instagram this Sunday about conversion therapy, SHAME-SEX ATTRACTION, and his forthcoming (and FABULOUS) new book CONVERSION THERAPY DROPOUT! Please join us for this Instagram Live! 💜
I’m incredibly grateful to the inestimable @eocieslik.bsky.social for her incredible journalism & for elevating my voice, along w/ the voices of other #conversiontherapy survivors. This article is fabulous & so is Emma. Give her a follow & support her work! msmagazine.com/2025/10/07/s...
As the Supreme Court Appears Ready to End State Bans on Conversion Therapy, a Reminder: The Practice Is Harmful and Discredited
As the Supreme Court Appears Ready to End State Bans on Conversion Therapy, a Reminder: The Practice Is Harmful and Discredited
msmagazine.com
October 17, 2025 at 1:26 PM
I’m incredibly grateful to the inestimable @eocieslik.bsky.social for her incredible journalism & for elevating my voice, along w/ the voices of other #conversiontherapy survivors. This article is fabulous & so is Emma. Give her a follow & support her work! msmagazine.com/2025/10/07/s...
I’m very grateful to @lgbtqnation.com for publishing my newest article about the SCOTUS case concerning the legality of conversion therapy for minors. Have a read—I’d love to hear your thoughts! 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
Conversion therapy is abuse & torture. It should never be legal. - buff.ly/NDABk93
October 17, 2025 at 12:08 PM
I’m very grateful to @lgbtqnation.com for publishing my newest article about the SCOTUS case concerning the legality of conversion therapy for minors. Have a read—I’d love to hear your thoughts! 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
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I am grateful to @lukeslamdunkwilson.bsky.social, @cdamianwrites.bsky.social, @mfsavoices.org, and Darren Calhoun for courageously raising their voices for queer youth and for reform in religious communities. ❤️
The Supreme Court seems likely to overrule a law banning conversion therapy for minors, horrifying queer faith leaders and their allies after years of fighting to protect queer children.
sojo.net/articles/new...
sojo.net/articles/new...
The Christian Activists Supporting a Conversion Therapy Ban
“It’s about affirming that every person, including every queer person, bears the divine image and deserves to live free from psychological and spiritual harm,” Bridget Cabrera said.
sojo.net
October 16, 2025 at 8:17 PM
I am grateful to @lukeslamdunkwilson.bsky.social, @cdamianwrites.bsky.social, @mfsavoices.org, and Darren Calhoun for courageously raising their voices for queer youth and for reform in religious communities. ❤️
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Did conversion therapy laws in ~25 states accomplish much?
Not enough, unfortunately: No one was ever prosecuted, and only a half-dozen therapists were sanctioned.
What do we need instead:
1/3
Not enough, unfortunately: No one was ever prosecuted, and only a half-dozen therapists were sanctioned.
What do we need instead:
1/3
October 16, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Did conversion therapy laws in ~25 states accomplish much?
Not enough, unfortunately: No one was ever prosecuted, and only a half-dozen therapists were sanctioned.
What do we need instead:
1/3
Not enough, unfortunately: No one was ever prosecuted, and only a half-dozen therapists were sanctioned.
What do we need instead:
1/3
The #SCOTUS case concerning #conversiontherapy for minors is likely going to result in a decision that protects conversion therapists & harms minors. The lawsuit will most certainly have national implications. This article offers my two cents on the subject. www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/10/conv...
Conversion therapy is abuse & torture. It should never be legal. - LGBTQ Nation
Mental health organizations denounce the practice because it's so harmful.
www.lgbtqnation.com
October 16, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The #SCOTUS case concerning #conversiontherapy for minors is likely going to result in a decision that protects conversion therapists & harms minors. The lawsuit will most certainly have national implications. This article offers my two cents on the subject. www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/10/conv...
In light of #SCOTUS hearing the ludicrous lawsuit that seeks to make #conversiontherapy legal for minors, I thought I’d share my new book a/b conversion therapy: SHAME-SEX ATTRACTION: SURVIVORS’ STORIES OF CONVERSION THERAPY.
Would you help me spread the word?
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Would you help me spread the word?
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Shame-Sex Attraction: Survivors' Stories of Conversion Therapy
Survivors' Stories of Conversion Therapy
bookshop.org
October 10, 2025 at 2:44 PM
In light of #SCOTUS hearing the ludicrous lawsuit that seeks to make #conversiontherapy legal for minors, I thought I’d share my new book a/b conversion therapy: SHAME-SEX ATTRACTION: SURVIVORS’ STORIES OF CONVERSION THERAPY.
Would you help me spread the word?
bookshop.org/p/books/sham...
Would you help me spread the word?
bookshop.org/p/books/sham...
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My only thoughts are that I am unsurprised and fully expect things to continue getting worse until there is some fundamental break--the Trump regime isn't popular. GOP politics and beliefs aren't popular, but the U.S. system gives them a baked-in advantage. Something has to give eventually
October 9, 2025 at 6:45 PM
My only thoughts are that I am unsurprised and fully expect things to continue getting worse until there is some fundamental break--the Trump regime isn't popular. GOP politics and beliefs aren't popular, but the U.S. system gives them a baked-in advantage. Something has to give eventually
It is mind-boggling that the SCOTUS is willing to hear a case concerning the legality of conversion therapy for minors. The petitioner of the lawsuit, Kaley Chiles, is asking SCOTUS to legally allow licensed mental health care professionals to try to change minors' sexualities and genders. 1/5
October 9, 2025 at 3:20 PM
It is mind-boggling that the SCOTUS is willing to hear a case concerning the legality of conversion therapy for minors. The petitioner of the lawsuit, Kaley Chiles, is asking SCOTUS to legally allow licensed mental health care professionals to try to change minors' sexualities and genders. 1/5
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So I went to Liberty University (two degrees). Would yall be interested if I just skeeted a bunch of stories of what I experienced?
September 30, 2025 at 5:53 PM
So I went to Liberty University (two degrees). Would yall be interested if I just skeeted a bunch of stories of what I experienced?
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ Yesterday I posted about supporting queer + trans authors in lieu of paying for Hulu and Disney+. I received a number of messages a/b folx’s fave LGBTQ+ authors, which has piqued my curiosity! Who are y’all reading right now / what was your favourite queer and/or trans book you read recently? 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
📢 PSA for everyone canceling their Hulu and Disney+ subscriptions.
Step 1) Get a library card and request queer 🏳️🌈 and trans 🏳️⚧️ titles! 📚
Step 2) Support queer 🏳️🌈 and trans 🏳️⚧️ art! Take that 💰 you used to spend on streaming & go buy queer and trans books! If you’re looking for a suggestion, see below!
Step 1) Get a library card and request queer 🏳️🌈 and trans 🏳️⚧️ titles! 📚
Step 2) Support queer 🏳️🌈 and trans 🏳️⚧️ art! Take that 💰 you used to spend on streaming & go buy queer and trans books! If you’re looking for a suggestion, see below!
September 19, 2025 at 12:54 PM
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ Yesterday I posted about supporting queer + trans authors in lieu of paying for Hulu and Disney+. I received a number of messages a/b folx’s fave LGBTQ+ authors, which has piqued my curiosity! Who are y’all reading right now / what was your favourite queer and/or trans book you read recently? 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
📢 PSA for everyone canceling their Hulu and Disney+ subscriptions.
Step 1) Get a library card and request queer 🏳️🌈 and trans 🏳️⚧️ titles! 📚
Step 2) Support queer 🏳️🌈 and trans 🏳️⚧️ art! Take that 💰 you used to spend on streaming & go buy queer and trans books! If you’re looking for a suggestion, see below!
Step 1) Get a library card and request queer 🏳️🌈 and trans 🏳️⚧️ titles! 📚
Step 2) Support queer 🏳️🌈 and trans 🏳️⚧️ art! Take that 💰 you used to spend on streaming & go buy queer and trans books! If you’re looking for a suggestion, see below!
September 18, 2025 at 12:25 PM
📢 PSA for everyone canceling their Hulu and Disney+ subscriptions.
Step 1) Get a library card and request queer 🏳️🌈 and trans 🏳️⚧️ titles! 📚
Step 2) Support queer 🏳️🌈 and trans 🏳️⚧️ art! Take that 💰 you used to spend on streaming & go buy queer and trans books! If you’re looking for a suggestion, see below!
Step 1) Get a library card and request queer 🏳️🌈 and trans 🏳️⚧️ titles! 📚
Step 2) Support queer 🏳️🌈 and trans 🏳️⚧️ art! Take that 💰 you used to spend on streaming & go buy queer and trans books! If you’re looking for a suggestion, see below!
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One person who knows the negative impact of Dobson’s teaching is Lucas Wilson (@lukeslamdunkwilson.bsky.social) of Toronto. Wilson, 34, is a member of the LGBBTQ+ community and a survivor of conversion therapy.
Advocate of traditional Christian morality leaves complicated legacy
www.winnipegfreepress.com
September 1, 2025 at 9:48 PM
One person who knows the negative impact of Dobson’s teaching is Lucas Wilson (@lukeslamdunkwilson.bsky.social) of Toronto. Wilson, 34, is a member of the LGBBTQ+ community and a survivor of conversion therapy.
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“When people speak ill of a dead public figure, they often have very good reasons for doing so. I sincerely wish Americans would learn to listen”
Heard a lot of buzz about the death of James Dobson since last Thursday?
Need a primer on the monstrous man and his malign influence?
The latest Bugbear Dispatch (now on Ghost!) gives you that plus a case for speaking ill of the dead when they deserve it
www.bugbeardispatch.com/lets-speak-i...
Need a primer on the monstrous man and his malign influence?
The latest Bugbear Dispatch (now on Ghost!) gives you that plus a case for speaking ill of the dead when they deserve it
www.bugbeardispatch.com/lets-speak-i...
Let's Speak Ill of the Dead: Reflections on James Dobson
Administrative Matters
Hello, fellow bugbears! It has been a painful process--and the financial blow remains painful, and will for some time--but the migration of ye olde Bugbear Dispatch from Substa...
www.bugbeardispatch.com
August 26, 2025 at 8:35 PM
“When people speak ill of a dead public figure, they often have very good reasons for doing so. I sincerely wish Americans would learn to listen”
🎉 Today SHAME-SEX ATTRACTION is 7 months old! 🎉 I’m so grateful that these stories have resonated with survivors (and queers and trans folx in general) and that together we have been able to shed light on #conversiontherapy.
August 21, 2025 at 12:40 PM
🎉 Today SHAME-SEX ATTRACTION is 7 months old! 🎉 I’m so grateful that these stories have resonated with survivors (and queers and trans folx in general) and that together we have been able to shed light on #conversiontherapy.