Or make a one-time donation in any amount. Bringing you atheist articles and building active godless communities takes hundreds of hours and resources each month. Products are provided by Feline Purrty Designs for Atheist Republic. mormon, "My ex-boyfriend just stabbed me to death." Cooper told CBS outlet KUTV: “It’s like sending you to therapy to change your eye colour… it’s not going to work. She says many in the Mormon-dominated local community were aware of the pair’s methods, but did not raise a hand to help her. "I think that's what a lot of parents are under the impression of, that they're doing the best thing for their child.". Cooper’s case is no exception – and rather than embrace their gay daughter, Cooper’s Mormon parents sent her off to stay with Tiana and Johnny Siale – local ‘gay cure’ practitioners. God has no place for people like you in His plan.". Months. “I felt angry, indignant, determined to find a way out,” Cooper writes. Fearing for her soul, they sent her away from the family home in California to Utah, where she would undergo 'gay conversion therapy' with Mormon couple Tiana and Johnny Siale. therapy, … I am able to share my life with them, and it's awesome.”. Burke represented Cooper in juvenile courts over the next year. Mormon leaders insist there are zero gay people in their church, and the faith has long been an alleged hotbed of ‘gay cure’ practices. In her book, Cooper said that she tried to kill herself once, and attempted to escape the Siales' home numerous times, which allegedly resulted in harsh punishment. LGBT, Cooper now resides as a lesbian in Portland, Oregon and is no longer a practicing Mormon. Religion, Send us your views and opinions, your personal stories, messages of support, comments on recent news, or any comments you would like to share about your part of the world. Links to atheist related books, shirts and movies and other atheism related products are affiliate links. lesbian, They made her stay inside the house for months. One Hundred Above-board Questions about God, Why There Is No God: Quick Responses to 10 Common Theist Arguments. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is known for having carried out vomit and shock aversion therapy on homosexual students of Brigham Young University at a certain point in time but it no longer promotes this kind of reparative therapy. rocks, ", While Cooper stood with the rocks, she recalled being told by the couple: "Your family doesn't want you. It is illegal in some states, but not all. According to her book, Cooper was subjected to eight months of captivity and torture at the Mormon couple’s home in St. George, Utah, where Johnny and Tiana Siale, who had no formal training in counseling, attempted to make her heterosexual.