![]() McComas told us in the interview he doesn’t know what conversion therapy is. “I know a lot of men who like other men, I know a lot of women who like other women, I know a lot of transgenders, at our housing programs we’ve had everyone, and we accept them, when they walk in the door, we don’t try to change them we don’t try to tell them what’s wrong we just try to help them get a roof over their head and the support services they want,” said McComas. ![]() Rogue Retreat and McComas said Thursday, it welcomes everyone. More than a dozen states, including Oregon, California and Washington, have passed laws protecting LGBTQ+ youth from conversion therapy, by licensed practitioners. That’s an attempt to change a person’s sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.Īccording to the American Psychiatric Association, the potential risks of the practice are great and include depression, anxiety, and self-destructive behavior. The report claims Rogue Retreat’s Executive Director, Pastor Chad McComas, and his church Set Free Ministries, operated a program called Celebrate Recovery, that does conversion therapy. A Medford non-profit, that helps the homeless, responding Thursday to allegations its leader is tied to what’s commonly called gay conversion therapy. Update (06-16-22 11:00 a.m.) – Rogue Retreat Executive Director Chad McComas was reportedly placed on paid administrative leave while a third party investigates his alleged connection to “Celebrate Recovery,” a program with ties to so-called “gay conversion therapy.” 2022-23 NFL Sunday Night Football schedule.
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