‘I had to make substantial changes’ — former reparative therapist comes out as gay, renounces past conversion efforts, hopes for shifts in his LDS faith

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David Matheson, Latter-day Saint therapist.

(Courtesy photo) David Matheson, Latter-day Saint therapist.

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