Film Screening & Discussion: Boy Erased In-Person
Join the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee on Sunday, October 27 at 1 pm for a screening of Boy Erased, based on the 2016 memoir by Garrard Conley recounting his childhood in a fundamentalist Arkansas family that enrolled him in conversion therapy. The film will be followed by a discussion lead by DEI members and local faith leaders
There will be two showings of this film. Register for the Wednesday, October 30 at 6:30 pm screening HERE.
Free and open to adults. Registration is recommended but not required.
2018 - 1 hr 55 mins - R
About the Film:
Jared Eamons, the son of a small-town Baptist pastor, must overcome the fallout after being outed as gay to his parents. His father and mother struggle to reconcile their love for their son with their beliefs. Fearing a loss of family, friends and community, Jared is pressured into attending a conversion therapy program. While there, Jared comes into conflict with its leader and begins his journey to finding his own voice and accepting his true self.
