Christine Bakke

Christine Bakke (born June 3, 1971) is an American LGBT rights activist. Bakke spent four years in the ex-gay movement attempting to alter her sexual orientation through conversion therapy. In addition to receiving pastoral counseling and discipleship training, she attended ex-gay programs, including Where Grace Abounds in Denver, CO and the Living Waters Program.[1]

In April 2007, along with gay performance activist Peterson Toscano, Bakke co-founded Beyond Ex-Gay. In May 2007, Glamour Magazine featured Bakke's experience as an ex-gay survivor, or ex-ex-gay.[2] She has also appeared on ABC's Good Morning America,[3][4] and Colorado Public Radio.[5]

Bakke participated in the Ex-Gay Survivor Conference held June 29-July 1, 2007 in Irvine, CA and took part in Survivor Initiative, a series of press conferences sponsored by Soulforce, whereby former ex-gays shared their experiences with the public as a witness and a warning about the dangers of the ex-gay movement. For the Survivor Initiative, Bakke designed original collages for each of the speakers to present.[6]

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References
  1. Brooks, Jennifer (2007-08-11). "Baptists reach out to gays, to make them 'ex-gays'". The Tennessean. (page A1, A9)
  2. Fried, Stephen (April 1, 2007). "They Tried to Cure Me of Being Gay". Glamour.
  3. Christine Bakke et al. (April 23, 2007). Can You Go From Gay to Straight?.
  4. "Woman Speaks Out About Gay 'Cure'". ABC News Good Morning America. April 23, 2007.
  5. Christine Bakke and Ryan Warner (August 16, 2007). Ex-Gay Programs in Denver (mp3) (Radio broadcast). Colorado Public Radio.
  6. "Survivor Collage Gallery". Beyond Ex-Gay.
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