Based on a true tale, when 15-year-old Alex admitted she was homosexual to her devout Mormon parents, they were so afraid for her soul that they kidnapped her from her Southern California home and placed her in a conversion therapy home in Utah against her will. Alex was imprisoned for eight months with strangers and subjected to heinous punishments and beatings in the hopes of curing her homosexuality. Alex was eventually allowed to attend school after recognizing that she would have to follow their rules in order to survive, and she became friends with the gay-straight alliance's president. He connected Alex with an attorney, who later assisted her in escaping.
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Based on a true tale, when 15-year-old Alex admitted she was homosexual to her devout Mormon parents, they were so afraid for her soul that they kidnapped her from her Southern California home and placed her in a conversion therapy home in Utah against her will. Alex was imprisoned for eight months with strangers and subjected to heinous punishments and beatings in the hopes of curing her homosexuality. Alex was eventually allowed to attend school after recognizing that she would have to follow their rules in order to survive, and she became friends with the gay-straight alliance's president. He connected Alex with an attorney, who later assisted her in escaping.
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