The recent Chiles v. Salazar Supreme Court decision both set a precedent on how conversion therapy is recognized in the U.S. and added to the confusion about what exactly conversion therapy is and what effects it can have on LGBTQ+ individuals and their families.

To help you sort through the noise, PFLAG NYC invites you to a virtual panel discussion on Monday, May 18, from 6:00–7:00 p.m. ET titled Faith Over Fear in Parenting LGBTQ+ Kids: How Conversion Therapy Harms Instead of Helps.

For this panel, three experts will share about the misconceptions of conversion therapy while also providing strategies and understanding on how to affirm the LGBTQ+ loved ones in your life through faith. After, there will be time for Q&A.

The workshop will take place on Zoom and is free to attend.

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Learn about the panelists:

Dr. Lucas Wilson (he/him) –  Editor of ​​Shame-Sex Attraction: Survivors’ Stories of Conversion Therapy and a conversion therapy survivor 

Lucas is a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Toronto Mississauga and was formerly the Justice, Equity, and Transformation Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Calgary. Lucas is the editor of Shame-Sex Attraction: Survivors’ Stories of Conversion Therapy. He is also the author of At Home with the Holocaust: Postmemory, Domestic Space, and Second-Generation Holocaust Literature, which received the Jordan Schnitzer First Book Publication Award. His public-facing writing has appeared in The Advocate, Queerty, LGBTQ Nation, and Religion Dispatches, among other venues.

Timothy Schraeder Rodriguez (he/him) – Author of Conversion Therapy Dropout and a conversion therapy survivor

Tim spent almost a decade in gay conversion therapy—all while working behind the scenes at some of the most influential Evangelical Christian megachurches. After embracing his identity as a gay Christian and stepping away from church work, he co-founded Church Clarity, an organization that helps queer people find affirming faith communities. A writer and commentator focused on the intersection of faith and sexuality, Tim has contributed to TIME, Harper’s Bazaar, Religion News Service, and The Advocate. He was a 2026 GLAAD Media Award nominee for Outstanding Journalism. Conversion Therapy Dropout is his debut memoir.

Elizabeth Delgado Black (she/her) – Minister and Co-Founder & CEO of Kaleidoscope Ministries

An evangelist, theologian, and minister, Elizabeth longs to see Queer people experience social and spiritual justice and liberation in their unique fullness. She served as a minister with two prominent para-church organizations for nine years, and taught, preached, and directed community outreach programming in New York City and abroad. During this time, Elizabeth developed multiple ministerial teachings and workshops, and she co-authored the first Jewish-Christian LGBTQ+ Haggadah. In 2021, Elizabeth co-founded Kaleidoscope, an LGBTQ+ mission organization that provides LGBTQ+ people opportunities to experience and engage with the gospel in contextual and tangible ways, and is the current CEO. She is also a published author and contributor to Christlike Acceptance Across Deep Difference: Constructive Conversations on Sexuality and Gender.