Three former leaders of Exodus International, an organization which exists to "cure" people of homosexuality, are apologizing for promoting the idea that being gay is something that can be, and should be, cured.
The former leaders of the interdenominational Christian organization Exodus International said Wednesday they had become disillusioned with promoting gay conversion.
"Some who heard our message were compelled to try to change an integral part of themselves, bringing harm to themselves and their families," the three said in a statement released outside the Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Center.
The statement was from former Exodus co-founder Michael Bussee, who left the group in 1979, Jeremy Marks, former president of Exodus International Europe, and Darlene Bogle, the founder of Paraklete Ministries, an Exodus referral agency.
The statement coincided with the opening of Exodus' annual conference, which is being held this week at Concordia University in Irvine.
Exodus' president, Alan Chambers, said the ministry's methods have helped many people, including himself.
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