A "happy" ending immediately follows - Tim is said to have been healed by an ex-gay ministry, his brain purportedly intact - but the subtext is clear.

Focus on the Family formed Love Won Out, an ex-gay ministry, in 1998 and sold it to Exodus International in 2009.

The AFA also actively promotes the idea that homosexuality is a choice and that sexual orientation can be changed through ex-gay ministries.

The ex-gay ministry Exodus International, an ex-gay ministry sent teams to some of the colleges in anticipation of the Equality Riders' visit.

The first ex-gay ministry, Love in Action, was formed in 1973.

Günter Baum originally founded an ex-gay ministry in Germany.

Love Won Out is an ex-gay ministry launched by Focus on the Family in 1998.