Fridae

Fridae's Hong Kong correspondent Nigel Collett examines the furore surrounding the Hong Kong Government's appointment of a reparative therapist advocate to train its social welfare staff.

Relatives of Kirk Murphy, who took his own life in 2003 at age 38, reveals the damage done to their brother who at age 5 was enrolled in an experimental programme run by discredited psychologist George Rekers to 'treat' his feminine behaviour.

The Exodus Ministries Trust Board is no longer eligible for tax-exempt status in New Zealand as the Charities Commission concluded last month that it is not certain if the group can be said to be providing a public benefit given that professional groups have discredited ex-gay or reparative therapy.