February 19–21 (Toronto) and […]

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1979-02-19 – 1979-02-21

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February 19–21 (Toronto) and February 22–24 (Montréal) Save Today's Oppressed Peoples/Sauvez tous les opprimés du peuple (STOP), a Christian counselling service formed to help men and women renounce homosexuality, held conferences that included testimony from "gays gone straight." Rev. Francis Cormier, a former transsexual and reformed homosexual, formed STOP. A graduate of the Ontario Bible College, Cormier was the author of the book The Boy Who Wanted to Be a Nun. STOP was affiliated with Exodus International, based in Minnesota. These were the first two conferences of their kind held in Canada.

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Minnesota Toronto Bible Training School, Toronto Bible College, Ontario Bible College, Tyndale College, Tyndale University College & Seminary Montreal Toronto

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Francis Cormier

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Exodus International Save Today’s Oppressed Peoples/Sauvez tous les opprimés du peuple (STOP)

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The Boy Who Wanted to Be a Nun

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"Sauvez tous les opprimés du peuple" vertical file , Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives, Toronto.Stuart Russell, "STOP Us If You've Heard This One …," Body Politic, no. 52 (1979), p. 9

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The Boy Who Wanted to Be a Nun

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