The Not Completely Shocking Fall Of Conversion Therapist Christopher Doyle

Bullies never win, but love always does.

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Back in the day, I always thought of Christoper Doyle as an arrogant bully trying to glom on to the tactics of farrrrr right fringe activists. It truly has been a long time since I have even thought of him, but Doyle was exposed for committing horrific abuse, by his own wife in divorce court and police filings, as reported by Wayne Besen with Truth Wins Out.

Excellent research and reporting, Wayne.

While I am not surprised he is an abusive, violent, man. I never expected it would be toward his wife and kids who had to flee his wrath. Absolutely breaks my heart for them.

Another twist, the very questionable text convos he had with a man who used to work for him in his conversion therapy groups are not a surprise at all.

Wayne reports in great detail, straight from the divorce filing Doyle’s wife submitted to the court (public record) documenting his abuse toward his children, his mother-in-law, and of course herself. I am so glad she fled with the kids to keep them safe.

While the text convos aren’t exactly hard proof he was having sex with his former co-worker. The two calling each other “Boo Boo” and “Daddy” with an occasional “I love you” attached (with lots of love emoji action) is not something anyone in the ex-gay world would think is “above reproach.” They also would have totally deduced these two were having sex and required extra “accountability.”

I also believe that if Doyle’s clients had told him they were having text convos like that, I am pretty sure he would have instructed them to pop their wrists with rubber bands or something to stop them from the urge to communicate with another man like that.

From what I remember, he was definitely that kind (behavioral cognitive therapy) of conversion therapist.

Doyle allegedly told others that he would never be a part of Exodus because we were too soft/liberal for his liking. Which was fine with us because we never invited him to join our network and wouldn’t have approved his application even if he did.

Regardless, some may enjoy mocking Doyle’s downfall. Without judging them, I can’t. I know what it is like to be physically and verbally abused as a kid (among other things). I hate that it took all of that to convince his wife to flee.

If the sexual innuendo between him and his former coworker is true, he used his position of power (as a counselor and employer) to abuse that man.

And of course, I consider ex-gay conversion groups abuse. If he truly made, as Wayne also reported, over 200k a year, he abused A LOT of people in the name of Christian counseling to change their “sexual brokenness” which we all now know is a destructive travesty.

We will live the energy we put out into the world. It always comes back to teach us personal lessons and bring justice. I have learned that the hard way in owning my own past as a leader in that world (until ten years ago when I left it).

Bullies never win, but love always does.