Dozens of people demonstrated against the screening of ‘Once Gay: Matthew and Friends’, which tells the story of former X-Factor Malta contestant Matthew Grech.
They say the movie promotes so-called gay conversion therapy – a claim denied by film makers at the Core Issues Trust.
Dr Mike Davidson, who heads up the Christian group, said it does not provide the practice but instead offers “standard psychotherapeutic and counselling approaches that explores sexual fluidity…”.
In a statement confirmed by Premier, he added: “Some people, for whatever reason, are just not happy with [being gay] and want to move away from it.
“Clearly, it is the responsibility of anyone working in this area to make sure that they are there of their own accord.”
Matthew is an ex-gay from Malta who found Jesus. For telling his story he has been branded ‘homophobic’ and ‘hateful.’
“We are being compared to people who do electric shocks. People are buying into the biggest fabrication of the 21st century – ‘conversion therapy’.” #OnceGay pic.twitter.com/gMvuXCe3FL
— Christian Concern (@CConcern) February 13, 2019
A crowd gathered outside west Belfast’s Townsend Presbyterian Church – the chosen venue for Thursday’s screening.
Among them was John O’Doherty from The Rainbow Project in Northern Ireland, who told Q Radio the film sent the message that “it is not OK to be gay”.
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