Meaning of pray the gay away | Babel Free

Definitions

To attempt to alter one's homosexuality through prayer.

US, informal

Examples

“This was my secret problem, my sin, and I earnestly hoped and prayed nearly every day of my life that it would be taken away from me. But of course, because it was an intrinsic part of me (albeit a part that I hadn't yet come to embrace), I was never able to pray the gay away.”

“Another part of me thought that after I was married—and living with, sleeping with, and spending time with a "real" girl—maybe all my feelings would magically go away. I hoped for that outcome with a renewed intensity. I guess it was my own version of "praying the gay away," although it was more like "praying the girl away."”

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