# Boy Erased (film based on memoir):  Gonna see it?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boy-erased-film-based-on-memoir-gonna-see-it/822473>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [October 5, 2018, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boy-erased-film-based-on-memoir-gonna-see-it/822473 "2018-10-05T05:01:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2018, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boy-erased-film-based-on-memoir-gonna-see-it/822473/1 "2018-10-05T05:01:50Z")

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I will.

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/xQN8cehlMdE/maxresdefault.jpg "BOY ERASED Trailer (2018)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQN8cehlMdE)

It’s about a young man who is sent to “conversion therapy” when he comes out to his parents.

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**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2018, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boy-erased-film-based-on-memoir-gonna-see-it/822473/2 "2018-10-05T13:55:22Z")

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\*\* makes note \*\*