Community Citizenship Film Series: Boy Erased

• Garrard Conley – Author, Boy Erased
• Kendall Thomas – Columbia University Nash Professor of Law and Co-Founder Director for the Center for the Study of Law and Culture
• Elizabeth Castelli – Ann Whitney Olin Professor of Religion at Barnard College
• Tey Meadow – Columbia University Assistant Professor of Sociology and Studies of Women, Gender and Sexuality

Boy Erased tells the story of Jared Eamons, the son of a Baptist pastor in a small American town, who must overcome the fallout of being outed to his parents. His parents struggle with reconciling their love for their son with their beliefs. Fearing a loss of family, friends, and community, Jared is pressured into attending a conversion therapy program. While there, Jared comes into conflict with its leader and begins his journey to finding his own voice and accepting his true self.

Miller Theatre, 2960 Broadway, New York, NY 10027