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Marc Adams' Bio
Growing up the son of a fundamentalist
Baptist minister is tough enough. Growing up gay in an environment
where your parents, teachers and peers deem evangelical Christians
like Jerry Falwell as leftwing liberals is an entirely different
experience.
Marc Adams grew up in such a home. In an effort to save his own
life, he decided at age 16 to rebel against his parents and attend
Jerry Falwell’s Liberty University where he thought he could find a
way to change his behavior from homosexual to heterosexual. His
experience there changed his life and jump started his journey to
self acceptance and personal freedom.
Marc Adams is the author of nine books including The Preacher‘s Son
and Do’s & Don‘ts of Dealing with the Religious Right. His newest
book, It's Not About You: Understanding Coming Out & Self Acceptance, deals
compassionately with the issue of disclosure reaction. The book
includes a foreword by Dr. Shelley
Craig, LCSW, a professor at the University of Toronto who is the
president of HeartStrong, Inc., and serves on the national PFLAG
board of directors.
Marc Adams is a widely respected authority on subjects ranging from
fundamentalism, the religious right, gay civil rights as well as his
ground breaking work with his own nonprofit, HeartStrong.
HeartStrong is a social justice organization providing hope and help
to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender students who are
persecuted in religious educational institutions.
Marc Adams’ presentation covers an often dark side of life. He
bridges the serious and dark discussion with humor and
all-encompassing human compassion. People from all walks of life who
have heard Marc Adams speak find themselves enlightened, uplifted
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