Joyce Calvo

Joyce Calvo is a mother who works to share her daughter Alana's story and help others suffering from conversion therapy. For more information or to donate to the Alana Faith Chen Foundation, visit AlanaFaithChen.org.

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Alana Chen died by suicide in 2019. Although church officials deny engaging in "conversion therapy" with her, Alana's mother says representatives of the church encouraged her daughter to suppress her sexual orientation. (Photo courtesy of the family)

My daughter was a gay Catholic who died by suicide. Here's how the church must protect LGBTQ+ Catholics.

Commentary: For most of her teen years, my daughter Alana was surrounded by priests and nuns who believed they were "saving her soul" by frightening her about her same-sex attraction.

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