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Bowen Yang Reflects on Going to Conversion Therapy: ‘Detrimental’


Bowen Yang shared his experience with conversion therapy, calling it 'painful and detrimental,' and reflected on his journey to self-acceptance

Saturday Night Live star Bowen Yang is looking back on his relationship with his parents in the wake of his decision to come out as queer. Saturday Night Live star Bowen Yang has had his fair share of celeb encounters at the iconic sketch show, but one potential appearance got him riled up. Yang previously told The New York Times in 2020 that he was 17 years old when he came out, after his parents learned he was having “lewd conversations” with an unidentified individual on AOL Instant Messenger.

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