Did the Youtuber Undergo Therapy?

Did the Youtuber Undergo Therapy?

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The former Vine star initially surprised his fans when he deleted all of his old videos from his channel, and when he began posting Bible verses on Instagram in August of 2020. When he returned to vlogging in that same month, he explained that he had found guidance in his life through religion.

In "Jesus delivers - surviving sexuality (TW: SEXUAL ASSAULT)," Lohanthony explained that he was sexually assaulted as a child at the daycare center that his babysitter ran. He said that he believed the trauma from the assault led him down a path of struggling with his sexuality for years. 

"There was a child in the daycare who was always a little bit aggressive, and I was always and still kind of am the sensitive type... this led to an incident where my innocence was taken advantage of, and I engaged in a sexual encounter with this older boy," Lohanthony said. "The memory is still alive in my mind... it was while no one was watching. It was when he knew that forcing himself against me was OK."

The Massachusetts native described how this affected his life, and how he had a relationship with a girl in third grade, and then a relationship with a boy in middle school. 

"When I entered middle school, I began what would be my decade-long search for gay love, that would ultimately end with disappointment towards the solace I thought I was bred to solely find in men," he shared. "A void that would later be filled by Jesus Christ, my faith in Him, and His overcomings."

Lohanthony then explained that the relationship with the boy led him to come out as bisexual to his parents. He later came out as gay publicly, but he said he felt like he was trying to "force things."

While the video did have some fans speculating about whether or not Lohanthony went to conversion therapy, he has not ever confirmed that. His video only suggested that he came to this conclusion over time. 

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