Atonement: The John Paulk Story
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John was an ex-gay, ex-drag queen and an evangelical Christian. He married an ex-lesbian, had three children and became the poster boy for “conversion therapy” for over 15 years, traveling across the world to preach the idea you can ‘pray away the gay’.
John Paulk was living proof that they could change, that God would love them, and that they could live a “normal” heterosexual life.
But John was living a lie: he was still gay.
Now, he’s ready to tell his story.
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S1E6 6. To Hell and Back
John comes out for the third - and final - time. In this final chapter, hear John’s journey from shame to accountability, and the hard-won freedom of living authentically. —Atonement: The John Paulk…
S1E5 5. A House of Cards
When John Paulk slips into a D.C. gay bar, everything he’s built looks set to collapse. Caught, exposed, and suffocated by shame, he clings to a lie that fools no one - not even himself. —Atonement:…
S1E4 4. The Gospel According to John
John looks back at the spiritual wreckage the ex-gay movement leaves behind - and the lives it destroys. Publicly, he’s its polished poster boy. But behind the public halo, he’s drowning. —Atonement:…
S1E3 3. For Better or For Worse
John’s marriage becomes the jewel in the ex-gay movement’s crown.Soon the couple are everywhere: Oprah, national ad campaigns, even the cover of Newsweek. But beyond the spotlight, cracks are…
S1E2 2. There’s No Place Like Home
John makes his way to the residential program that will shape his life forever. There, he meets John Smid, the former director of Love in Action. And the woman who would become his wife. —Atonement:…
S1E1 1. The Dancefloor
John steps back into the story he once tried to outrun. Alongside expert insights and survivors of “Conversion Therapy”, John begins peeling back the layers of how he became one of the most totemic…
S1 Introducing: Atonement: The John Paulk Story
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Atonement: The John Paulk Story has published 7 episodes since January 2026, covering topics in Documentary, Personal Journals.
Atonement: The John Paulk Story is currently dormant with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 52m.
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