Mathew Shurka is the Co-Founder and Chief Strategist for Born Perfect, NCLR”s campaign to end conversion therapy. As a survivor of conversion therapy, Mathew knows firsthand the harm caused by this dangerous practice, which puts LGBTQ youth at risk of serous harms. Since helping NCLR found Born Perfect in 2014, Mathew has testified at dozens of legislative hearings, organized other survivors, and consulted with major motion pictures and documentaries about conversion therapy, including Boy Erased, the Miseducation of Cameron Post, Cured, and Pray Away.
Mathew Shurka
Born Perfect: New Victories & Challenges in the Movement to End Conversion Therapy