That is what the movie was based on, but in reality Michael left evangelical religion as abruptly as he left his role as a gay activist, a Buddhist and a Mormon. He left his pastorship last June so quickly he did not even know where he was going. He ended up back in San Francisco calling himself bi, and writing…

In real life, Michael quit being a pastor, moved back to San Francisco and created a blog attacking "supposedly loving evangelicals" under a new last name, Elliott (formerly his middle name). Michael wrote that he is comfortable being called bisexual and made clear he has never been ex-gay. The movie touches on the…