Puppet policies still linger in the destructive hope some hold on to of changing an LGBTQ person. The only real choice is between supporting who they are or forcing them to pretend to be someone else.

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Living Through Gay Conversion Therapy (Full Length)

THANK YOU ⁦@TheBornPerfect⁩ for letting me be a part of this. However insane, medieval and twisted you think conversion therapy is, believe me, it’s WAY worse. https://t.co/AyIRUsWkTv
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) October 5, 2021

THANK YOU ⁦@TheBornPerfect⁩ for letting me be a part of this. However insane, medieval and twisted you think conversion therapy is, believe me, it’s WAY worse.
Patton Oswalt

‘I Don’t think that’s therapy, Bobby. I think that’s abuse.’

From the filmmakers:

See what conversion therapy looks like through Bobby’s eyes. Born Perfect is the national campaign to end conversion therapy through litigation, legislation, public education, and media. We created this video as a public education tool to raise public awareness about the absurdity of conversion therapy.

If you or someone you know is experiencing conversion therapy and are seeking legal support, please contact Born Perfect’s legal support line: 1-800-528-6257

CAST
“Bobby” – RB Butcher
“Renee” – Jasika Nicole
“Mother” – D’Arcy Carden
“Conversion Therapist” – Patton Oswalt
Puppeteers – Kate Katz, Rachel Herrick, Alissa Hunnicut

CREW
Writer / Director – Carly Usdin
Executive Producers – Mathew Shurka, Shannon Minter, Michael Dabbs, Brad Jenkins
Producer – Rudy Jansen
First Assistant Director – Selina Ruthe
Director of Photography – Keitumetse Mokhonwana
First Assistant Camera – Briana Monet
Second Assistant Camera – Gee Moon
Gaffer – Chris Bond
Key Grip – Annie Williams
Production Manager – Noah Kinsey
Production Coordinator – Hope LaVelle
Production Designer – Fon Davis
Art Director – Kat Roberts
Puppet Fabricators – Tim Osteen, Jared Carlson
Costume Designer – Lauren St. Laurent
Costumers – Claire Max, Kelsey Sissions, Lauren Ramsdell
Set Construction – Todd Eric Valcourt
Puppet Wranglers – Jeremy Deibo, Alexis Randolph
Location Manager – Jimmy Ambrose
Stage Manager – Joe Cedillo
Production Assistants – Jacob Skoda, Candace Nelson, Juan Pazmino
Editor – Carly Usdin
Graphic Designer/Animator – Dani Okon
Composer – Joanna Katcher
Voiceover Recording – Todd Eric Valcourt / The TV Studio
Sound Mix by Doug Clarke for Vaudeville Sound
Head of Post for Vaudeville Sound: Jon Plane
Executive Producer for Vaudeville Sound: Annabelle Dunbar-Whittaker
Color by Luis Amaya for Apache
Head of Production for Apache: Stefanie Schaldenbrand
Producer for Apache: Kirsten Harris
Producer for Enfranchisement – Elle Kurata
Camera Rental – BeCine
Filmed at FONCO STUDIOS in Los Angeles, CA

Published by
The Kansas City Star

Comedian Patton Oswalt is a puppet in his latest role, made of fabric with an oversized head and a shock of wild hair. He plays a therapist trying to turn a “broken” little boy named Bobby straight by throwing a football at him and blaming Bobby’s “problem” on his mother, whose “motherly influence has sucked the masculinity right out of him.” All the characters are puppets in “Bobby’s Big Problem,” a short film released Tuesday by the LGBTQ rights group Born Perfect, to warn people about the dangers of conversion therapy. Conversion therapy tries to change a person’s sexual orientation or gend…