Life inside the torture clinics that 'cure' homosexuality
- Text by Cian Traynor
- Photography by Paola Paredes
Three years ago, Paola Paredes came out to her family on camera.
Sitting around the dinner table with her two sisters and their parents – both Ecuadorian Catholics – the 28-year-old looked down and took a deep breath before saying, “I’m gay.”
The conversation lasted over three hours, with three different cameras taking a photo every five seconds just to capture every emotion in detail.
From ‘Unveiled’ by Paola Paredes.
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