20-year-old aspiring priest Rosario Lonegro underwent forced conversion therapy at a Sicilian seminary due to falling in love with another man.

20-year-old aspiring priest Rosario Lonegro faced forced conversion therapy at a Sicilian seminary after falling in love with another man. For over a year, he participated in distressing activities to change his sexual preferences, as Catholic influence in Italy keeps gay conversion therapy prevalent, despite being removed from the WHO's list of mental disorders in 1990. Critics argue that these practices are ineffective and harmful.