For many years, Rev. White was a ghostwriter for famous religious right
figures such as Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell. During that time,
White tried to "cure" his own homosexuality through various methods
including prayer, fasting, aversive therapies, exorcism, and electric
shock before finally admitting his homosexuality to himself and his
family. Eventually, White and his romantic partner Gary Nixon founded
Soulforce, an organization that strives for "freedom for lesbian, gay,
bisexual, and transgender[ed] people from religious and political
oppression through the practice of relentless nonviolent resistance.".