Former Avalon singer Michael Passons claims he had to leave band for being gay after rejecting ongoing conversion therapy

Michael Passons left the band Avalon 17 years ago (Picture: Michael Passons/Instagram)Michael Passons has claimed he had to leave Christian singing group Avalon for being gay and for refusing ongoing gay conversion therapy.When he left the Grammy-nominated group in 2003 after eight years, the official reason given was that he was pursuing a solo career.Speaking on to Josh Skinner on his Jonah and the Whale podcast, Michael shared: ‘It was hard to leave. It was not totally my decision. But