Katy Perry Says She ‘Prayed The Gay Away’ As A Youth

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Katy Perry says she “prayed the gay away” during her “unconscious adolescence.”
The 32-year-old singer opened up about her sexuality and praised the gay community while receiving an award from the Human Rights Campaign on Saturday in Los Angeles.
Perry was born into a fundamentalist Christian family, but says she was curious about sexuality and knew it wasn’t a black-and-white issue. She referenced one of her biggest hits in telling the grou