Pastor claims that stroking horses can cure homosexuality

Raymond Bell is a Christian pastor at the Cowboy Church of Virginia, and he says that pet therapy with horses can cure homosexuals of their "addiction" to people of the same sex.

Bell said that 'Equine Assisted Psychotherapy' can help anyone who is a homosexual or involved in the lifestyle in any way, according to Daily Mail. Bell was asked if the therapy has ever worked in the past, and he said 'it is not now, nor has it ever been, in question'. According to Huffington Post, it is not clear how EAP works but sources note that it can supposedly make gay men more masculine and that EAP can also 'identify how a person got involved in homosexuality in the first place'. Bell says that homosexuality is a choice and it is a type of addiction, according to Gather. There is no evidence that EAP 'cures' homosexuality.