In this talk, Vincent Pak, sociocultural linguist at HKU, considers how language, specifically discourse, can be deployed as a corrective for nonnormative sexualities. Discourses in three forms – multimodal, narrative, and metapragmatic – are analysed to demonstrate how correction can be achieved without relying on traditional modes of animus. Citing Singapore as a case study, Vincent examines a neo-homophobic phenomenon through the stories of ex-gay Christians, circulated by a young, non-denominational organisation. He proves that religion-based discourses that carry logics of change and transformation are now observable as neohomophobia. These discourses coax change through the Christian idea of metanoia – spiritual transformation – that encourages an individualised transformation of the self. Such stories are examined for their audiovisual and narrative qualities, through which ethnographic interviews evince language as a powerful technology for correction.