An article by Michael Bronski in the Boston Phoenix is a well written concise recap of Dr. Charles Socarides and how he came to influence the ex-gay movement.
Here is a once smart, well-meaning man trapped in history — doomed to become hate-filled and willfully ignorant.
Thanks Timothy — that article is an excellent summary.Loved the use of “nefarious triumvirate” used to describe Bergler, Bieber, and Socarides. (I’d have added their mentor — Rado — but not to mind).Although the article describes how they are connected to the exgay movement, it didn’t mention that Nicolosi is a disciple of Bieber and worked with Socarides to establish NARTH.When I heard Socarides had died, I did ponder the conflicting feelings his (gay) son Richard must have — he’s your Dad, and you know he’s spent the past decades attempting to make life for people like you a misery.