According to their conference schedule (PDF), the troubled former gay youth activist turned ex-gay Michael Glatze will be speaking at the next annual conference of the National Association for the Research and Therapy of Homosexuality (NARTH). Glatze announced a couple of months ago that he was no longer gay, believed homosexuality was death and was baptized into the Mormon Church.
By any analysis, the various statements of Glatze and his former partner, Benjie Nycum (audio 7-9-2007), lead us to believe he has some serious issues having nothing to do with homosexuality. However, the speed at which the ex-gay and anti-gay pundits embraced him initially must have seemed too much even for Glatze, and we’ve heard little from him in recent weeks.
His scheduled appearance at the upcoming NARTH conference would indicate that Nicolosi must see something in Glatze’s story which confirms his pet beliefs about what makes someone gay. From what we have heard so far, there is a lot in there to chose from. Hopefully, before it’s too late, this tormented young man will find someone to help him who isn’t also interested in dissecting his life to use as a template for others to “escape homosexuality.”
Well, Nicolosi will have one success story to show off… and Nicolosi didn’t even do anything!!
Which side of Nicolosi’s mouth is speaking today?
Back in May, if you remember, he complained that media treatments of reparative therapy “actually dealt with faith-based ministries, not reparative therapy–the approach I developed more than two decades ago. If the mainstream media has any interest in accurately reporting on our therapy, they should invite real reparative therapists to tell their stories.”
Now NARTH is featuring a speaker who has proclaimed everywhere that he changed from gay to straight not through therapy, but through faith!
Any wonder why the media “confuses” NARTH with faith-based ministries?
They misspelled his name.
Since he said he was looking for churches with someone from CWA, I’m surprised he isn’t more involved with them. Or are they tied to NARTH?
Very good point, Nick.
It’s really impossible these days to see them as anything but a religious organization, not that they ever hid it well. This would be fine except that they have tried to sell themselves as a secular, scientific group so as to avoid exactly the confusion which Nicolosi is now fostering with the Glatze appearance.
I don’t think Michael Glatze will be speaking at NARTH. According to their newest program (https://www.narth.com/docs/2007confsched_rev.pdf), Mike is no longer listed in the program. Also, NARTH should be shamed for listing their “interview” with Michael as 9-27-2007 on their website. I know very well that this interview was done back in July of 2007, and not as recent as 9-27-2007. Not surprisingly, NARTH spins their work!!!