A critique of the Journey Into Manhood claims of change. Recently, People Can Change issued a press release (PDF) suggesting 79% of respondents reported (PDF) a decrease in frequency or intensity of homosexual feelings as a result of participating in…
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Dr. Chapman gives his concluding remarks in a series which began with his three part critique of Ex-gays?: A Longitudinal Study of Religiously Mediated Change in Sexual Orientation by Dr Stanton Jones and Dr Mark Yarhouse. What follows is a…
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A guest post By Patrick M. Chapman, PhD Continued from Part 2 A Focus on the Results — Examining if it is Harmful The American Psychological Association and American Psychiatric Association regard attempts to change sexual orientation as “potentially” harmful…
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A guest post By Patrick M. Chapman, PhD Continued from Part 1 A Focus on the Results — Examining if Change is Possible In the opening chapter Jones and Yarhouse honestly and correctly state this study cannot establish if long-term,…
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A guest post By Patrick M. Chapman, PhD Introduction and Methods As an academic with a PhD in biological anthropology, and as someone who tried for over a decade to change my sexual orientation, I approached with interest and skepticism…
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