AgapePress wrote an article titled Psychologist Says Gender-Dysphoric Kids Need Case-by-Case Intervention in which they claim However, noted mental health counselor Dr. Warren Throckmorton of Grove City College in Pennsylvania believes children who feel they are the wrong gender require…
NARTH’s Justification of Slavery
The National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality (NARTH) has been criticized on this site for the views espoused on their site by members of their Scientific Advisory Committee. Not surprisingly, NARTH’s views about gay people are less than…
The Qualifications to Write for NARTH
The National Association for the Research and Treatment of Homosexuality (NARTH) claims to represent that segment of the mental health community that believes that sexual orientation is mutable. Their website state’s that “NARTH’s primary goal is to make effective psychological…
Bearman And Bruckner’s Incredible Findings
The past few years have given us several reports that suggest a pre-natal basis for sexual orientation. Such studies have included observations about gay people such as brain activity in response to possible pheromones, disproportionate incidence of left-handedness, and the…
Michael A. Campion gets to make decisions as to whether applicants are psychologically fit to be police officers at a number of departments in Illinois. But is Campion psychologically capable of treating gay applicants fairly?
AGLP Film Project on Reparative Therapy
The Association of Gay and Lesbian Psychiatrists has a new film project underway about reparative therapy: Abomination: Homosexuality and the Ex-Gay Movement. Abomination focuses on four individuals for whom reparative or other ex-gay treatments have been unsuccessful: Nita, in rural…
In responding to comments on the thread below about whether the use of the term “the homosexual” was intentionally offensive, Alan Chambers said the following: I imagine that I have and will continue to offend you and others with my…
Friday Musings on Faith
The following are a few of my musings on faith and religion. If that’s not your thing, you may want to skip this thread.
Would That Be a Money-Back Guarantee?
On an Australian radio program ex-gay Richard Cohen may have said the stupidist thing to date about ex-gay ministries: RICHARD COHEN: I was exclusively homosexual. Now I am exclusively heterosexual. I’m not interested in guys. I feel my “guy-ness”. If…
We briefly discussed the accusations against Lou Beres, previous leader of the Oregon Christian Coalition and a long-time anti-gay activist, relating to inappropriate behavious with under-age girls. These allegations were confirmed here by his nephew, Rich Galat. It now appears…