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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Response to Part 3 of Dr. Patrick M. Chapman’s Review of “Ex-Gays”, posted on Ex-Gay Watch, November, 2007, by Stanton L. Jones and Mark A. Yarhouse. Response to “Part 3: A Focus on the Results — Examining if it is…
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The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has posted an excellent, detailed report on the state of the ex-gay, or “sexual reorientation therapy” movement. It touches on most of the important issues of concern, and should be a catalyst for more…
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Response to Part 2 of Dr. Patrick M. Chapman’s Review of “Ex-Gays”, posted on Ex-Gay Watch, November, 2007, by Stanton L. Jones and Mark A. Yarhouse. Response to “Part 2: A Focus on the Results — Examining if Change is…
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Response to Part 1 of Dr. Patrick M. Chapman’s Review of “Ex-Gays”, posted on Ex-Gay Watch, November, 2007, by Stanton L. Jones and Mark A. Yarhouse. The greatest compliment that be paid to any work of scholarship is for it…
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In an attempt to turn ex-gays into real men, some in the ex-gay camp recommend a weekend retreat called New Warriors Training Adventure to their clients. An interesting and enlightening discussion of the New Warriors program can be read at…
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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 report recently presented to Anglicans in the UK has warned that therapy to change sexual orientation is based on unproven methods and can cause severe damage. In its submission to the Church of England’s Listening Exercise on Human Sexuality,…
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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…