PRESS CONFERENCE A statement to the press on August 15, 1997 at the Gay and Lesbian PrideCenter, 125 N. Parkside Drive Colorado Springs, Colo., Offices of Ground Zero Colorado Springs A Public Apology and Appeal by Gil Alexander-Moegerle Co-Founder of…
Fact Finder
Dr. Gregory Herek:The facts about Paul Cameron Mark E. Pietrzyk, The New Republic, October 3, 1994:Queer Science Rainbow Alliance:Paul Cameron: The conservative Christian art of misrepresenting statistics Press Complaints Commission (United Kingdom), July 15, 1997The commission upheld a complaint against…
Political Research AssociatesCalculated Compassion: How the Ex-Gay movement Serves the Right’s Attack on Democracy National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, PRA, Equal Partners in FaithChallenging the Ex-Gay Movement: An information packet (PDF format) HRC comments on NARTHMission Impossible: Why reparative…
Factoid: Pediatric Policy on Reparative Therapy
American Academy of PediatricsHomosexuality and Adolescence, American Academy of Pediatrics, Pediatrics, October 1993 Confusion about sexual orientation is not unusual during adolescence. Therapy directed at specifically changing sexual orientation is contraindicated, since it can provoke guilt and anxiety while having…
Dr. Gregory HerekAttempts to Change Sexual Orientation Douglas Haldeman, Ph.D. The Pseudo-Science Of Sexual Orientation Conversion Therapy(PDF format) Jeramy TownsleyBibliographies: Assessments of evidence for change of sexual orientation Reparative Therapy: Statements by professional associations and their leadersReligiousTolerance.org
American Psychological Association exgay Q&A The Q&A answers questions including: What Is Sexual Orientation?What Causes a Person To Have a Particular Sexual Orientation?Is Sexual Orientation a Choice?Can Therapy Change Sexual Orientation?What About So-Called "Conversion Therapies"?Is Homosexuality a Mental Illness or…
The American Psychiatric Association position paper (PDF format) on reparative or conversion therapiesMarch 2000 The potential risks of "reparative therapy" are great, including depression, anxiety and self-destructive behavior, since therapist alignment with societal prejudices against homosexuality may reinforce self-hatred already…