From Reuters: Both gay and heterosexual men are equally likely to aspire to an unattainable body type, or to harbor a distorted image of their actual body, new research indicates. This finding contradicts the conventional wisdom that gay men have…
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Former APA Chief Defends Exgay Therapy
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NARTH reports on Robert Perloff, former president of the American Psychological Association. Perloff keynoted the annual NARTH conference in mid-November. Excerpts from Perloff: I am here as the champion of one’s right to choose … It is my fervent belief…
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Antigay Protests Against ‘Kinsey’
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I mentioned briefly here that Focus on the Family has been orchestrating a national smear campaign against legendary sexuality researcher Alfred C. Kinsey — and against the new movie Kinsey. The Focus campaign appears to be bearing fruit: Protests are…
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Psychotherapist Joe Kort wrote “Queer Eye for the Straight Therapist for the May/June issue of Psychotherapy Networker. The article traces Kort’s winding road from struggling same-sex-attracted college student; through ex-gay therapy, which negatively impacted him and his parents; onward through…
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‘People Can Change’: Ex-gay, Ex-exgay Mormons
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The Deseret Morning News profiles Glenn Wyler, founder of People Can Change, an online ex-gay ministry. The article gives due attention to Wyler’s journey, his claim to be completely heterosexual, and his scheduled weekend retreat. The article gives more-than-equal time,…
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Ex-Gay Watch Profile: Mark Yarhouse
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A newly published study suggests sexual orientation in males is influenced by prenatal development. Blanchard, R. (2004). Quantitative and theoretical analyses of the relation between older brother and homosexuality in men. Journal of Theoretical Biology, 230, 173-187. ABSTRACT Meta-analysis of…
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In late June, web site and the Gay Spirituality blog, Michigan psychotherapist Joe Kort offered his own lengthy clinical and personal assessment of reparative therapies. Kort disputes 10 “myths” generally promoted by reparative therapists. While ex-gay programs differ, I think…
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If love and sexual desire are distinct experiences with distinct and separate biological underpinnings, then what does that mean for the ethics and politics of same-sex love and same-sex genital behavior? What relationship, if any, should exist between the two?…
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Someone recently wrote to XGW, requesting a copy of Getting It Straight: What the Research Shows About Homosexuality. FRC’s description of the booklet is not encouraging: It begins by claiming to refute homosexual “myths” that were never advanced by many…