Warren Throckmorton, a professor at a Bible college in Pennsylvania, is frequently cited as a scholar by PFOX and other ex-gay political activists. In an essay reprinted June 2 at the antigay michnews.com web site, Throckmorton criticizes the professional National…
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The Gay and Lesbian Medical Association on June 2 applauded the publication of an American Academy of Pediatrics policy statement, “Sexual Orientation and Adolescence,” in the June 2004 issue of Pediatrics.
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Toronto Star reporter David Graham reports from the Love Won Out conference over the weekend, comparing and contrasting it with his experience as a voluntary electric shock aversion therapy patient 30 years ago. Analysis coming up.
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CPT_Doom provided a lot of the info and some of the writing for the following. Thanks, CPT. — Mike A. == Jeffrey Satinover, one of the leading ex-gay therapists, testified to the Massachusetts legislature against the movement to recognize gay…
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Focus on the Family must be satisfied with what little scientific study has been done on gays and ex-gays. What makes me say that? Well, Focus on the Family has been lobbying for the shutdown of federally funded and hosted…
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Antigay Math on Gay Couples Doesn’t Add Up
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The Exodus media blog cites a new press release promoting the Gay and Lesbian Atlas, an almanac of facts and figures about gays in America. The information contained in the Atlas, derived from the U.S. Census, reminds the public that…
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The April issue of the APA journal Professional Psychology: Research & Practice (Vol. 35, No. 2) includes an article, “Treating Patients Distressed Regarding Their Sexual Orientation: Clinical and Ethical Alternatives,” by Jon Lasser & Mike Gottlieb (pages 194-200). Abstract: “Homosexuality…
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Writing for the Southern Voice, former Roman Catholic priest Daniel A. Helminiak compares the Robert Spitzer narrow survey of “change” among ex-gay activists with Ariel Shidlo and Michael Schroeder’s broad study of reparative therapy patients. This is a nicely written…
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Wayne Besen and James Barber both point me to an excellent Apr. 3 article in the Guardian (London). Using Focus on the Family’s “Love Won Out” ex-gay expo in Nashville as a focal point, Going Straight explores the conflicting views…
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NARTH Defends Dishonored Transgender Book
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From PlanetOut: The Lambda Literary Foundation withdrew J. Michael Bailey’s book “The Man Who Would Be Queen” from award consideration. Even the relatively conservative authors at the Independent Gay Forum criticized the book for poor science, stereotypes, and moralizations against…