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It's Time To Ban Reparative Therapy

Wayne Besen | Posted 05.17.2012

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Wayne Besen

Reparative therapy, which seeks to "cure" homosexuality, is a destructive form of consumer fraud, where avaricious practitioners try to profit off their victims by instilling a deep sense of shame and guilt. There is not one shard of evidence supporting such efforts.

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Another Researcher Complains That an Anti-Gay Group Distorted Her Work

Alvin McEwen | Posted 03.06.2012

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Alvin McEwen

NARTH's Rick Fitzgibbons cited the work of Theodora Sirota to make the case that children in same-sex households are not raised better than children "in stable homes with a mother and a father." According to Sirota, Fitzgibbons misused her work.

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The Top 10 Ex-Gay Stories of 2011

Wayne Besen | Posted 02.22.2012

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Wayne Besen

In June I penned a column that predicted that so-called "ex-gay" programs would crumble from internal rot. In the months since, the decline of these "pray away the gay" organizations has only accelerated.

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'Ex-Gays' and the Ninth Circle of Hell

Rev. Patrick S. Cheng, Ph.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rev. Patrick S. Cheng, Ph.D.

It is high time that the leaders of the "ex-gay" movement come out of the closet -- both metaphorically and literally -- and repent of their sins of betrayal.

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George Rekers Resigns From Anti-Gay Group In Wake Of 'Rentboy' Scandal (VIDEO: 'Rentboy' Speaks Out)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Prominent anti-gay activist George Rekers, who was caught last week returning from a 10-day trip to Europe with a male escort he found on Rentboy.com,...

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Homosexual Reparative Therapy Does Not Work & Other Statements of the Obvious

David Ambroz | Posted 11.17.2011

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David Ambroz

While it would be better to acknowledge the damage done to individuals as a rationale to stop the practice, at the very least the APA took a step forward to stop the practice of reparative therapy for good.

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APA Was Right To Reject Harmful 'Ex-Gay' Therapy

Wayne Besen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Wayne Besen

Groups like Exodus and the National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality (NARTH), regularly encourage clients to say they have converted, even though they are still gay

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The Big 'Ex-Gay' Extravaganza

Wayne Besen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Wayne Besen

Exodus Intl. may smile and tell the mainstream media they love homosexuals, but at the "ex-gay" group's glitzy annual conference in Asheville, NC., 700 confused gay people had their souls strip-mined.

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