Reparative Therapy

VICTORY: California May Be First In Nation To Ban Gay Conversion Therapy

HuffingtonPost.com | Robin Wilkey | Posted 06.02.2012

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The California State Senate approved a bill that would make California the first state in the nation to ban the use of conversion therapy, a type of p...

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Pennsylvania Catholic Group Hosts Sports Camp To Help Gay Men Remain Celibate

Posted 05.24.2012

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A Pennsylvania-based Catholic group will mark the holiday weekend by hosting an annual sports camp with the reported aim of helping men resist homosex...

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Christian Organization's Founder Gets Emotional Describing 'Ex-Gay Conversion' Clip

Posted 05.24.2012

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A Christian group founder's bizarrely emotional speech, delivered while promoting an "instructional" video "built to convert a homosexual," is going v...

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Gay Oregon Man Claims 'Conversion' Psychiatrist Insisted He Was Straight

AP | By STEVEN DuBOIS | Posted 05.23.2012

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PORTLAND, Ore. -- Max Hirsh says he sensed something wasn't quite right when the psychiatrist focused on his failures with sports and teenage girls, a...

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Facing The Truth About Reparative Therapy And America's War On Gay Teens

Tomas Mournian | Posted 05.22.2012

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The reparative therapy described in "Hiding Out" and my later related reportage chronicled torture practices that were coercive and, in many ways, the same as what was happening in the Iraqi torture sites: humiliation, isolation, extreme physical positions, and forced confessions.

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It's Time To Ban Reparative Therapy

Wayne Besen | Posted 05.17.2012

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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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Love Your Enemy

John J. Smid | Posted 05.14.2012

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In June 2005 I encountered a group of people protesting the ministry that I led, called Love in Action. The protesters upset my entire world. They shattered the foundation of my life. This group was led by a man whom I referred to at the time as my "enemy." His name was Morgan Fox.

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Fight Against Gay 'Conversion Therapy' Gathers Momentum

The Huffington Post | Lila Shapiro | Posted 05.13.2012

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The fight against a controversial form of therapy aimed at making gay people straight is gaining some momentum. Last week, The Southern Poverty La...

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Gay Teen 'Conversion' Therapy May Be Banned In California

AP | HANNAH DREIER | Posted 05.08.2012

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A first-of-its-kind ban on a controversial form of psychotherapy aimed at making gay people straight is speeding through th...

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Psychiatrist Behind Retracted 'Ex-Gay' Study Apologizes To Patients, LGBT Community

Posted 04.25.2012

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Earlier this month, psychiatrist Bob Spitzer made headlines after he retracted his controversial 2001 study proclaiming that "highly motivated" gay an...

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California Bill Could Protect Patients From 'Ex-Gay' Therapy

Posted 04.24.2012

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In what could be a potential blow to the "ex-gay" movement, a proposed California bill seeks to protect gay patients from the mental and physical harm...

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Can We Leave The Ex-Gays Alone?

Jayson Littman | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Ex-Gay, Reparative Therapy, Ex-Gay Movement, Conversion Therapy, Gay Conversion Therapy, Pray the Gay Away, Ex-Gays, Gay Voices News

The truth is that ex-gays are not fully accepted in their own religious communities. While preachers and rabbis publicly regard their ex-gay congregants as heroes and champions, ex-gays are often ridiculed and judged by the very people that demand they change.

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'Ex-Gay' Movement Loses Key Scientific Support After Doctor Retracts Original Claims

Posted 04.11.2012

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In a move that will no doubt rankle the efforts of anti-gay institutions, the psychiatrist who published a controversial 2001 study proclaiming that "...

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Dammit, Janet!

Walt Hawkins | Posted 02.27.2012

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It has been 11 years since Boynes was "called out of the lesbian lifestyle," and she believes God will bring a husband into her life. I would be the last person to begrudge her that opportunity; I just wish she would extend the same courtesy to my gay brothers and sisters.

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The Top 10 Ex-Gay Stories of 2011

Wayne Besen | Posted 02.22.2012

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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WATCH: Gay Conversion Therapy Victim's Recalls Doc Telling His Parents, 'Your Son Is Straight Now'

Nathan Manske | Posted 02.14.2012

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Is A Key 'Ex-Gay' Organization On The Brink Of Collapse?

Posted 11.30.2011

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The so-called "ex-gay" movement may continue to dominate headlines in the wake of the notorious allegations facing Marcus Bachmann, but now, one of it...

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Marcus Bachmann In Dispute With LGBT Activist Over Unpaid 'Ex-Gay' Bill

Posted 11.16.2011

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Though Marcus Bachmann denies that his Christian counseling clinic practices so-called "pray away the gay" reparative therapy, one prominent LGBT acti...

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'Ex-Gay' Activist's Stunning Admission

Wayne Besen | Posted 12.20.2011

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It is never easy for one to acknowledge being wrong. I wish John Smid the best of luck on his continued evolution and am grateful that he is beginning to honestly discuss the limitations of "ex-gay" programs.

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WATCH: Former 'Ex-Gay' Minister Now Believes Sexual Orientation Can't Be Changed

Posted 12.20.2011

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The former director of the ex-gay Christian ministry Love in Action has now come forward saying not only that he is gay, but that it is impossible to ...

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WATCH: Gay Conversion Therapy Victim Shares His Story

Nathan Manske | Posted 12.06.2011

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Conan the Barbarian vs. Marcus Bachmann (in 3D)

Robert Brenner | Posted 10.15.2011

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CONAN: I was born a barbarian, on the battlefield. BACHMANN: Nobody is born a barbarian. It's a lifestyle choice. You've just been confused by popular culture into thinking being a barbarian is acceptable.

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NPR's Foxification of Ex-Gay Rhetoric

Irene Monroe | Posted 10.08.2011

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To my surprise, I didn't know -- especially in 2011 -- my sexual orientation was still up for debate. But on Aug. 1 on the Morning Edition of National Public Radio (NPR), it was. And the topic on the show that morning was "Can Therapy Help Change Sexual Orientation?"

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Bachmann Says Washington Is 'Deceiving' American People In Debt Ceiling Debate

HuffingtonPost.com | Jon Ward | Posted 09.27.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann on Thursday said the debt ceiling debate is just the latest chapter in a long history...

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Why Willow Creek Severed Ties With Ex-Gay Ministry Exodus International

Rev. Dr. Cindi Love | Posted 09.21.2011

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Today is a red letter day at Soulforce. One of the organizations with whom we have worked has finally ended its formal relationship with the "gay conversion" ministry Exodus International.

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