"We acknowledge our social responsibility...to take into account not only the scientific merit of articles but also their implication for public policy....Clearly the article included opinions of the authors that are inconsistent with APA's stated and deeply held position on child welfare...issues....Three inconsistencies between the conclusions the authors suggest and positions of the association should have caused us to evaluate the article based on its potential for misinforming the public policy process. This is something we failed to do, but will do in the future....We are strengthening procedures within the association to assure that journal editors will fully consider the social policy implications of articles on controversial topics."
Stalinist psychologists would love this guy. He admits the primacy of policy over basic research, and takes the oath to defend APA's queer orthodoxy. I bellyfeel plusgood duckspeakers.
Thanks for the pings, EdReform, and that was quite a read about GLSEN. Seeing that they have a program coming up in April in the schools, I'm going to pass that post to a retired school administratrix I know who will be quite willing to answer awkward questions about GLSEN's programs in my home town. I'm sure they have a big one; Houston is one of the official "gay meccas" of North America, and they've been very active in city politics for at least 25 years. Former Houston mayor Kathryn J. Whitmire used to turn in her monthly report card to the assembled Gay Political Caucus in Montrose fern bars back in the 80's.
During the trial, the defense attorney presents an expert witness (very much sounding like Judith Reisman) to whom our intrepid, PC prosecutor directs the withering sneer (paraphrased), "have any of these studies been published anywhere? Backed by the leading psychiatric professional organizations?"
As long as gays "own" the "three APAs'" professional committees on homosexuality and paraphilias, and as long as they can get together the kind of professional witch-hunt to punish professionals who step out of line that Zuriff et. al. complain about in your post above, then gays will always be able to throw that sneer at nonconformists to their party line. There was also a reference to the APA's removal of homosexuality from DSM-III, and the sneering challenge -- "or is it all just a big conspiracy?!"
To which the actual answer is -- yes!
Thanks for the pings, EdReform, and that was quite a read about GLSEN.
You're welcome! More coming later...