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5 Surprising Facts About Gay Conversion Therapy
LiveScience ^ | June 4, 2013 | Stephanie Pappas

Posted on 06/04/2013 8:15:15 PM PDT by EveningStar

Gay Therapy

Gay conversion therapy, as it is known, supposedly helps gay people overcome same-sex attractions. But mainstream psychologists say the therapy is ineffective, unethical and often harmful, exacerbating anxiety and self-hatred among those treated for what is not a mental disorder.

In 2013, two cases involving the therapy to convert gay people into heterosexuals hit the courts, with one seeking to sue counselors who offer the therapy and the other seeking to defend them.

Here are five things you need to know about the therapy and the current lawsuits.

(Excerpt) Read more at livescience.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: gay; gayconversiontherapy; gaykkk; gaystapo; homofascists; homosexual; homosexualagenda; homosexuality; libertarians; medicalmarijuana; reparativetherapy; robertspitzer; scientology; sodomhusseinobama; spitzer; therapy
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1 posted on 06/04/2013 8:15:15 PM PDT by EveningStar
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Other methods included ...snip... estrogen treatments to reduce libido in men,

This explain Mr. Lindsey Graham the Senate.....


2 posted on 06/04/2013 8:22:59 PM PDT by GraceG
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To: EveningStar

This is pro-homosexual propaganda.


3 posted on 06/04/2013 8:23:24 PM PDT by newheart (The worst thing the Left ever did was to convince the world it was not a religion.)
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To: GraceG

This man: JOE DALLAS ( an ex-gay man ), will disagree with this article:

http://www.genesiscounseling.org/


4 posted on 06/04/2013 8:29:56 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: EveningStar

EveningStar promoting the left, in this case the homosexual agenda.


5 posted on 06/04/2013 8:30:35 PM PDT by ansel12 (Social liberalism/libertarianism, empowers, creates and imports, and breeds, economic liberals.)
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To: ansel12

Don’t be so paranoid. I don’t promote the left and I couldn’t care less about any homosexual agenda.


6 posted on 06/04/2013 8:36:00 PM PDT by EveningStar ("What color is the sky in your world?" -- Frasier Crane)
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To: EveningStar

You do promote the left, and you posted this pro-homosexual propaganda.

Stephanie Pappas—””5 Surprising Facts About Gay Conversion Therapy””

Stephanie Pappas—””Why Gay Parents May Be the Best Parents””

Stephanie Pappas—””5 Scientific Reasons Gay Parents Are Awesome””

Stephanie Pappas—””Study Questioning Same-Sex Parenting Draws Fire””


7 posted on 06/04/2013 8:43:58 PM PDT by ansel12 (Social liberalism/libertarianism, empowers, creates and imports, and breeds, economic liberals.)
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To: EveningStar
I know two former homosexuals personally, that went to counseling.
The woman about a year later got married has a bucket full of children and leads a very happy life.
The male was very unsure but became a Born Again Christian and lives a celebrate life.
I also know (acquaintances) several homosexuals who hate who they are.....
8 posted on 06/04/2013 8:44:52 PM PDT by svcw (If you are dead when your heart stops, why aren't you alive when it starts.)
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To: EveningStar

I remember reading how it was done back in the 1950s.
A man was shown photos of naked people. If he only got excited when he saw the photo of a man, he was given an electric shock.

Don’t know if it worked or not but there seemed to be less queers back then. We didn’t even know what they were till we were in our late teens. We always thought a “queer” was a person that was just strange.

When we found out what they were, we had a hard time comprehending it as it just was not right.


9 posted on 06/04/2013 8:44:53 PM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar (Sometimes you need 7+ more ammo. LOTS MORE.)
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To: EveningStar

Wow, what a fair article.

No mention of the recent studies conducted by New Zealand geneticists that showed sexuality to be extremely fluid.

And of course, the appeal to authority. “The APA says its not an illness, you know!”
The APA are politicized hacks, no more reliable than astrologers. They change their categorization based on protests, not results.

It fits every criteria of a mental illness. Every single one. It is also lethal and immoral. You can judge this condition based on the company it keeps.

Liberace - pederast
Harry Hay - NAMBLA ally
Harvey Milk - chums with Jim Jones


10 posted on 06/04/2013 8:48:32 PM PDT by Viennacon
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To: EveningStar

If someone wants to be cured of a vile condition — why stand in their way?


11 posted on 06/04/2013 8:51:32 PM PDT by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both)
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To: ansel12

Interesting. I did not know about those other three articles by her.

BTW, I just did a search on her and you missed one:

“How Celibate Gay Christians Deal With Desire”


12 posted on 06/04/2013 9:06:29 PM PDT by EveningStar ("What color is the sky in your world?" -- Frasier Crane)
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To: EveningStar

>> I couldnt care less about any homosexual agenda.

Then WTF are you doing here?


13 posted on 06/04/2013 9:08:10 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: Gene Eric

I’m certainly not promoting any.


14 posted on 06/04/2013 9:10:46 PM PDT by EveningStar ("What color is the sky in your world?" -- Frasier Crane)
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To: EveningStar

You should know something about her, you have posted at least five articles by this lefty and pro-homosexual activist writer.


15 posted on 06/04/2013 9:12:36 PM PDT by ansel12 (Social liberalism/libertarianism, empowers, creates and imports, and breeds, economic liberals.)
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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar
"When we found out what they were, we had a hard time comprehending it as it just was not right.

That was me at age 14 (ah, sweet innocence). I was 14 before I knew homosexuality existed. At 15 I came across the first homosexual ever. He was about 40 years old and assaulted one of my best friends, and went to prison. A few years later, I was assaulted by another unhappy gay. So, yeah, I admit to being "homophobic."

16 posted on 06/04/2013 9:13:16 PM PDT by cookcounty (IRS = Internal Revenge Service.)
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To: EveningStar; Gene Eric

You posting this thread by this pro-homosexual, activist writer, was promoting the homosexual agenda.


17 posted on 06/04/2013 9:14:42 PM PDT by ansel12 (Social liberalism/libertarianism, empowers, creates and imports, and breeds, economic liberals.)
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To: EveningStar

Homosexual agenda troll.


18 posted on 06/04/2013 9:16:09 PM PDT by kaehurowing
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To: EveningStar

It’s not a requirement to hate homosexuals to oppose the canonical Homosexual Agenda which, by the way, is extremely deleterious for Liberty if you didn’t already know that.


19 posted on 06/04/2013 9:23:30 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: ansel12

I found six. This one is the first I posted by her that deals with homosexuality.

I’ve posted quite a few articles from LiveScience by various authors.


20 posted on 06/04/2013 9:28:45 PM PDT by EveningStar ("What color is the sky in your world?" -- Frasier Crane)
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