Posted on 08/30/2005 4:27:46 PM PDT by sionnsar
Doesn’t seem to addres lesbians but only male homosexuals; interesting nevertheless:
Dear Friends,
This is a list — not complete, but very good — on the social science journal articles that report that homosexuality is curable. Would that Frank Tracy Griswold would read some of these articles.
Deacon Gene
1930- Stekel publishes, “Is homosexuality curable?” (Psychoanalytic Review)
1952- Poe publishes, “The Successful Treatment of a 40-year Old Passive Homosexual” (Psychoanalytic Review)
1958- J.A. Hadfield publishes, “The Cure of Homosexuality” (British Medical Journal)
1959- Albert Ellis “A homosexual treated with rational psychotherapy” (Journal of Clinical Psychology)
1960-Christianity Today prints a roundtable discussion on “American’s Sex Crisis”
1962-Irving Bieber publishes, Homosexuality: a Psychoanalytic Study
1965- Mayerson publishes, Psychotherapy of Homosexuals: A Follow-up Study of Nineteen Cases
1966- Hadden publishes, “Treatment of Male Homosexuals in Groups” (International Journal of Group Psychotherapy)
1967- Harvey E. Kaye et al., publishes, “Homosexuality in Women” (Archives of General Psychiatry)
1975–Charles Socarides publishes, Beyond Sexual Freedom.
Tim Lahaye publishes, Unhappy Gays/What Everyone Should Know about Homosexuality.
1985- Leanne Payne publishes, Healing Homosexuality.
1986-Elizabeth Moberly publishes, Psychogenesis: The Early Development of Gender Identity
1989 Andrew Comiskey publishes, Pursuing Sexual Wholeness.
1991 Joe Dallas publishes, Desires in Conflict. Joseph Nicolosi publishes, Reparative Therapy of Male Homosexuality: A New Clinical Approach.
1994-Bob Davies publishes, Coming Out of Homosexuality. Jeffrey Satinover publishes, Homosexuality & the Politics of Truth.
1997-Rob Goetze (New Directions Ministries), an ex-gay ministry leader, publishes a critical analysis of the studies indicating change of sexual orientation.
Here’s why men become gay — psychologically:
Incomplete gender identification– Many homosexuals are attracted to other men and their maleness because they are striving to complete their own gender identification. Due to incomplete development of aspects of his masculine identity, the homosexual seeks to “repair” his deficits through erotic contact with an idealized other.
Gender identity and sexual orientation– The causal rule of reparative therapy is “Gender identity determines sexual orientation.” We eroticize what we are not identified with. The focus of treatment therefore is the full development of the client’s masculine gender identity.
Therapy: Past and Present Issues
a-Past
mother– probably failed to accurately reflect his authentic masculine identity; over-identification with grandmother; aunts or older sisters
father– under-involved and emotionally withholding. He has typically failed to recognize the boy both as an autonomous individual and a masculine child
same gender peerslsiblings– hurtful childhood relationships with male peers, and often a hurtful relationship with a domineering older brother
b-Present-
Power– the client has given up his sense of intrinsic power. Intrinsic power is one’s view of self as separate and independent. Failure to fully claim one’s gender identity always results in a loss of intrinsic power
eroticisation– his masculine deficit becomes projected onto idealized males–”The other man has something I lack-therefore I need to be close to him sexually.”
transformation– “I do not really want to have sex with a man. Rather, what I really desire is to heal my masculinity.” This healing will occur when the legitimate love needs of male attention, affection and approval are satisfied.
Even if there were a cure for homosexuality, the queer lobby would have it killed.
I don't see the behavior as a disease, and I don't see psychology as either medicine or science.
Sorry for the double post
I've always said that homosexuality is hereditary. You get it from your Uncle (Ernie).
Interesting question.
I agree with you. Homosexuality is not a disease, and most of psychology is, to put it politely, bunk.
Having said that (or as Cindy Sheehad might claim, I didn't say it, I wrote it), if the homosexual wants to change orientation, I don't see why we shouldn't help him or her do that.
The power of the mind is an amazing thing, and it can be retrained to do just about whatever we decide to do.
The "gay" lobby claims that sexual orientation is inherent and immutable, like skin color, but if that is true, how do they explain even ONE ex-gay? If there is even one person who has successfully changed, then it is possible to change and orientation is not immutable.
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