Comments on: Salon Goes Undercover to Investigate a Reparative Therapist https://wthrockmorton.com/2005/07/19/salon-goes-undercover-to-investigate-a-reparative-therapist/ A [retired] college psychology professor's observations about public policy, mental health, sexual identity, and religious issues Thu, 21 Jul 2005 16:01:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: Throckmorton https://wthrockmorton.com/2005/07/19/salon-goes-undercover-to-investigate-a-reparative-therapist/#comment-116 Thu, 21 Jul 2005 16:01:00 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com//2005/07/19/salon-goes-undercover-to-investigate-a-reparative-therapist/#comment-116 ck

Good to hear from you. I think you are very fair in your statements. I agree that some ex-gays are pretty zealous in their statements. I would say that is true of some “ex-ex-gays” as well.

And yes, I am doing the follow up. I am planning long range a follow up of people who feel benefit and harm. Hopefully, the resources and time will come this school year for such an effort. I’ll be posting that on this blog and ex-gay watch as well when the time comes.

]]> By: Throckmorton https://wthrockmorton.com/2005/07/19/salon-goes-undercover-to-investigate-a-reparative-therapist/#comment-115 Tue, 19 Jul 2005 19:21:00 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com//2005/07/19/salon-goes-undercover-to-investigate-a-reparative-therapist/#comment-115 I mostly talk about it this way because so many critics focus on this but I know of people who have gone from straight to gay. I have never denied this.

]]> By: PBCliberal https://wthrockmorton.com/2005/07/19/salon-goes-undercover-to-investigate-a-reparative-therapist/#comment-114 Tue, 19 Jul 2005 19:06:00 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com//2005/07/19/salon-goes-undercover-to-investigate-a-reparative-therapist/#comment-114 Sexuality is indeed fluid. I’ve talked with a number of people who identify as gay who experienced no same-sex attractions for decades and then did.

Its funny, though, that when change is discussed among reparative therapy proponents, it always seems to be this one way street with the arrow pointing to straight.

There is a distinction between someone changing spontaneously and changing in response to stimulus, therapy or desire. Could change be so desired by both the shame-ridden and the politically motivated that this gift horse has never been given the dental inspection it deserves?

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