Comments on: NARTH: We're not anti-gay, we just have anti-gay speakers at our conference https://wthrockmorton.com/2011/11/05/narth-were-not-anti-gay-we-just-have-anti-gay-speakers-at-our-conference/ A [retired] college psychology professor's observations about public policy, mental health, sexual identity, and religious issues Wed, 30 May 2018 21:32:32 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: David Roberts https://wthrockmorton.com/2011/11/05/narth-were-not-anti-gay-we-just-have-anti-gay-speakers-at-our-conference/#comment-94434 Wed, 30 May 2018 21:32:32 +0000 http://wthrockmorton.com/?p=10510#comment-94434 Essentially, the best reading of their position as stated would be:
“If you are happy with your mental illness, that’s fine, but if you recognize, as we do, how awful and evil it is, we we are here to help cure you.”

It’s really hard for them to spin a message that smells that bad. I would have more respect for them if they were blunt about it like they used to be.

]]> By: Michael Bussee https://wthrockmorton.com/2011/11/05/narth-were-not-anti-gay-we-just-have-anti-gay-speakers-at-our-conference/#comment-94433 Wed, 30 May 2018 21:32:32 +0000 http://wthrockmorton.com/?p=10510#comment-94433

“It’s not homophobic, anti-gay, nothing like that. It’s simply a research organization trying to make known good information…” ~ Julie Hamilton

The choice of speakers proves the first assertion is false — and junk “science” is hardly “good information”.

]]> By: Richard Willmer https://wthrockmorton.com/2011/11/05/narth-were-not-anti-gay-we-just-have-anti-gay-speakers-at-our-conference/#comment-94428 Wed, 30 May 2018 21:32:32 +0000 http://wthrockmorton.com/?p=10510#comment-94428 Of course, she may be sincere in her belief … and this is perhaps the really frightening thing!

]]> By: Dave https://wthrockmorton.com/2011/11/05/narth-were-not-anti-gay-we-just-have-anti-gay-speakers-at-our-conference/#comment-94435 Wed, 30 May 2018 21:32:32 +0000 http://wthrockmorton.com/?p=10510#comment-94435 Sounds like they have taken the ship to … ludicrous speed
We’re not anti-gay .. we just …errr .. umm help people not to be gay .. and to encourage you not to be gay we have speakers that believe you should go to jail for being gay.
LOL
Dave

]]> By: StraightGrandmother https://wthrockmorton.com/2011/11/05/narth-were-not-anti-gay-we-just-have-anti-gay-speakers-at-our-conference/#comment-94432 Wed, 30 May 2018 21:32:32 +0000 http://wthrockmorton.com/?p=10510#comment-94432 The woman on camera who spoke on behlf of NARTH comes across on camera as very sincere. If I didn’t know better, I would believe her.

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