Warren Throckmorton
First study to refer to ex-gays discredited
In 2000, I presented a paper at the annual conference of the American Psychological Association outlining studies which referred to ex-gays, i.e., people who rejected gay as an identity for religious reasons. That presentation was part of a larger symposium organized by Mark Yarhouse and Doug Haldeman on religious and GLB issues. In 2002, that…
Read MoreAlan Osmond channels NARTH
One member of the very talented Osmond family has taken up homosexuality as an interest. Huffington Post today posted about an article on Osmond’s website as if the article was a recent one. However, apparently it was posted in July. And the piece was not actually written by Osmond, but by Dean Byrd, NARTH board…
Read MoreNARTH says Francis Collins is mistaken about his own work
Let’s start at the beginning of this story. On April 4, 2007, Dean Byrd posted an article on the NARTH website titled, “‘Homosexuality Is Not Hardwired,’ Concludes Dr. Francis S. Collins, Head Of The Human Genome Project” In this article, Byrd quotes from Collins book, The Language of God, citing Collins views of the genetics…
Read MoreNARTH: We're not anti-gay, we just have anti-gay speakers at our conference
Julie Hamilton says NARTH is not homophobic with a straight face. The reporter should have asked why they had non-researchers Michael Brown and Sharon Slater speak.
Read MoreLocal media coverage of the NARTH conference
The Phoenix Fox affiliate filed a report late yesterday. According to the reporter NARTH claims to be a non-religious group. NARTH: Gays Can Get Therapy to Become Straight: MyFoxPHOENIX.com Perhaps Julie Hamilton did not say that NARTH was non-religious but the reporter said: NARTH denies it has anything to do with Christian groups who believe…
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