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Continuing the discussion about sexual identity therapy, I want to contrast our framework with both gay affirming and reparative therapies on the dimension of value neutrality in two posts. As a springboard for my thoughts, I want to quote from an article by Joseph Nicolosi on the NARTH website called,…
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Got your attention? Nature reports on research with mice where a little genetic tinkering led to male-like sexual behavior in females. You can even watch a video…
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Ex Gay Watch posted a link to an interview with Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson that covered many topics but included several of recent interest to readers here. He specifically says that he had twice weekly reorientation therapy in his younger years. He says it worked but didn’t work at the…
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Next week (August 17) I will participate in a symposium on sexual identity conflicts at the American Psychological Association annual conference in San Francisco, CA. Here is the brief description from the association website (scroll down to Division 36): Div. 36 (Psychology of Religion) Friday, 2-2:50 p.m.• Symposium: “Sexual Identity…
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This is off the usual topic of this blog, but I want to note it anyway. The following news release just came via email from Beth Powell at AMHCA: U.S. House Passes “Children’s Health and Medicare Protection Act,” Including Provision Establishing Medicare Coverage of Mental Health Counselors August 1, 2007,…
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In the ongoing discussion of sexual identity therapy, some have asserted that sexual orientation is not a choice but religion is (“The bottom line is your sexual orientation cannot change and your religion can,” [Wayne] Besen said.”). That struck me as a failure to understand the function and centrality of…
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I love haunting melodies and variation in dynamics in songs and this one stands out. It actually comes out being hopeful at the end – “You came along and you cut me loose…”
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There is lots of discussion occuring on various blogs/media sources about the sexual identity therapy framework. I want to link to a couple and comment. Two threads at ExGayWatch involve the framework. One is an open forum triggered by my appearance on CNN with Dr. Benjamin McCommon and the other…
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Just because I like it…
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The Edge’s David Foucher continues his series regarding all things ex-gay with an article today regarding reparative therapy. There are extensive and interesting quotes from Joseph Nicolosi, Clinton Anderson, Jack Drescher, Robert Jay-Green, yours truly and others. There are a number of quotes that caught my eye. This one from…
