I wanted to clarify an earlier post about the experience of Nicholas Cummings at Kaiser-Permanente. This revised article suggests a 13.4% rate of change for homosexuals who sought sexual reorientation from Kaiser therapists in the 1960s-1980s. Dr. Cummings estimates as many as 16,000 clients sought therapy due to dissatisfaction with their sexuality during that period…

Then again, maybe he has found something he was looking for.

The February 26 issue of People magazine has a story on Ted Haggard and reparative therapy. The article references the comments or views of Rev. Haggard, his overseers, Richard Cohen, Joe Nicolosi, Bob Spitzer, Jack Drescher, Peterson Toscano, and Dan Gonzales. As with most pieces on the subject, this one oversimplifies the intersection of faith…

We have been moving around this topic again for awhile. I thought I would bring it back after reading a well written post at Disputed Mutability regarding terms and how same-sex attracted people describe their changes or lack thereof. Here is a quote from DM’s post: We have an important responsiblity to communicate clearly, honestly,…

Amrita Rajan at Blogcritics reviews sexual identity constructions in South Asia.