Comments on: Psychologists repudiate gay-to-straight therapy

By: Wayne M.

Wayne M. — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 19:10:14 +0000

As a Christian, I believe that any religious groups or churches referring people for reparative therapy are acting outside their area of training and expertise– basically practicing without license to do so. They must be held accountable under civil and criminal law for any harm done as a result of such referrals and quack therapies. It is now 7 years since I left the Roman Catholic church, partly, but not wholly because of its homophobia pushed heavily by then Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, now Pope Benedict XVI (and many others inside that denomination). I remain a Christian in another denomination that has been more accepting of us as LGBT people. Being Christian does not mean having to take abuse or have a guilt trip laid on us because of our sexual orientation.

By: JonnyBoy

JonnyBoy — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:03:04 +0000

Fortunately Evangelical Christians who discover that they have a gay child would be highly unlikely to abort the child, rather, they may choose adoption as a valid alternative. They may, instead, see it as their “cross to bear” and simply own up to their God’s challenge.

By: Gerry Fisher

Gerry Fisher — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:58:20 +0000

>And if they changed their minds once, do you really want to bank on them not doing so again?

The difference between then and now is that they are thoroughly reviewing well constructed research studies. They didn’t conduct any research studies when they decided to give us electro-shock therapy or lock us up in hospitals.

By: Gerry Fisher

Gerry Fisher — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:56:31 +0000

>The American Psychological Association declared last week that mental health professionals should not tell gay clients they can become straight through therapy or other treatments.

Hey, if we attack our opponents for not basing their policies on sound science, we can’t ignore science ourselves. It took a while to compile those 83 studies on sexual-orientation-change therapies.

Just because the science backed up something that our hearts and guts told us much earlier doesn’t mean we shouldn’t have done the studies. Every once in a while, “common sense” turns out to be wrong. (For example, brushing your teeth is good, so the more you brush the better your oral health, right? wrong! research showed that you can brush your teeth too much.)

By: Ginelle

Ginelle — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:32:22 +0000

Certainly a most welcome report and long awaited study of the psychological aspects of whether sexuality can be or should be alterred through radical programs that basically go against the natural being of the particular individual. While there will always be the naysayers to the American Psychological Association’s study and report, it has reaffirmed and most likely will, determine that being homosexual is as much a natural born sexuality as being heterosexual is. We cannot change our sexuality, though people will try in desparation in an attempt to meet their own expectations, or the expectations of their families, their man made religions or society as a whole. Unfortunately, the bigger tragedy to all this may lead to the determination of sexuality at birth, which many fear will have dire consequences to the new born. There will be those out there who will try and destroy an unwanted fetus or even a newborn, should it be determined or revealed it is a homosexual. Sadly it is actions such as these and other crimes against nature which will ultimately cause the demise of the human species.

By: Facebook User

Facebook User — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:26:05 +0000

While I’m glad that the APA is finally getting around to this, I can’t say I’d be too quick to whip out this statement in defense of much. I mean, it wasn’t so long ago they were recommending we be treated with all sorts of horrible “treatments”.

And if they changed their minds once, do you really want to bank on them not doing so again?

Maybe I’m just a pessimist.

By: Twisted Pride

Twisted Pride — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:40:40 +0000

The American Psychological Association declared last week that mental health professionals should not tell gay clients they can become straight through therapy or other treatments.

Can you say DUH!!!!!!!