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Study looks at experiences of gay Mormons

logointern3 — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 12:00:01 +0000

(Salt Lake City) – Evan Clayson came out as gay to his Mormon congregation from the pulpit in Houston earlier this year.

“I was asked to talk about how the Holy Ghost can be a comforter,” the(...)

New Year’s resolutions? Brain can sabotage success

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 22:00:22 +0000

(Washington) Uh-oh, the new year’s just begun and already you’re finding it hard to keep those resolutions to junk the junk food, get off the couch or kick smoking. There’s a biological reason(...)

Study: Gay men recognize faces better than straight men

logointern1 — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 22:03:58 +0000

An NYU study found that gay men use both sides of their brains in facial recognition, unlike straight men, who tend to use only the right side.

Subjects in a New York University psychological(...)

Psychologists repudiate gay-to-straight therapy

Jennifer Vanasco — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 12:43:33 +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.

Instead, the(...)

Vatican calls for psych tests to weed out gays

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 18:48:43 +0000

(Vatican City) The Vatican said Thursday it is considering psychological testing for prospective priests to screen out candidates “with strong homosexual tendencies” and heterosexuals “unable to(...)