Sentences with phrase «of reparative therapy»

For nearly 30 years, he has offered a «psychodynamic» form of reparative therapy for people — mostly men — seeking to change their sexual orientation.

In the present book he will likely jeopardize his credentials as a «gay spokesperson» by offering a not entirely dismissive discussion of reparative therapy for homosexuals.

Gonnerman, for his part, seems to assume that these categories of the human person are foregone conclusions in several of his writings, as well as in his recent discussion of reparative therapy, in which he calls himself «a chaste man who is also gay.»

He was tormented as a Christian teenager by his homosexual attractions, but now, after men's retreats and an online course of reparative therapy, he says he feels glimmers of attraction for women and is thinking about dating.

He was a leading opponent of gay rights and advocate of reparative therapy for several decades.

In Purgatory: Robert Spitzer The eminent psychiatrist apologized for his past support of reparative therapy to «cure» homosexuality.

Of course the issue of reparative therapy fits with a broader narrative of gay rights and the truculence of religious conservatives in acknowledging equality for homosexuals.

The main evidence in favour of reparative therapy came from a 2003 report published in Archives of Sexual Behavior (vol 32, p 403) by Robert Spitzer of the New York State Psychiatric Institute.

Third, the leading proponent of reparative therapy, NARTH, is not a credible source for information on homosexuality.

Briefly, Boehner implied that individuals are capable of changing their sexual orientation (see SofR's related post on the idea of reparative therapy by Dr. Lehmiller here), and used Dr. Diamond's research on sexual identity labels (not sexual orientation) to supposedly support the claim that sexual orientation is malleable.

NARTH claims that there is a lot of research supporting the success of reparative therapy, but the studies they point to are typically riddled with major flaws.

All of the above - mentioned medical professional organizations, in addition to the American and European Counseling Associations, stand strongly opposed to any form of reparative therapy.