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	Reparative therapy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The success or failure of reparative therapy is itself sometimes used in the mainstream debate for and against homosexuality and the past few years have seen a flurry of reports self-published by reparative therapists and ex-gay organisations describing anecdotal evidence of conversions and measuring success rates from 30% to over 70%.
		Reparative therapists claim they are helping those afflicted with unwanted and intrusive homosexual thoughts and point to the fact that many of their patients have expressed that they were not harmed by such procedures and, although not always having the desired effect, seemed to have Some benefits.
		Reparative therapy aimed at gay or lesbian people has also been applied to transsexual and transgender people, since a non-traditional gender identity or a gender identity disorder is seen as an extreme form of homosexuality.
	reparative-therapy.mindbit.com (2843 words)

	Reparative therapy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Reparative therapy (also known as "conversion", "reorientation" or "differentiation" therapy), is any of several techniques that are aimed at changing the sexual orientation of a person with same gender attractions to heterosexuality.
		Modern reparative therapy is a re-reading of the earlier, psychological research and stems from the clinical work and theories of Elizabeth Moberly, Ph.D., a British theologian and research psychologist, who coined the term during the early 1980s.
		The success or failure of reparative therapy is itself sometimes used in the mainstream debate for and against homosexuality and the past few years have seen a flurry of reports published by reparative therapists and ex-gay organisations describing anecdotal evidence of conversions and measuring success rates from 30% to over 70%.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Reparative_therapy (3752 words)

	Reparative therapy - Susan's Place Transgender Wiki
		Reparative therapy, or conversion therapy, is any of several controversial religious and secular techniques that are aimed at changing a person's sexual orientation from homosexuality to heterosexuality (or ex-gay).
		Reparative therapy can be used to describe any formal attempt to alter a person's sexual orientation from homosexuality or bisexuality to heterosexuality, but is more typically used to refer to a specific, secular counselling technique which involves helping a gay or lesbian form an emotional, non-sexual bond with another adult of the same gender.
		Reparative therapists respond to criticisms from these bodies, arguing that opposition from the proffessional psychological and medical community is due to various political forces from within and without.
	wiki.susans.org /index.php/Reparative_therapy (2573 words)

	Therapy
		This kind of therapy proposes that the reason the person is unhappy with his homosexuality is because of his own self-hate and because of society’s anti-gay prejudices.
		Reparative therapy is based on the view that homosexual attractions develop because of incomplete gender-identity development and defensive detachment from other males.
		Since reparative, reorientation, and reeducation therapies are not as widely practiced as gay-affirmative therapy, you may have to search to find the right therapist for you.
	www.evergreeninternational.org /therapy.htm (2469 words)

	ELCA Studies on Sexuality Considers Options, Reparative Therapy
		Warren E. Throckmorton, professor of psychology, Grove City College, Grove City, Pa., told the task force that reparative therapy is one method of reorientation counseling that hopes to repair a person's relationship with his or her same-sex parent.
		The therapy is based on a theory that homosexual relationships grow from needs for affirmation and emotional intimacy that are lacking in the parent-child relationship, he said.
		Reparative therapy is "a very wide and varied discipline," said the Rev. Margaret G. Payne, chair of the 14-member task force and bishop of the ELCA New England Synod, Worcester, Mass.
	www.faithandvalues.com /tx/ELCA-194/1/index.html (969 words)

	Therapist Joe Kort - Extreme Makeovers: What Reparative Therapy is Really All About
		The theory behind Reparative Therapy is that homosexuality is a result of a person’s suffering a broken gender identity and a stunted, “stuck” sexual development that’s gone “bad.” Their “repair” work, to help clients regain their heterosexuality, is almost always directed more at males than females.
		Reparative Therapy, in fact, is a most overt form of sexual assault on individuals and is usually inflicted on children.
		Reparative Therapy’s inherent abuse is telling those with homosexual desires that they are not “man enough” or “woman enough,” and that they should feel ashamed for being the “kind of” male or female they are.
	www.joekort.com /articles35.htm (2050 words)

	Reparative Therapy Portal: The truth behind modern-day conversion therapy, and those who support it.
		In fact, the supporters of Reparative Therapy have done a great job marketing their "product" by showing a large number of people, many of whom either claim to have successfully embraced their "true" heterosexual nature, or who have made the choice to live a celibate life.
		Reparative Therapy has its roots in secular Psychoanalysis, but its current prominence is primarily due to many anti-gay religious groups.
		Their unwillingness to be open and honest about the negative effects of this type of therapy, shows that they are not the kind, compassionate, and helpful people they make themselves out to be.
	homepage.mac.com /jayhuck/therapy (449 words)

	Sayoni Speak » Reparative therapy & Homosexuality
		Reparative therapy has been defined as psychotherapeutic cures which are meant to convert sexual orientation from homosexual to heterosexual.
		The term “reparative therapy” is coined by Joseph Nicolsi in 1991.
		All Mormon clients felt that reparative therapy was insufficient and that many other factors such as ‘accepting and reframing attraction in a positive light’ come into play (Beckstead & Morrow, 2004).
	blog.sayoni.com /2006/01/19/reparative-therapy-homosexuality (2588 words)

	Just the Facts About Sexual Orientation & Youth: A Primer for Principals, Educators and School Personnel
		The term "reparative therapy" refers to psychotherapy aimed at eliminating homosexual desires and is used by people who do not think homosexuality is one variation within human sexual orientation, but rather still believe homosexuality is a mental disorder.
		Many patients who have undergone "reparative therapy" relate that they were inaccurately told that homosexuals are lonely, unhappy individuals who never achieve acceptance or satisfaction.
		As targets of pressure to include information about "reparative therapy" and "transformational ministry" in their schools, public school officials should be aware of general legal principles concerning the rights of their lesbian, gay, and bisexual students.
	www.apa.org /pi/lgbc/publications/justthefacts.html (3204 words)

	Healing Homosexuality: Case Stories of Reparative Therapy
		Reparative therapy, as the author says, does not explain all homosexuality, and it is not right for all gay men, but it can allow' some to claim what they desire.
		Reparative therapy requires the active involvement of male therapists, male friends, and male psychotherapy group members.
		The basic premise of reparative therapy is that the majority of clients (approximately 90%, in my experience) suffer from a syndrome of male gender-identity deficit.
	www.narth.com /docs/cases.html (3889 words)

	Beware of Reparative Therapy
		Reparative therapy first places blame for same sex desires then seeks to create new sexual desires for the opposite gender.
		Reparative therapy does nothing to help deal with repressed feelings, nor do they prepare the individual for the various ways that repressed, unwanted feelings manifest themselves.
		Therapy may be an important part of the process of learning to love one’s otherness; of learning to understand one’s purpose in living.
	www.geocities.com /davidmaus/glds/beware.html (801 words)

	Book review by Dr. J. D. Weinrich of J. Nicolosi's book "Reparative Therapy of Male Homosexuality"
		As the latest in a long list of books which offer therapy to men who wish to change a homosexual orientation to heterosexual, it sets another precedent in that the author is apparently the first to admit that this change is not possible.
		Thus, reparative therapy is aimed at reducing their salience, encouraging heterosexual contacts and eventual marriage and children, with celibacy the supported option for those who do not find their heterosexual attraction reaching levels that would allow sexual contacts with women.
		In reparative therapy, Nicolosi believes that it is essential for a man to serve as the primary therapist, because the client needs a mature, masculine, heterosexual figure with whom to identify and (initially, at least) to react against (p.
	math.ucsd.edu /~weinrich/NCLSWNRC.HTML (3032 words)

	Rosenak
		That reparative therapy is controversial is not to be disputed.
		If it has been demonstrated that to offer clients healing through reparative therapy is harmful to them, then the authors would be correct in saying that the ethical standards of competence, integrity, respect for people's rights and dignity, and social responsibility have been violated.
		Those who are against reparative therapy may soften their stance if they could realize that this approach can be healing, client-centered, and does not resemble the homophobic and cruel methods of the past.
	www.evergreeninternational.org /Rosenak.htm (1079 words)

	American Psychiatric Association
		In recent years, noted practitioners of "reparative" therapy have openly integrated older psychoanalytic theories that pathologies homosexuality with traditional religious beliefs condemning homosexuality (16,17,18).
		The potential risks of reparative therapy are great, including depression, anxiety and self-destructive behavior, since therapist alignment with societal prejudices against homosexuality may reinforce self-hatred already experienced by the patient.
		Therefore, the American Psychiatric Association opposes any psychiatric treatment, such as reparative or conversion therapy which is based upon the assumption that homosexuality per se is a mental disorder or based upon the a priori assumption that the patient should change his/her sexual homosexual orientation.
	www.psych.org /psych_pract/copptherapyaddendum83100.cfm (1687 words)

	DrThrockmorton.com
		Reparative therapy is a term describing a counseling approach to sexual reorientation.
		Reparative therapy takes its name from the basic idea of the approach: Homosexual arousal and identification are efforts on the part of the person to repair a damaged bond with the same-sex parent.
		Reparative therapy and reorientation counseling are not synonymous terms.
	www.drthrockmorton.com /article.asp?id=4 (1982 words)

	Reparative Therapy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The term "conversion therapy" is sometimes used as a synonym for reparative therapy.
		Reparative therapy and transformational ministries emerged in the early 1970's.
		These conversion therapies are based on the belief that the "cause(s)" of homosexuality are found in the environment -- specifically from the parenting incompetence of the father while the boy is young.
	www.menstuff.org /issues/byissue/therapy-reparative.html (2488 words)

	The Public Eye : Website of Political Research Associates
		The lead organization advocating secular reparative therapy is the National Association for the Research and Therapy of Homosexuality (NARTH).
		Although NARTH has conducted a study analyzing its success rate with reparative therapy, it is difficult to give an accurate rate of success since it is unethical to contact clients once they have terminated therapy.
		Advocates of secular reparative therapy for gay men and lesbians play an important role within the ex-gay movement and the homophobic agenda of the Christian Right, blurring the lines between clinical and political issues.
	www.publiceye.org /equality/x-gay/X-Gay-04.html (1082 words)

	Does Reparative Therapy Cure Gender Dysphoria? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		With respect to the efficacy or lack thereof of reparative or conversion therapies, one prominent controversy revolves around the testimony of Michael Bussee, a founder of Exodus International, who resigned decrying a high rate of depression and suicide attempts among individuals who had gone through their program.
		The results of reparative therapy programs would then not differ significantly from the cycles of purging and relapse that gender dysphorics commonly report with their own efforts.
		If in fact those who promote reparative therapy programs have been able to attain peace of mind, suppression of transgender behaviors and an ability to function as a heterosexual in their birth-assigned gender to their satisfaction and that of their family and peers, then they would understandably want to share this accomplishment through this work.
	home.comcast.net /~francie_p/therapy.html (3658 words)

	American Psychiatric Association Rebukes Reparative Therapy
		"It is fitting that this position opposing reparative therapy is adopted on the 25th anniversary of the removal of homosexuality as a mental disorder from the DSM," said Rodrigo Munoz, M.D., APA President.
		The position states that reparative therapy runs the risk of harming patients by causing depression, anxiety, and self-destructive behavior.
		Therefore, the American Psychiatric Association opposes any psychiatric treatment, such as "reparative" or "conversion" therapy which is based upon the assumption that homosexuality per se is a mental disorder or based upon a prior assumption that the patient should change his/her homosexual orientation.
	www.eurekalert.org /pub_releases/1998-12/APA-APAR-141298.php (735 words)

	Fact Sheet - "Ex-Gay" Ministries
		Because reparative therapy assumes that homosexuality is the result of "faulty learning," an attempt is made to change homosexual behaviors by "teaching" clients how to interact "non-sexually" with same-gender people and how to "successfully" relate to potential partners of the opposite sex.
		Various kinds of outdated and discredited aversion therapy as well as conditioning therapy are often used.
		The promotion of reparative therapy by "ex-gay" groups adds to the harassment and violence some youth face because of their actual or perceived sexual orientation.
	www.outfront.org /library/fact.html (1110 words)

	Change Therapy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Jayce's therapy as reported in a newspaper account is included here as well as an interview on his experience to illustrate the tragic nature of such misguided therapy.
		The therapy nearly always is buttressed by scripture and involves efforts to rid persons of their sexual responses making them feel guilty and ashamed for feelings we believe are part of their basic sexual makeup.
		Another unfortunate characteristic of most reparative therapy efforts is the extent to which its proponents encourage these individuals to hate their sexual feelings in a type of therapy designed to neuter them.
	www.isu.edu /~schorona/qa1.htm (5547 words)

	Transsexual Regret and Reparative Therapy
		In the early 1990's, "reparative therapy" began to emerge as an alleged "cure" for homosexuality.
		In reality, the proponents of this "therapy" use the self-hatred instilled in some gay people by society -- internalized homophobia -- to convince them that they are sick and that they may be cured by therapy and religion.
		In reality, "reparative therapy" is a cruel and stigmatizing smokescreen that masquerades science and hurts far more people than it helps.
	www.glamazon.net /transsexual-regrets.html (1201 words)

	My gay therapy session - Salon
		The theory that homosexuality is a mental disorder that needs to be cured is the moral underpinning of the Christian right's crusade against gay marriage, sodomy laws, gay adoption and sex ed curriculums in schools.
		He turns to a central theory of reparative therapy, which is that a son's unrequited love for an emotionally unavailable father gets transferred into sexual desire for men.
		Levy says reparative therapy is effective, but that a cure for homosexuality takes at least two years of weekly counseling.
	dir.salon.com /story/news/feature/2005/07/19/gaytherapy/index.html (1255 words)

	Introduction to reparative and similar therapies (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.isi.jhu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		It indicated that reparative therapy has as a high failure rate.
		No research into the effectiveness and safety of reparative therapy has ever been published in a peer-reviewed journal.
		Recovered memory therapy was one; another is multiple personality disorder therapy (a.k.a.
	www.religioustolerance.org.cob-web.org:8888 /hom_exod.htm (2408 words)

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