Posted on November 30th, 2007 by David Roberts
Response to Part 1 of Dr. Patrick M. Chapman’s Review of “Ex-Gays”, posted on Ex-Gay Watch, November, 2007, by Stanton L. Jones and Mark A. Yarhouse.
The greatest compliment that be paid to any work of scholarship is for it to receive serious consideration and generate discussion. Thus, we are pleased to see the review … Read more »
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Filed under: Authors, Books, Change, Exodus, Key Studies, Religion, Science, Therapy
Posted on November 29th, 2007 by Pam Ferguson
In an attempt to turn ex-gays into real men, some in the ex-gay camp recommend a weekend retreat called New Warriors Training Adventure to their clients. An interesting and enlightening discussion of the New Warriors program can be read at Dr. Warren Throckmorton’s blog , where the following retreat activities are described as taken … Read more »
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Filed under: Change, Media, Mental, NARTH, Therapy, Uncategorized, Warren Throckmorton
Posted on November 27th, 2007 by David Roberts
Recently, we received a copy of a letter sent by Exodus president Alan Chambers to members of a parents group earlier this year. While the source wishes to remain anonymous, we have verified it as authentic.
In the letter, Chambers describes the first and last time ex-gay guru Richard Cohen was invited to participate in … Read more »
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Filed under: Basics, Books, Exgay Activists, Exodus, Media, Scandals
Posted on November 26th, 2007 by Patrick Chapman
A guest post By Patrick M. Chapman, PhD
Continued from Part 2
A Focus on the Results — Examining if it is Harmful
The American Psychological Association and American Psychiatric Association regard attempts to change sexual orientation as “potentially” harmful or risky. However, Jones and Yarhouse misrepresent the American Psychological Association as saying that such involvement “would be” … Read more »
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Filed under: Authors, Books, Change, Exodus, Key Studies, Religion, Science, Therapy
Posted on November 22nd, 2007 by Dave Rattigan
A report recently presented to Anglicans in the UK has warned that therapy to change sexual orientation is based on unproven methods and can cause severe damage.
In its submission to the Church of England’s Listening Exercise on Human Sexuality, the Royal College of Psychiatrists wrote that therapists who attribute their clients’ mental health problems to … Read more »
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Filed under: Change, Religion, Therapy
Posted on November 21st, 2007 by Emily K
Despite the fact that it was revealed that half of their library is made up of Christian literature, and their online resource center is padded with articles from Christian therapists and counselors, Jews Offering New Alternatives to Homosexuality (JONAH) strives to provide ex-gay therapy to an exclusively Jewish clientele. Christian ex-gay group Exodus International’s … Read more »
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Filed under: JONAH, Religion
Posted on November 21st, 2007 by Eugene Wagner
As reported by AlArabiyah.net:
Dr. Awsam Wasfi, 42, offers a “treatment program” for gays that focuses on boosting their self-esteem and enhancing their communication skills, as well as encouraging them to play sports and work on their religious beliefs.
In what could be a soundbite from NARTH or a Love Won Out conference, Dr. Wasfi asserts that … Read more »
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Filed under: Exgay Activists, Religion
Posted on November 20th, 2007 by Mike Airhart
Brian Murphy, a Soulforce Equality Rider, attended the Ex-Gay Survivor Conference that was co-sponsored by Soulforce, Beyond Ex-Gay and the LGBT Resource Center at the University of California-Irvine.
Murphy, a filmmaker, interviewed fellow attendees and taped footage of various conference activities including the Chalk Talk, a time of written expression and reflection.
Watch Murphy’s complete film:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6813300738108451537
Three-minute […]
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Filed under: Former Exgays, Movies
Posted on November 20th, 2007 by Mike Airhart
Filmmaker Morgan Jon Fox has released an extended preview for the feature-length documentary, “This Is What Love In Action Looks Like.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLaBkiP0-nA
According to the filmmaker:
In the summer of 2005, a 16-year-old from Memphis, Tenn., wrote on his MySpace blog about his parents sending him to a “Fundamentalist Christian” program that claimed to offer “freedom from […]
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Filed under: Exodus, Live-In Programs, Movies
Posted on November 19th, 2007 by Patrick Chapman
A guest post By Patrick M. Chapman, PhD
Continued from Part 1
A Focus on the Results — Examining if Change is Possible
In the opening chapter Jones and Yarhouse honestly and correctly state this study cannot establish if long-term, permanent and enduring change occurs because that would require a long-term study (p. 17). Contrarily, they later suggest … Read more »
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Filed under: Authors, Books, Change, Exodus, Key Studies, Religion, Science, Therapy
