http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/02/27/lets-listen-to-the-experts-when-it-comes-to-gay-conversion-therapy Comments On: Let’s Listen to the Experts When It Comes to “Gay Conversion Therapy” by Marko Liias en-us Copyright 2013 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:01 -0700 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:45:00 -0700 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss If people want to cleave to their beliefs at the expense of their health, they're welcome to do so as long as they don't harm others and are duly educated on the danger of their actions. People considering gay conversion therapy should decide for themselves, and should be given the rundown on the risks and benefits (if any) of such a program.
Posted by venomlash]]> Fri, 01 Mar 2013 08:29:51 -0800 The Stranger Posted by QuixoticHoya]]> Wed, 27 Feb 2013 13:21:17 -0800 The Stranger Posted by QuixoticHoya]]> Wed, 27 Feb 2013 13:17:56 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Pridge Wessea]]> Wed, 27 Feb 2013 12:59:53 -0800 The Stranger
We're not talking about Amish or Muslim or crazy Christian cults. We're talking specifically about a therapy that has no benefit whatsoever and causes great harm. The fact that it's used by emotionally stunted religious nutcases has no bearing on the argument. Period. End of story.

If you think people should be "free" to practice this specific type of emotional torture, then fuck you. Fuck you because you're a shitty human being. OK? That's it. Stop your quibbling & hand-wringing and grow the fuck up.

Posted by Some Old Nobodaddy Logged In]]> Wed, 27 Feb 2013 12:37:09 -0800 The Stranger
The American Psychiatric Association delisted homosexuality as a disease on December 15, 1973. That's 39.8 years ago, not half a century ago.
http://tinyurl.com/a9738rr
http://tinyurl.com/b2obxcv

The American Psychological Association and the World Health organization followed in 1975 and 1990.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homosexuali…

Spitzer has apologized for his unproven claims, but the APA never has apologized for calling gay people mentally ill. (Irony: Spitzer helped to delist homosexuality as a disease in 1973.)
Posted by cgd]]> Wed, 27 Feb 2013 09:57:13 -0800 The Stranger Given the rise rate of gay acceptance, ex-gay therapy is one of those psychiatric offshoots that will dissipate, but still will never go away entirely. While that's unfortunate of course, this is one of those cases where laws, especially tax payer funded panels, are more of a waste of money rather than just letting things take their natural course.
With people paying for psychotherapy plunging anyway, this is not a need for government intrusion.


Posted by Phoebe in Wallingford]]> Wed, 27 Feb 2013 09:35:24 -0800 The Stranger
But goodjobguy is correct - if a religion sect said it was a sin to have blue-eyes and the parents had a blue-eyed girl baby, would they have a right to blind her? The same with homosexuality.
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Posted by goodjobguy]]> Wed, 27 Feb 2013 08:29:17 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Ken Mehlman]]> Wed, 27 Feb 2013 08:06:44 -0800 The Stranger Posted by bleedingheartlibertarian]]> Wed, 27 Feb 2013 07:46:39 -0800 The Stranger