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GAY CONVERSN THERAPY’S DISTURBG 19TH-CENTURY ORIGS
In 1899, a German psychiatrist electrified the dience at a nference on hypnosis wh a bold claim: He had turned a gay man straight.
THE ABOMABLE LEGACY OF GAY-CONVERSN THERAPY
Homosexualy, pecially same-sex relatnships between men, was nsired viant, sful and even crimal for centuri.
In the late 19th century, psychiatrists and doctors began to addrs homosexualy, too. (Cred: Imagno/Getty Imag)There were plenty of theori as to why people were homosexual.