A look at the shockg and misguid history of gay nversn therapy to turn homosexuals straight.
Contents:
- FORMER 'EX-GAY' LEARS DENOUNCE 'CONVERSN THERAPY' IN A NEW DOCUMENTARY
- 11 RIDICULO, STRANGE, AND TERRIFYG GAY CONVERSN THERAPY METHODS FOR 'CURG' HOMOSEXUALY
- 5 SURPRISG FACTS ABOUT GAY CONVERSN THERAPY
- GAY CONVERSN THERAPY’S DISTURBG 19TH-CENTURY ORIGS
FORMER 'EX-GAY' LEARS DENOUNCE 'CONVERSN THERAPY' IN A NEW DOCUMENTARY
"Conversn therapy" is an umbrella term ed to scribe terventns of a wi-rangg nature, all of which have mon the belief that a person's sexual orientatn or genr inty n and should be changed. Such practic aim (or claim to aim) at changg people om gay, lbian or bisexual to heterosexual and om trans or genr diverse to cisgenr. Dependg on the ntext, the term is ed for a multu of practic and methods, some of which are clanste and therefore poorly documented. * gay conversion therapy methods *
Conversn therapy is sometim lled “reparative therapy” or “ex-gay therapy.
11 RIDICULO, STRANGE, AND TERRIFYG GAY CONVERSN THERAPY METHODS FOR 'CURG' HOMOSEXUALY
So lled "gay nversn therapy," whereby people who have e out or are thought to be gay are subjected to therapy to get them to renounce their ... * gay conversion therapy methods *
Pecially among transgenr In some relig practic, homosexualy and other forms of genr exprsn and inty are sometim viewed as “evil.
5 SURPRISG FACTS ABOUT GAY CONVERSN THERAPY
It may clu g anti-gay slurs and prayers. But provirs, ually unlicensed, n often disguise the terms they e to avoid beg terms clu:Sexual attractn fluidy exploratn therapy (SAFE-T)Elimatg, rcg, or creasg equency or tensy of unwanted same-sex attractn (SSA)Reparative therapySexual reorientatn effortsEx-gay mistryPromotg healthy sexualyAddrsg sexual addictns and disorrsSexualy unselgEnuragg relatnal and sexual wholensHealg sexual brokennsConversn therapy techniqu n lead to feelg “ls than” or “damaged, ” impactg self-teem.
GAY CONVERSN THERAPY’S DISTURBG 19TH-CENTURY ORIGS
A number of medil and mental health anizatns have issued public statements rejectg the e of nversn therapy bee of many provirs who claim to be qualified to provi nversn therapy are often not licensed mental health practners or medil study found that LGBTQ (lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, or qutng) people who are rejected or discrimated agast are:8 tim more likely to report havg attempted suiciAlmost 6 tim more likely to report high levels of prsnMore than 3 tim as likely to e illegal dgs3 tim more likely to be at high risk of HIV and other STDsAcrdg to rearch, nearly 700, 000 LGBTQ adults the U. Ex-gay mistry. ”The harms of nversn therapySan Francis State Universy found that “pared wh LGBTQ young people who were not rejected or were only a ltle rejected by their parents and regivers bee of their gay or transgenr inty, highly rejected LGBTQ young people were:.