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New Study Confirms Homosexuality Can Be Overcome Findings Indicate that Those Who Want to Change Sexual Orientation Can Be Successful Nearly 25 years after the American Psychiatric Association officially removed homosexuality from its Diagnostic Manual , labeling it a lifestyle choice rather than a psychological disorder, a California-based association of psychiatrists and psychologists has proven that homosexuals can change their orientation through intense therapy and a strong desire to change. The National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality (NARTH) released the results of a two-year study this week in conjunction with its annual meeting of licensed psychologists and psychotherapists, social workers, family counselors, clergy and related professionals. The study was conducted among nearly 860 individuals struggling to overcome homosexuality and more than 200 psychologists and therapists who treat them. The survey was sponsored by NARTH; its data was tabulated

Image via Wikipedia The Role of Fathers and Mothers Introduction Nature?  Nurture?  The debate about what causes same-sex attractions in males is endless – and so far, unresolved.  This much is true:   we simply do  not  know for certain what causes it! In the last issue of  “Counseling Insights” , I discussed how “sensitivity” seems to play an important role – one that may have existed from birth (i.e., “nature”).  While there is absolutely no evidence of a “gay gene” that automatically makes males develop same-sex attractions ( SSA ), many such males express that they  “have always been extra sensitive”  (i.e., extra sensitive to physical aggression, to verbal critique from authority figures, and to the creative senses).  But is there a  developmental  (i.e., “nurture”) explanation of why young males might become extra sensitive?  Those who ascribe to “psychoanalytic theories” believe there is. Discussion By now, you have heard it stated thousands of times:  “ male homosexuality i

A conference on the treatment of homosexuality has been denied use of facilities at a medical school in Poland , after the school had initially given approval for the event. The decision by the Medical School (UM) Foundation not to host the September 16  Reparative Therapy Conference , featuring psychologist  Dr. Joseph Nicolosi  of the National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality  (NARTH), followed front-page criticism of the conference by leading Polish newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza . “We received a reservation request for the organization of this conference and we granted it,”  said UM Foundation President Roman Dworzynski at the time. “I see no (problem). (Reparative therapy) is a scientific theory like any other … When Louis Pasteur spoke about the existence of bacteria, no one believed him.” Dr. Joseph Nicolesi The medical school spokesman, Professor Marek Ruchala, also said that the Foundation is a separate entity that earns money for the medical school, and had