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WHEATON, Illinois, September 29, 2011  - Therapists who favor normalizing homosexuality say that it is impossible to change sexual orientation, and that the attempt to change is inherently harmful. However, the final results of a long-term study published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy has joined hundreds of other studies in concluding that such therapy is both possible and potentially well-indicated for many individuals. Psychologists Stanton L. Jones of Wheaton College and Mark A. Yarhouse of Regent University are the authors of  the longitudinal study , which tracked individuals who sought sexual orientation change through involvement in a variety of Christian ministries affiliated with Exodus International . The authors note that the study overcomes a primary criticism of same-sex attraction ( SSA ) therapy data - that the results are not adequately documented over a period of time - by assessing its 98 candidates over a period of six to seven years aft

Image via Wikipedia A group of therapists dedicated to providing therapy for unwanted same-sex attraction has criticized the American Psychological Association ’s (APA) new declaration in favor of same-sex “marriage” as tainted by primarily political motivations. The declaration,  adopted  earlier this month by the APA’s policymaking body in a unanimous vote, professes antipathy toward state-level efforts to maintain legal marriage as between a man and a woman, and criticizes such campaigns as sources of stress for homosexual persons. “Statewide campaigns to deny same-sex couples legal access to civil marriage are a significant source of stress to the lesbian, gay, and bisexual residents of those states,”  states  the APA, which bills itself as “a strong advocate for full equal rights for LGBT people .”  Dr. Julie Hamilton, President of The National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality (NARTH), said the declaration was another instance of the APA inappropriately

The American Psychological Association (APA) has re-affirmed its support for same-sex “marriage” for the eighth consecutive year, this time with a more strongly-worded statement. On the eve of this year’s annual convention, the association’s policymaking body supported same-sex “marriage” unanimously in a 157-0 vote. The APA has backed “marriage” for homosexual couples since 2004, and marriage-like benefits since 1997, and now calls itself “a strong advocate for full equal rights for LGBT people for nearly 35 years.” This year’s resolution is the first new wording of the association’s position since 2004, and includes stronger support for same-sex “marriage” by both asserting the possibility of long-term gay relationships as well as criticizing the stress that traditional marriage campaigns cause gays. One APA official indicated that the recent spread of gay “marriage” in America, most notably in New York last month, has made the association’s public support for normalizing sam