Dear folks: How on earth do ad hominem arguments help anyone.What about the countless men who suffer from a condition that THEY feel is abnormal to them,who wish to treat their probem and become more heterosexual. Surely treatment should not be denied people who are seekig it..Surely therapists who wish to treat such men should not be villified and shamed. First of all it is unethical to not tell patients that there are other forms of treatment and many people believe in.To withod this information is tantamount to malpractice. No one approves of an one r any group being discriminated against but the civil rights issues must not cloud the basic empirical question;namely,to date,there has been no scientific studies that have refuted the ideas that obligatory homosexuality is caused by disturbnances in the familiy. That homosexuality is a failure in proper gender identity formation. Now,many people may not like this idea but subjective opinions is not what or profession is about.At least I would hope so. Every one is entitled to his own opinion BUT everyone is not entitled to his own facts. Remember what we were taught in school,to examine the data.The data. Shaming psychologists or labeling them bigots is surely no way for professionals to behave. There is a body of clinical and research literature out there. It is ironic that the organizations,both APA's,which are to help alleviate human suffering are primarily responsible for this acrimonious debate becasue they refuse to publish the research literature on homosexuality so the public is never informed. And unfortunatelythe public tends to automatically believe what the professional organizations say.Sad to say. By the way,.even graduate school no longer teach this subject becasue they too are intimidated are or worse,are ignorant of the research literature. And all that is left are name callings from religious zealots and pro-gay activists.There is a middle ground and that lies with an empirical approach.
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