Posted on 09/27/2005 11:25:37 AM PDT by JZelle
A 2003 study on whether homosexuals can change their sexual orientation has become a central issue in the Montgomery County sex-education debate. The study conducted by psychiatrist Robert L. Spitzer of Columbia University found that some homosexuals "can and do change." Interviewing 200 former homosexuals, Dr. Spitzer conducted the study in response to a request by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) in 2000 to determine the risks and benefits of "reparative therapy." Reparative therapy is psychiatric or religious counseling that former homosexuals, or "ex-gays," say has helped them overcome "unwanted same-sex attraction." "There is evidence that change in sexual orientation following some form of reparative therapydoes occur in some gay men and lesbians," Dr. Spitzer, 73, reported. Groups seeking to influence the development of Montgomery County's sex-education curriculum have argued over the validity of the study, which was published as a peer-reviewed article in the October 2003 issue of the "Archives of Sexual Behavior."
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Homosexuals don't reproduce, they recruit.
Reminds me of the story of the midget with no arms and no legs who rang the bell at the whorehouse.
The Madam opens the door and says what do you want here , and the midget says , I rang the bell didnt I?
"I agree with you. Sex is a behavior, like smoking.
You do whatever you get in the habit of doing."
Really? I think it goes deeper. I just could not sleep with another guy under any circumstances- it's not just a behavior I could choose or not choose - it's more about who I am- heterosexuality like being male is part of my core identity.
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