http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/samesexattraction/ en-us Mon, 8 Apr 2013 22:09:07 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3005543/posts ... In 1930, when he was 12, my dad was caught in bed with another boy at his New England prep school and sent home. My enraged grandfather hired a psychologist to straighten him out. The psychologist proclaimed that my grandmother’s extravagant love of her eldest child, and my grandfather’s harsh discipline, were responsible for Dad’s sexual confusion. He pronounced the cure: that my father leave home. ... So at the age of 12, he was exiled by his family to board at schools and summer camps and spent the rest of his life on the run. After my mother... The Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3005543/posts#comment Mon, 8 Apr 2013 22:09:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2999632/posts It was never a medical decision—and that’s why I think the action came so fast…It was a political move…That’s how far we’ve come in ten years. Now we even have the American Psychiatric Association running scared. -Barbara Gittings, Activist Getting Started The American Psychiatric Association (APA) currently considers same-sex attraction a diagnosable and treatable mental disorder –if one is marked by persistent distress about their “sexual orientation.” The disorder is listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-IV TR (DMS-IV TR) as a paraphilia, euphemistically entitled, “Sexual Orientation Not Otherwise Specified.” Psychiatrists began to use this clunky phrase... Ryan Sorba's Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2999632/posts#comment Fri, 22 Mar 2013 15:12:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2316451/posts The report was compiled by a six-member task force that admitted to a built-in bias that "same-sex sexual attractions, behavior and orientations per se are normal and positive variants of human sexuality and are not indicators of either mental or developmental disorders." The National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality (NARTH) said the task force was stacked with gay or gay-friendly activists who would naturally conclude that reparative therapy does not work. "No APA member who offers reorientation therapy was allowed to join the task force," said David Pruden, NARTH vice president. "In fact, one can make the case... http://www.washingtontimes.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2316451/posts#comment Sat, 15 Aug 2009 02:24:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2156582/posts Gay row hits Sanremo festival: Group threatens to disrupt event over 'gay convert' song (ANSA)Rome, Dec. 23-Italian gay rights group Arcigay on Tuesday threatened to disrupt Italy's biggest musical event of the year, the Sanremo song festival, if a song apparently about 'converting' gays to heterosexuality is not pulled... Mancuso said Povia was ''not exactly new'' to taking public stances against homosexuality, adding that he was famous for a magazine interview in which he declared that ''people aren't gay, they become gay on the basis of who they spend time with''... The Arcigay president said Povia had gone on to... Ansa http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2156582/posts#comment Wed, 31 Dec 2008 08:49:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1997654/posts As best as I can determine, my same-sex attraction began in reaction to my father, who was a violent alcoholic. He often drank, came home to throw things around the house and abuse my mother in addition to threatening me and my brother. I thought he hated us. Consequently, I didn’t want to be anything like him. In my sorrow, I started looking for the love of my father in thearms of other men. At age 17, a predator took advantage of me under the teacher/pupil dynamic and I became completely mixed up about human sexuality. Over the years, one... Celebrate Life http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1997654/posts#comment Sun, 6 Apr 2008 21:09:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1969400/posts In concluding her Jan. 30 column about homosexuality and the Catholic Church ("It's not a mortal sin to work for justice"), Mary Jean Smith writes: "The archbishop and others are wrong on this issue. I am not guilty of mortal sin. It is not a sin to love my daughter and work for justice on her behalf." Here is what Archbishop John Nienstedt actually said: "Those who actively encourage or promote homosexual acts or such activity within a homosexual lifestyle formally cooperate in a grave evil and, if they do so knowingly and willingly, are guilty of mortal sin," he... St. Paul Pioneer Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1969400/posts#comment Wed, 13 Feb 2008 01:29:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1860158/posts Homosexuality came easy to me, because I was already weak. My mom died when I was 19. My father had died when I was 13. At an early age, I was already confused about who I was and how I felt about others. My confusion about "desire" and the fact that I noticed I was "attracted" to guys made me put myself into the "gay" category at age 14. At age 20, I came out as gay to everybody else around me. At age 22, I became an editor of the first magazine aimed at a young, gay male audience.... WorldNetDaily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1860158/posts#comment Tue, 3 Jul 2007 13:52:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1790018/posts PARENT GROUPS ASK MARYLAND TO STOP NEW SEX ED LESSONS Neutral Unisex Bathroom Created for Cross-dressing Student Montgomery County, Maryland – Three parent organizations are asking the Maryland State Board of Education to halt the new sex ed curriculum approved by the Montgomery County, Maryland Board of Education (BOE). Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays & Gays (PFOX), Citizens for a Responsible Curriculum (CRC), and Family Leader Network have filed an appeal requesting Maryland to stay Montgomery County Public School’s sex ed plans. The newly approved curriculum, entitled "Respect for Differences in Human Sexuality," promotes cross-dressers, homosexuals, transgenders, bisexuals, the intersexed,... Parents and Friends of ExGays and Gays http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1790018/posts#comment Fri, 23 Feb 2007 20:38:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1652672/posts 217th General Assembly (of the Presbyterian Church USA) Birmingham, Ala. BIRMINGHAM -- "Persons who deal with same-sex attraction in a way that is faithful to Scripture are heroes of the church," Dr. Robert Gagnon said Monday afternoon, because they take "very seriously" the message of the Gospel. Gagnon, a professor of New Testament at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary and the author of The Bible and Homosexual Practice: Texts and Hermeneutics, told more than 100 people packed into a meeting room at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex for the OneByOne luncheon that "it's a straightforward call to discipleship. 'Anyone who does not carry... The Layman Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1652672/posts#comment Tue, 20 Jun 2006 21:12:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1598889/posts Dr. A. Dean Byrd Reviews Dissertation on Factors In Re-orientation Success March 13, 2006 - In a doctoral dissertation directed by Dr. Jay C. Wade, Department of Psychology, Fordham University, New York, Elan Y. Karten investigates the psychological and religious characteristics of dissatisfied same-sex attracted men who seek sexual re-orientation interventions. As a logical follow-up to Spitzer's landmark study, the Karten research was specifically designed to investigate the following: the respondent's relationship to his father; type of sexual self-identity; quality of psychological relatedness to other men; and which form of religious values demonstrated the strongest relationship to change. Karten defined... NARTH http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1598889/posts#comment Sat, 18 Mar 2006 23:23:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1449347/posts Homosexuality and Hope Statement of the Catholic Medical Association To order booklet form visit CMA Bookstore To print out this article, click here to open in a new window and print. CONTENTS I CONSIDERATIONS Introduction 1) Not born that way 2) Same sex attraction as a symptom 3) Same-sex attraction is preventable 4) At-risk, not predestined 5) Therapy 6) Goal of therapy II RECOMMENDATIONS 1) Ministry to individuals experiencing same-sex attraction 2) The role of the priest 3) Catholic medical professionals 4) Teachers in Catholic institutions 5) Catholic families 6) The Catholic community 7) Bishops 8) Hope PART I CONSIDERATIONS INTRODUCTIONThe... Catholic Medical Association http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1449347/posts#comment Sun, 24 Jul 2005 05:11:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1339878/posts A study to be published in the March 2005 issue of the journal Human Genetics, and available online now, actually undermines the commonly held view that homosexual orientation is determined by genetic factors. The study’s lead author Brian Mustanski from University of Illinois at Chicago said in a UIC news release that "There is no one 'gay' gene. Sexual orientation is a complex trait, so it's not surprising that we found several DNA regions involved in its expression." However, a thorough examination of the actual report reveals no statistically significant findings for any of these DNA regions. The authors describe... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1339878/posts#comment Thu, 10 Feb 2005 00:28:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1234739/posts Nadine Davidoff has had enough of men assuming that what gay women really want is a bloke. When you see two girls walking down the street arm in arm there are a few of safe assumptions you could make about the scene; either the girls are friends or they are gay - they could even be partners. However, a certain subset of heterosexual men inexplicably arrive at a completely different conclusion: that the girls are putting on this display for their benefit and that they secretly want the men to join in the fun. Who knows where this misconception comes... Sydney Morning Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1234739/posts#comment Mon, 4 Oct 2004 14:31:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1233221/posts A 22-year-old man stands before a classroom of middle schoolers, describing how he came out as a homosexual and going so far as to declare, "there are gay students in this classroom." The young man is Noe Gutierrez, Jr., and the scene is one from "It's Elementary," an award-winning 1996 video (widely aired in 1999) which aims to give "practical lessons on how to talk with kids about gay people." You won't find that scene in Gutierrez's latest video, however. Although he requested permission to use it, producer/director Debra Chasnoff turned him down. Apparently, she doesn't want schoolchildren knowing what's... Townhall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1233221/posts#comment Sat, 2 Oct 2004 02:48:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1064045/posts 'Officially' attractive cop guilty of entrapment Christopher Curtis, Gay.com / PlanetOut.com Network Thursday, January 22, 2004 / 05:33 PM An appeals court in Florida ruled Wednesday that a detective working undercover was too good-looking for a gay man to be charged in a drug sting. According to the Sun-Sentinel, a Florida newspaper, Detective Mike Nahum went to a gay club in Fort Lauderdale in 2002 to investigate suspected drug activity. According to court records, he met Julio Blanco, a self-described "lonely gay man." Blanco testified that Nahum said he wanted to have a "good time" and to "party." While Blanco... PlanetOut http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1064045/posts#comment Fri, 23 Jan 2004 23:29:22 GMT