Why a Gay Person Can’t Be Made Un-Gay: The Truth About Reparative Therapies

272 Pages·2015·1.92 MB·English

by  Martin Kantor

Why a Gay Person
Can’t Be Made
Un-Gay
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Why a Gay Person
Can’t Be Made
Un-Gay
Te Truth About Reparative Terapies
Martin Kantor, MD
Copyright © 2015 by Martin Kantor, MD
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Kantor, Martin.
Why a gay person can’t be made un-gay : the truth about reparative therapies /
Martin Kantor, MD.
pages cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-4408-3074-7 (alk. paper) — ISBN 978-1-4408-3075-4 (ebook)
1. Homosexuality—Treatment—Evaluation. 2. Sexual reorientation programs—
Evaluation. 3. Gays—Mental health services—Evaluation. I. Title.
RC558.K36 2015
616.85’83—dc23 2014024280
ISBN: 978-1-4408-3074-7
EISBN: 978-1-4408-3075-4
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For Michael
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“This is our great obligation: To enable the human animal to
accept nature within himself, to stop running away from it and
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to enjoy what now he dreads so much.”
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Contents
Introduction xi
PART I: DESCRIPTION 1
Chapter 1: An Historical Overview 3
Chapter 2: Problems with Research Studies 9
Chapter 3: Outcome 19
Chapter 4: E thical, Moral, and Practical Considerations/on
Banning Reparative Therapy 30
Chapter 5: Harm 37
Chapter 6: The Role Played by Religion and Religious Beliefs 59
Chapter 7: P ersonal Problems of Reparative
Therapists/Homophobia 65
Chapter 8: C ognitive Errors (Erroneous Beliefs) of
Reparative Therapists 90
Chapter 9: Positive Aspects of Reparative Therapy 118