tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post5362039791277069437..comments2023-12-25T01:24:48.957-05:00Comments on Republic of Gilead: Truth Wins Out and SPLC Tackle "Ex-Gay" Programs in BaltimoreAhabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-76754793005495027622011-12-19T21:57:03.677-05:002011-12-19T21:57:03.677-05:00No cuddling. Just a few well placed slaps upside d...No cuddling. Just a few well placed slaps upside da head.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-65733461179997920772011-12-19T20:22:08.432-05:002011-12-19T20:22:08.432-05:00Cognitive Dissenter -- I hope so too. Websites suc...Cognitive Dissenter -- I hope so too. Websites such as Ex-Gay Watch and Truth Wins Out are working hard to dispell these myths.<br /><br />Reparative therapy to turn stupid people smart? Hmmm. It doesn't involve cuddle therapy, does it?Ahabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-81380189275057855612011-12-19T18:29:06.892-05:002011-12-19T18:29:06.892-05:00This is wonderful to read. Knowledge is power and ...This is wonderful to read. Knowledge is power and I hope this word - that "ex-gay" programs are a load of crap - continues to spread.<br /><br />On another sort of related point, I think we should start some "ex-idiocy" program, maybe "stupidtosmart.com" ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-55053031794638346952011-12-19T12:41:50.951-05:002011-12-19T12:41:50.951-05:00Nance -- Thanks!
Regarding the supposed "cau...Nance -- Thanks!<br /><br />Regarding the supposed "causes" of homosexuality, Besen listed some of the stranger ones spouted by ex-gay programs. There's the "spiritual warfare" belief that demons cause people to be gay. There's also the "cannibal" theory, which posits that gay men supposedly lack elements of masculinity and try to gain it through intimate contact with other men. Weird ... and DEFINITELY not backed by science.Ahabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-83692732375182999902011-12-19T12:34:02.524-05:002011-12-19T12:34:02.524-05:00And I applaud this post!
The Freudian "caus...And I applaud this post! <br /><br />The Freudian "cause"? Really?? There are some provider's licenses that need yanking...that is, if licenses were ever issued. No provider that accepts third party reimbursement should be allowed to continue to foist such "treatment" on the public as effective.Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15166865250789996825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-87754964862870776742011-12-19T11:54:06.807-05:002011-12-19T11:54:06.807-05:00Donna -- I think you would have enjoyed it. The Q&...Donna -- I think you would have enjoyed it. The Q&A session afterwards was also enlightening.<br /><br />Ex-gay organizations such as Exodus and PFOX get a lot of attention, and hopefully Evergreen will too. Any group that promotes this kind of dangerous "therapy" needs to be brought to light.Ahabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-72559484354409266642011-12-19T11:45:37.802-05:002011-12-19T11:45:37.802-05:00Ahab, thanks for sharing this. I so wish I had bee...Ahab, thanks for sharing this. I so wish I had been there. I know people who have been through the Evergreen program. In fact I remember meeting a guy in Dallas who was associated with it. He was just as you described above: somewhere in his 50's, married, and (IMO) clearly gay. I'm glad to see that program is being exposed to light. It is supposedly "not affiliated" with the LDS Church, but a Mormon General Authority speaks at its conference every year.<br /><br />Good reporting as usual!Donna Bantahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01271377907141866718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-77132417867598209662011-12-19T09:52:19.963-05:002011-12-19T09:52:19.963-05:00Paul -- :: snorts ::
I imagine that will be as ef...Paul -- :: snorts ::<br /><br />I imagine that will be as effective as any ex-gay program. ::COUGH::Ahabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-2794115789952657042011-12-19T00:24:08.644-05:002011-12-19T00:24:08.644-05:00Ahab, I am excited to hear that "touch therap...Ahab, I am excited to hear that "touch therapy" and "cradling exercises" can cure the gay. If I recall what I've read about that therapy, the therapy largely consists of a couple of homosexual men hugging each other while thinking platonic thoughts.<br /><br />It must be immensely effective.<br /><br />Consequently, I wish to make use of the same technique in order to solve a problem of mine.<br /><br />You see, I find myself immorally attracted to erotic dancing girls. Hence, I feel it is best that I cure my attraction by touching and cradling the girls as often as possible. <br /><br />While thinking platonic thoughts, of course.Paul Sunstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02462598852553696040noreply@blogger.com