Gay Conversion Therapy

In 1950 the Mattachine Society was the first national gay rights organization. This organization was created by Harry Hay and some other male friends in Los Angeles to protect and improve the rights of a gay man. Organizations about gay rights were started since we see two people of the same sex together and the first thing we do is start pointing fingers we start judging, feel disgusted or even uncomfortable. We criticize two human beings just wanting to have the right of loving whoever they want not thinking that it’s exactly the same thing as judging someone by their skin color some of us were thought not to judge someone by their race or origin. Discrimination is all around us youth homosexuals are most likely to commit suicide because of torture,discrimination, treated with disrespect, or even get beaten. “The harsh words flood his mind as he's sitting on the bathroom floor, with his mother’s pills in his hand, wondering why God made him this way."(anonymous). How do you think this people feel everyone deserves the chance to express the way they are or feel. No one should be judged by race, origin, sexuality, or religion. Adolescent homosexuals are the ones being affected the most. About 28% of homosexuals drop out of high school for feeling uncomfortable about themselves. They have a difficult life always being the ones judged or being called by unpleasant names. How would you feel if this was you

Despite the largely negative responses, many organizations support conversion therapy. Many practitioners such as the National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality

LGBT are cruelty criticised and discriminated, and there is when freedom of speech become harmful ; This fact is a serious national issue, especially in young people. Since now everybody have the right to speak out their mind, malicious people do not hesitate to mock others, leading to brutal consequences as depression and suicide. Each person should be able to live life the way they want, and not worry about others opinions if their comments will not contribute anything positive, at the end of the day, they would not solve one problems for one give so much importance to them. Is true that God made man and woman to be together, not man and man or woman and woman, but we not God to judge nobody, and God will do his job ; They do not bother or interfere in people's life, they just want to be happy and express their thoughts as a part of the community , and they have the right to do it so. “The Presbyterian Church (USA) joined other religious groups in the United States, including the Episcopal Church, that sanction same-sex marriage or the blessing of same-sex unions, according to the Pew Research Center” (Christian, Kurt). Gay marriage is a prove that everything is possible if we put effort on it, no matter what people say. Since by

The study that provides evidence that conversion therapy is both ineffective and harmful is provided by the American Psychological Association (APA) in a report entitled, Appropriate Therapeutic Responses to Sexual Orientation. The report concluded that, "efforts to change sexual

It is a common misconception that these views are outdated, and had been proposed many years ago. In fact, recently, 223 prominent leaders in the Orthodox Jewish community signed what is referred to as the Torah Declaration . This released statement from significant representatives of the institutional faith reinforces Orthodox Judaism's stance on homosexuality. The Torah Declaration proposes that the phrase homophobia is just a term to persuade those who do not believe that same sex attraction is a valid lifestyle to feel guilt just for believing in the holy messages in the Torah. This document discusses that Orthodox Jews do not believe that those who suffer from same sex attraction are any less of being made in the image of G-d, but that their actions can be and must be changed. It further states that Orthodox Jews will accept those who undergo the process of conversion therapy and most importantly teshuvah, or the process of repentance, back into the

Thesis: Conversion therapy receives little support from the American psychiatric community due to a lack of evidence confirming its supposed effectivity and the measurable damage it causes to the individuals subjected to its outdated practices.

Upon the reveal of homosexuality in the bible, many young men confessed to their pastors that they were having homosexual feelings and from this, pastoral counseling exploded. Many pastors were relying on their psychology companions to aid in this movement, however, we begin to see an influx of literature on how to handle these sinners. During this time, pastors were trying to “cure” people of their homosexual thoughts through compassion and understanding. Ultimately, becoming heterosexual was the goal optimal goal. White unveils this novelty of Protestant sex-same behavior therapy.

While some religions treat it as the worst thing imaginable, it is a lifestyle is lived by many and cannot be changed. Heterosexual people that do not have a negative opinion of the homosexual community are one of the reasons that they are able to prosper so well. Without the help and support of others that are outside, progress is hard to be mad. As long as empathy plays a role in this then the goal will continually be reached as more people understand. Just as they are seeing that a homosexual couple can raise a child just the same as a heterosexual couple can. The data in the article says that about 70 percent of those who responded to the poll said that gay couples should receive the same treatment and rights as straight couples. This is all out of sympathy. What if children were not allowed to be adopted by a heterosexual couple that was able to love and support them? It would hurt not only the couple, but the child in the long run due to foster care being an inadequate form of nurturing for developing

Once I have become aware of and accepted my morals, next I need to identify if they are coming into play with this client in a negative way. If my morals are coming into play there are several ways this impact the therapy I am doing with this client. The ways in which impact can occur is through building rapport, maintaining a therapeutic alliance, through my approach including treatment planning and goals, through transference or countertransference, and by limiting my ability to help this client with their issue. Before 1973 the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders viewed homosexuality as a psychological disorder. This resulted in treatment plans that involved reorienting the individual to be heterosexual (Fontaine & Hammond, 1996). Although this practice is no longer common and has been debunked many times a metaphorical wedge between

Having a platonic relationship with the same sex isn’t always easy due to the fears a heterosexual may have when they have a homosexual friend. The lack of same sex friends can allow for one to often feel isolated. Carl Charles, a survivor of conversion therapy, had his pastor say “you think Jesus wants you to be a dyke? You think Jesus died so you can march down the street with all your faggot friends?” (advocate.com) This so called “therapy” made Carl feel isolated:  “I couldn’t tell my friends, and adults I thought I could trust” (advocate.com). Not only is isolation one of the effects of conversion therapy but an APA study done in 2009 concluded that “ depression, guilt, helplessness, shame, social withdrawal, suicidality and self-blame” are risks taken when enacting in the therapy. The study also concluded that these “risks are even greater for youth. Minors who

Most medical and mental health practitioners agree that efforts to change sexual orientation are ineffective and harmful. The APA stated that "no recent research (1999-2007) meets methodological standards that permit conclusions regarding efficiency or safety of conversion therapy"(...). Douglas C. Haldeman presented an odd case that presented both the ineffectiveness and also the indirect benefits of conversion therapy, where a gay man realized there was nothing he could do to change and finally accepted himself for who he was (p. 120, ). However, not all patients have the same results. There are critical health risks that have been associated with conversion therapy. Many patients have suffered from depression, anxiety, lowered self esteem, and sexual dysfunction. In extreme cases, some patients have even attempted suicide. Haldeman described another case of a man who had high hopes of being "cured" and being able to live a happy heterosexual life. After the therapy had failed him, he became depressed Aside from the therapy being harmful and ineffective, ethicists discourage conversion therapy on the basis that implies that there is cure for a

On December 8, 2016, Mark Squilla proposed a bill against a practice called “conversion therapy on LGBTQ” a practice to convert an individual’s gender identity in order to reduce romantic attraction toward same-sex individuals. According to the article, many health associations have proof that “the dangers of conversion therapy practices, which are known to lead to depression, decreased self-esteem, substance abuse, and suicide.”(PHL Council). Squilla does not want anyone to feel rejected and ashamed because of who they are. He plays a large role in this bill because he stood up to the LGBTQ commitee and protect who they are.

Legislation should be changed on the topic of how to deal with the illegal activity and abuse that has been reported to happen inside hundreds of conversion therapy centers. These places are reported to have abused people from the LGBT community physically, verbally, and mentally to supposedly transform them into ‘normal’ people by believing that they can be changed to heterosexuality because of beliefs that they shouldn’t be LGBT. “One of these camps Journey Beyond...works towards finding an emotional breakthrough in order to reawaken participants’ ‘authentic heterosexual masculinity’. Their methods are based on the idea that non-heterosexual men are all heterosexual but have been affected in some way that has caused them to be attracted to

Shortly after saying this Paulk was spotted and photographed in a D.C. gay bar” (Johnson). With results like these, all therapists should refrain from using conversion therapy. Whether conversion therapy be unethical or have no proven cure, its biggest downfall is the increased rates of depression and suicides among gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered teens.

We need to ask ourselves if we would just be submissive to someone telling us how to live our life. We need to ask if it’s right for someone else to tell us who we can and cannot love. We need to ask ourselves if we would be okay with someone telling us to change something that is a part of how we are. We cannot just oppress these people because they are a part of every country, race, religion, and gender. We need to give them the same rights as every other minority. “...Let us keep in mind that our commitments to protect the freedom of religion and defend the dignity of LGBT people emanate from a common source”