WHO condemns conversion therapy

I really know nothing about conversion therapy other than I have heard of it.
Is there a success rate?
Just exactly what do they do in these things? Have them watch porn and hire prostitutes?
 
The only thing that kind of charletanism can do is help people already in the closet STAY in the closet.

Homophobes are all gay.

Their obsession with gay sex telegraphs their inherent gayness.
By that logic.

Anyone who dislikes child molesters; is really a child molester.

And people who hate rape: are really rapists

Got it. :cuckoo:
 
See that link? In the first post. Follow the link, grab it from the address bar in your browser, drop it in a post.

What does it say.

And don't give me that shit. The Regional Office for the Americas of

THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION

is still

PAHO, part of the United Nations system, serving as the Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health Organization, and as the health organization of the Inter-American System.

Numbnuts.

Yes, so again why did you write that the WHO put out this statement when the WHO did no such thing? Why didn't you name the organisation who did put out the statement instead of falsely implying that it was the WHO as a whole who put out that statement?
 
See that link? In the first post. Follow the link, grab it from the address bar in your browser, drop it in a post.

What does it say.

And don't give me that shit. The Regional Office for the Americas of

THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION

is still

PAHO, part of the United Nations system, serving as the Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health Organization, and as the health organization of the Inter-American System.

Numbnuts.

Yes, so again why did you write that the WHO put out this statement when the WHO did no such thing? Why didn't you name the organisation who did put out the statement instead of falsely implying that it was the WHO as a whole who put out that statement?

Okay. English is not your first language. Cya.
 
I really know nothing about conversion therapy other than I have heard of it.
Is there a success rate?
Just exactly what do they do in these things? Have them watch porn and hire prostitutes?

I have no real idea, although I doubt it involves the things you suggest (in jest). I doubt it is very succesful but I also doubt there is any real scientific study about it. Even the people now putting out a statement against it clearly have no scientific arguments against or for.
 
See that link? In the first post. Follow the link, grab it from the address bar in your browser, drop it in a post.

What does it say.

And don't give me that shit. The Regional Office for the Americas of

THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION

is still

PAHO, part of the United Nations system, serving as the Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health Organization, and as the health organization of the Inter-American System.

Numbnuts.

Yes, so again why did you write that the WHO put out this statement when the WHO did no such thing? Why didn't you name the organisation who did put out the statement instead of falsely implying that it was the WHO as a whole who put out that statement?

Okay. English is not your first language. Cya.

I see that you simply can't admit to being found out as a liar again.
 
It is and has always been trash science that is more torture than anything else
 
I really know nothing about conversion therapy other than I have heard of it.
Is there a success rate?
Just exactly what do they do in these things? Have them watch porn and hire prostitutes?

I have no real idea, although I doubt it involves the things you suggest (in jest). I doubt it is very succesful but I also doubt there is any real scientific study about it. Even the people now putting out a statement against it clearly have no scientific arguments against or for.

I would think the success rate would be incredibly low.
I mean...I can't imagine a therapy session on the planet that could make me no longer find females attractive...let alone find men attractive!!:50:
 
I really know nothing about conversion therapy other than I have heard of it.
Is there a success rate?
Just exactly what do they do in these things? Have them watch porn and hire prostitutes?

I have no real idea, although I doubt it involves the things you suggest (in jest). I doubt it is very succesful but I also doubt there is any real scientific study about it. Even the people now putting out a statement against it clearly have no scientific arguments against or for.

I would think the success rate would be incredibly low.
I mean...I can't imagine a therapy session on the planet that could make me no longer find females attractive...let alone find men attractive!!:50:

Exactly.

Twenty two years ago, on May 17, the World Health Assembly removed homosexuality from the list of mental disorders when it approved a new version of the World Health Organization’s International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10).

And since it is NOT a mental illness, conversion therapy has no use.
 
any who claims to be cured is faking the cure.

A gay person who is willing to go through this "treatment" is already hating themselves for being gay.
 
Don’t let them tell you that sexuality is a choice.

One of the central claims made in defense of religion-based bigotry is that sexuality is a choice – a choice that can be changed with prayer and professional guidance. This mistaken belief has lead to the creation of this disturbing practice. Conversion or reparative therapy promotes the myth that a same-sex attraction can be lessened or cured.

Extremist groups such as Exodus International and Love in Action prey on the insecurity and self-hate created in the minds of LGBT people by religion-based bigotry. These groups promise to lead people out of the “darkness” of homosexuality.

Every reputable health organization in the country condemns conversion or reparative therapy, including the American Psychological and Psychiatric Associations, the American Medical Association, and the National Organization of Social Workers, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American Psychoanalytic Association.

Below you will find statements from these organizations on why these therapies do not work and why they cause great harm:

American Academy of Pediatrics (1993)
“Therapy directed specifically at changing sexual orientation is contraindicated, since it can provoke guilt and anxiety while having little or no potential for achieving changes in orientation.”

American Medical Association (2003)
“Our AMA opposes the use of ‘reparative’ or ‘conversion’ therapy that is based on the assumption that homosexuality per se is a mental disorder or based upon the a priori assumption that the patient should change his/her homosexual orientation.”

American Psychoanalytic Association (2000)
“Psychoanalytic technique does not encompass purposeful efforts to ‘convert’ or ‘repair’ an individual’s sexual orientation. Such directed efforts are against fundamental principles of psychoanalytic treatment and often result in substantial psychological pain by reinforcing damaging internalized homophobic attitudes.”

American Psychiatric Association (1998)
“The American Psychiatric Association opposes any psychiatric treatment, such as reparative or conversion therapy, which is based upon the assumption that homosexuality per se is a mental disorder or based upon the priori assumption that a patient should change his/her sexual homosexual orientation.” The APA removed homosexuality from its list of disorders in 1973.

American Psychological Association (1997)
“No scientific evidence exists to support the effectiveness of any of the conversion therapies that try to change sexual orientation.” The association removed homosexuality from its list of disorders in 1975.

National Association of Social Workers (2000)
“People seek mental health services for many reasons. Accordingly, it is fair to assert that lesbians and gay men seek therapy for the same reasons that heterosexual people do. However, the increase in media campaigns, often coupled with coercive messages from family and community members, has created an environment in which lesbians and gay men often are pressured to seek reparative or conversion therapies, which cannot and will not change sexual orientation. Aligned with the American Psychological Association’s (1997) position, NCLGB believes that such treatment potentially can lead to severe emotional damage. Specifically, transformational ministries are fueled by stigmatization of lesbians and gay men, which in turn produces the social climate that pressures some people to seek change in sexual orientation. No data demonstrate that reparative or conversion therapies are effective, and in fact they may be harmful.

The Damaging Practice of Conversion or Reparative Therapy | Faith in America
 
I really know nothing about conversion therapy other than I have heard of it.
Is there a success rate?
Just exactly what do they do in these things? Have them watch porn and hire prostitutes?

I have no real idea, although I doubt it involves the things you suggest (in jest). I doubt it is very succesful but I also doubt there is any real scientific study about it. Even the people now putting out a statement against it clearly have no scientific arguments against or for.

I would think the success rate would be incredibly low.
I mean...I can't imagine a therapy session on the planet that could make me no longer find females attractive...let alone find men attractive!!:50:

Frankly, I think it is a complete waste. But hey, so is 95% of cosmetic surgery, 90% of psychotherapy, etc.
 
[And since it is NOT a mental illness, conversion therapy has no use.

Do you want to outlaw any medical practice that has no use?

No, just the harmful ones, especially if the "patient" is not there of their own free will and volition.

And I haven't had any coffee yet, but I'm pretty sure I mad no reference to 'outlawing' conversion therapy. After all, Marcus Bachmann has a standard of living to uphold.
 
It is and has always been trash science that is more torture than anything else
Many gays have realized that they are caught up in a mentally unhealthy lifestyle that often leads to fatal diseases and suicide; and want to escape before it's too late.

The medical community has basically shut the door on these tortured souls and told them they won't help them.

It's time for doctors and mental health professional to acknowledge there are people who want out of the homo lifestyle.

And need to start providing approved and tested methodologies to treat and cure innocent people caught up in the homosexual nightmare.
 
[And since it is NOT a mental illness, conversion therapy has no use.

Do you want to outlaw any medical practice that has no use?

No, just the harmful ones, especially if the "patient" is not there of their own free will and volition.

And I haven't had any coffee yet, but I'm pretty sure I mad no reference to 'outlawing' conversion therapy. After all, Marcus Bachmann has a standard of living to uphold.

If they are forced into it then we are talking about criminal behavior under existing statutes. Otherwise, if people want to subject themselves to this, let them. Live and let live.
 
It is and has always been trash science that is more torture than anything else
Many gays have realized that they are caught up in a mentally unhealthy lifestyle that often leads to fatal diseases and suicide; and want to escape before it's too late.

The medical community has basically shut the door on these tortured souls and told them they won't help them.

It's time for doctors and mental health professional to acknowledge there are people who want out of the homo lifestyle.

And need to start providing approved and tested methodologies to treat and cure innocent people caught up in the homosexual nightmare.

you hate gays the momment they are born.

You want to pretend they need curing.

Just because you are a backward and incredably uncompassionate person is no reason science should approve of torture to help people lie about who they are.
 
I have no real idea, although I doubt it involves the things you suggest (in jest). I doubt it is very succesful but I also doubt there is any real scientific study about it. Even the people now putting out a statement against it clearly have no scientific arguments against or for.

I would think the success rate would be incredibly low.
I mean...I can't imagine a therapy session on the planet that could make me no longer find females attractive...let alone find men attractive!!:50:

Exactly.

Twenty two years ago, on May 17, the World Health Assembly removed homosexuality from the list of mental disorders when it approved a new version of the World Health Organization’s International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10).

And since it is NOT a mental illness, conversion therapy has no use.

I have a nephew who is gay, when he was young it was pretty obvious that he was going to be. He acted way more like a little girl than a boy.
At any rate - his father I think tried to convince himself that he could "turn him". He bought him an electric guitar, motorcycle, t-shirts with male-oriented subject matter - etc. etc. He constantly rode the boy when he was a teenager about getting a girlfriend, teasing him (in a rather ugly way) about acting like a girl..."be a man" etc.
That was years ago.
The boy is now 25. He is a good kid and he has nothing to do with his Dad. They don't even talk.
I think this would be the result of "conversion therapy".
 
you hate gays the momment they are born.

You want to pretend they need curing.

Just because you are a backward and incredably uncompassionate person is no reason science should approve of torture to help people lie about who they are.
No one is born gay. So that point is moot.

So you are telling me that 100% of homos are happy being homo.

And that none of them, not a single person, wants to escape that lifestyle?
 

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