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Why a Gay Person Can’t Be Made Un-Gay This page intentionally left blank Why a Gay Person Can’t Be Made Un-Gay Te Truth About Reparative Terapies Martin Kantor, MD Copyright © 2015 by Martin Kantor, MD All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, except for the inclusion of brief quotations in a review, without prior permission in writing from the publisher. 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 19 18 17 16 15 1 2 3 4 5 This book is also available on the World Wide Web as an eBook. Visit www.abc-clio.com for details. Praeger An Imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC ABC-CLIO, LLC 130 Cremona Drive, P.O. Box 1911 Santa Barbara, California 93116-1911 This book is printed on acid-free paper Manufactured in the United States of America For Michael This page intentionally left blank “This is our great obligation: To enable the human animal to accept nature within himself, to stop running away from it and 1 to enjoy what now he dreads so much.” This page intentionally left blank 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
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