On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 7:38 PM, Tommy News <tommysnews@gmail.com> wrote:
Idiots like you are probably born that way.
On Apr 11, 11:52 am, plainolamerican <plainolameri...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> > Tommy- Hide quoted text -> In our view, the Archives of Sexual Behavior should honor Dr.
> Spitzer's wishes and retract his study.
> ---
> and put homosexuality back on the mental disorder list?
>
> just kidding ... homos are probably born that way
>
> On Apr 11, 11:38 am, Tommy News <tommysn...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Dr. Robert Spitzer retracts and rejects "ex-gay" conversion as
> > impossible and harmful
>
> > Folks, this is HUGE NEWS.
>
> > In a move that serves as a significant blow to "ex-gay" programs and
> > anti-gay organizations, Dr. Robert Spitzer repudiated his
> > much-criticized 2001 study that claimed some "highly motivated"
> > homosexuals could go from gay to straight. His retraction occurred in
> > an American Prospect magazine article that hit newsstands today.
> > Spitzer's rejection of his own research, which was originally
> > published in the Archives of Sexual Behavior, is a devastating blow to
> > "ex-gay" organizations because it decisively eliminates their most
> > potent claim that homosexuality can be reversed through therapy and
> > prayer.
>
> > Dr. Spitzer's repudiation of his 2001 study is an earthquake that
> > severely undermines the validity of 'ex-gay' programs. Spitzer just
> > kicked out the final leg from the stool on which the proponents of
> > 'ex-gay' therapy based their already shaky claims of success.
>
> > Spitzer's 2001 study was a surprise and created a media firestorm
> > because he had previously led the charge in 1972-73 to remove
> > homosexuality from the list of mental disorders in the Diagnostic and
> > Statistical Manual (DSM) of the American Psychiatric Association. At
> > the time, this was a shocking story that captured the nation's
> > attention. Dr. Spitzer was the last person in America one would have
> > expected to produce a study bolstering the claims of 'ex-gay'
> > activists.
>
> > According to today's American Prospect article:
>
> > "In retrospect, I have to admit I think the critiques [of my study]
> > are largely correct," Dr. Spitzer told the American Prospect in an
> > article by Gabriel Arana titled, My So Called Ex-Gay Life. "The
> > findings can be considered evidence for what those who have undergone
> > ex-gay therapy say about it, but nothing more."
>
> > He said he spoke with the editor of the Archives of Sexual Behavior
> > about writing a retraction, but the editor declined. (Repeated
> > attempts to contact the journal went unanswered.)
>
> > Spitzer said that he was proud of having been instrumental in removing
> > homosexuality from the list of mental disorders. Now 80 and retired,
> > he was afraid that the 2001 study would tarnish his legacy and perhaps
> > hurt others. He said that failed attempts to rid oneself of homosexual
> > attractions "can be quite harmful." He has, though, no doubts about
> > the 1973 fight over the classification of homosexuality.
>
> > "Had there been no Bob Spitzer, homosexuality would still have
> > eventually been removed from the list of psychiatric disorders," he
> > said. "But it wouldn't have happened in 1973."
>
> > Spitzer was growing tired and asked how many more questions I had.
> > Nothing, I responded, unless you have something to add. He did. Would
> > I print a retraction of his 2001 study, "So I don't have to worry
> > about it anymore"?
>
> > Dr. Spitzer's research was particularly harmful because he was the
> > only non-socially conservative scientist to produce a study claiming
> > some people could "pray away the gay."
>
> > "This man is an atheist, so he's not Bible thumping and doesn't have
> > an ax to grind," said Greg Quinlan, President of Parents and Friends
> > of Ex-Gays (PFOX), in an October 7, 2011 interview on NewsPlus with
> > Mark Segraves. "He just decided, let's talk about this ex-gay thing
> > and see if it's true. And he has concluded it can be true for people
> > who are highly motivated to change." PFOX currently has a video of Dr.
> > Spitzer on the front page of its website.
>
> > Virtually every anti-gay organization in the country quotes Dr.
> > Spitzer's work. (Here are a few examples) It will be an integrity test
> > to see which groups remove citations of his work in the coming week.
> > Those who continue to use his study to back their agenda are
> > deliberately misleading people and we intend to hold them accountable.
>
> > In our view, the Archives of Sexual Behavior should honor Dr.
> > Spitzer's wishes and retract his study. They have an ethical and moral
> > obligation to act as quickly as possible to right this terrible wrong
> > that has fueled anti-gay campaigns for more than a decade.
>
> > Not one mainstream organization of medical and mental health
> > professionals has found any evidence to support so-called "ex-gay"
> > therapy; in fact, the evidence they have found suggests that it can
> > actually be harmful to patients.
>
> > More:http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=gow5fgcab&v=0014Vp...
>
> > --
> > Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time.
> > Have a great day,
> > Tommy
>
> > --
> > Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time.
> > Have a great day,
>
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