Articles about Therapy

7 May 2013
US: Supporters of ‘gay cure’ therapy call for new hearing on New Jersey bill to ban it 9 Supporters of controversial "gay conversion" therapy in the US state of New Jersey, are calling for a bill to ban it to be subject to a new Senate hearing.
26 April 2013
US: Bill to ban ‘ex-gay’ therapy to be introduced in New York 3 Two Democratic Senators in the US state of New York have announced plans to introduce legislation to outlaw the practice of controversial "gay conversion therapy".
11 April 2013
Video: Gay son of leading ‘conversion therapist’ talks about coming out to him 8 The gay son of one of the first therapists to write on "gay cure", therapy has spoken about about coming out, saying it was difficult, but that he managed to overcome the issue with his father.
19 March 2013
Video: Gay teen in viral coming out video urges New Jersey Senate committee to ban gay ‘cure’ therapy 6 A gay teenager from New Jersey gave an impassioned speech to a Senate committee considering a ban on gay conversion therapy in the state, after he started a petition with over 110,000 signatures against the therapy, and his recent coming out video went viral.
27 February 2013
Costa Rica: Top psychologists slam attempts at gay ‘cure’ therapy 4 A top group of psychologists in Costa Rica have condemned any attempts to "cure" homosexuality through therapy, saying it is unjustifiable, and that the focus should be on removing stigmas around homosexuality, not trying to change it.
31 January 2013
Committee debates gay ‘cure’ therapy before inquiry into doctor advocating it 36 A heated debate on therapy attempting to "cure" people of same-sex attraction took place in a committee room at the Houses of Parliament on Wednesday.
27 November 2012
US: False advertising lawsuit filed against New Jersey group offering gay ‘conversion therapy’ 8 Four gay men in New York have filed a lawsuit accusing a New Jersey-based group of falsely offering "conversion therapy", with a view to "reversing" their homosexuality.
7 June 2012
Dutch Christian group may appeal after ‘gay cure’ therapy removed from health insurance 35 A religious organisation whose 'gay cure' therapy is to be removed from the basic health insurance package in the Netherlands has said it is looking to appeal the decision.
31 May 2012
California senate approves ban on ‘gay cure’ therapy for minors 10 The Californian state senate last night approved a bill to ban the use of so-called conversion therapies on minors which attempt to alter their sexual orientation.
28 May 2012
Christian ‘gay cure’ therapist loses appeal 85 A Christian psychotherapist lost her appeal last week against a ruling by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy that her behaviour in offering to therapeutically change a patient's sexuality was negligent.
11 April 2012
Psychiatrist requests retraction of controversial ‘gay cure’ study 21 Dr Robert Spitzer has said he would like to retract a study he conducted on the result of 'gay cure' therapy which has been used to claim that some gay people are able to turn straight.
25 February 2010
Iris Robinson’s gay cure therapist reported to GMC 22 A psychiatrist who worked with shamed former MP Iris Robinson has been reported to the General Medical Council for his work in trying to "cure" gay people.
10 February 2010
Campaign launched to expose ex-gay therapists 46 A gay journalist who went undercover to expose the methods of gay conversion therapists is organising a campaign to stamp out the controversial therapy.
2 February 2010
NHS ‘paying for ex-gay therapy’ 101 The National Health Service is paying for people to have therapy to turn them straight, it has been claimed.
21 January 2010
Ex-gay therapy survivor testifies at gay marriage trial 8 A gay man who was forced to undergo 'reparative therapy' to make him straight has given evidence before a trial on California's gay marriage ban.

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