tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205147049740549737.post4923106961571134988..comments2023-10-20T03:36:16.402-07:00Comments on The Safe Schools Coalition Blog: PFOX Statement On LGBT Youth SuicideSafe Schools Coalitionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12888406342613125865noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205147049740549737.post-53130807856346055382008-07-25T09:54:00.000-07:002008-07-25T09:54:00.000-07:00Dr. Throckmorton, thank you so much for the clarif...Dr. Throckmorton, thank you so much for the clarification of your views. It seems that the main ethical difference between so-called reparative therapists and legitimate professionals is what you describe: honest information about the likely outcomes of therapy. People can't make informed consent to any care - cancer surgery or mental health counseling - without knowing what studies have found. The problem with studies of psychotherapeutic techniques like reparative therapy is that nobody gets randomly assigned and few studies have even followed patients longitudinally. So, as you say, there are simply a few anecdotal reports of people experiencing any real change of perspective (and even more rarely of actual attraction) and many -- also anecdotal -- reports of people becoming suicidal or otherwise experiencing tremendous harm from these approaches. Thank you for your honesty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205147049740549737.post-55188537700377302392008-07-24T21:13:00.000-07:002008-07-24T21:13:00.000-07:00I'm a bisexual guy, and no matter how much I try t...I'm a bisexual guy, and no matter how much I try to subdue the sexual to other guys, it won't work. So I figure oh what the heck, I'll be gay, and the same thing happens, I can't subdue my attraction women. When I see both or either a man and/or a women slowly undress, I go freakin' crazy and horny. So I don't know what she's talking about when she can alter her sexuality to be more heterosexual.<BR/>http://FindBilover.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205147049740549737.post-60104035006041673242008-07-24T19:24:00.000-07:002008-07-24T19:24:00.000-07:00I have in the past been an advocate of change ther...I have in the past been an advocate of change therapies and maintain a belief that clients should be informed that some people do report modest change, often via religious mediation. Often this change is in perspective and not sexual attraction. I am not a reparative therapist and advocate sexual identity therapy which does not promote sexual orientation change. My views have changed to incorporate research demonstrating that such change is infrequent. I believe clients should be informed of these findings. I also do not support the way PFOX used the Remafedi research.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com