An Exodus From the 'Ex-Gay' Movement?

[William769]

The movement, which suffered the latest blow on Wednesday as Exodus International's board voted to shut down, is the subject of a new installment of Our America With Lisa Ling.

The nation’s most prominent ex-gay group, Exodus International, announced on its website late Wednesday that it will shut down and reemerge as a new ministry.

The group had for most of its existence insisted gay people can be turned straight. Exactly what its newest iteration will become is unclear from the announcement, and a new website called "Reduce Fear" hasn't even been completed.

Decades after leading U.S. mental health organizations agreed that being gay is not a disorder, a small segment of American society, driven largely by religion, has persisted in saying homosexuality is something that can and should be “cured.” While there has always been ample skepticism about the “ex-gay” movement, recent developments indicate the movement is becoming more marginal than ever —it’s not dead, but it’s certainly in critical condition.

Stories are legion of those who’ve gone through so-called reparative therapy, seeking to turn from gay to straight, only to find the therapy is not only ineffective but downright harmful. Mainstream mental health professionals have condemned it. One state has outlawed it, and others are likely to follow. Even the president of Exodus International has renounced such therapy and says Exodus is no longer part of the ex-gay movement.

http://www.advocate.com/politics/religion/2013/06/20/breaking-exodus-international-shuts-down-end-ex-gay-movement?page=0,0

well it's about damn time. One battle down so many more to go. We are a resilient bunch.

[Downwinder]

1. What is the career path for exorcists?

[longship]

3. Just ask Father Amorth.

He's done thousands and thousands.

Gabriele Amorth

Apparently the Vatican is filled with possessed priests.

[David__77]

2. So then they move to the Catholic anti-gay position.

They will not try to change homosexuals into heterosexuals, because they know that doing so hurts the anti-gay movement. Instead, they will, like the Catholic Church, argue that there are homosexual persons that should remain celibate, as other "disordered" people should refrain from "anti-social" behavior. In a sense, the Catholic position is even more reactionary and backward than the "you can change" position.

[Ligyron]

5. ^^Probably This^^

[Ruby the Liberal]

4. K&R!