News Flash - It's Still Being Practiced. Why? Conversion therapy persists to this day, despite the fact that the APA declassified homosexuality as a mental illness, removing it from the DSM in 1973. The practice continues despite the 2003 Lawrence v. Texas decision...
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Conversion Therapy – Part 1: Where it Comes From
The Origins of the Practice of Conversion TherapyIn 1899, German psychiatrist Albert von Schrenck-Notzing claimed that he could alter a man's sexual impulses through the use of hypnosis. After 45 hypnosis sessions and some trips to a brothel, the pioneering innovator...
Brunei Set to Punish Gay Sex and Adultery with Death by Stoning
The Recent Brief BackstoryBack in 2014, there was outrage following Brunei’s actions of gradually implementing Sharia Law, the Islamic legal system that enforces strict corporal punishments. Over the last several years the government has made conservative changes,...
Reflections on Pride Month: Measured Progress in the LGBT Community
As Pride Month comes to a close, I sit reflecting on the state of the movement. I reflect on my own relationship as a straight ally to the LGBT community, thinking on the progress that has been made as well as the honest look at where we’re at. The unsettled feeling...