Homosexual Behavior

Conversion Therapy – Part 2: Where It Stands Today

Conversion Therapy – Part 2: Where It Stands Today

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

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...

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