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A look at the bill’s misuse of science
 
Christopher H. Rosik, Ph.D.
 
California SB 1172 is a first-of-its-kind legislative effort to usurp the role of the professional mental-health associations and ban change-oriented psychological care to minors. …

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A Review of: Zietsch, B. P, Verweij, K. J. H., Bailey, J. M., Wright, M. J., & Martin, N. G. (2009). Sexual orientation and psychiatric vulnerability: A twin study of neuroticism and psychoticism. Archives of Sexual Behavior, (published online: 09 July 2009, Springer Publications)
January 1, 2011 – 1:27 pm | Comments Off

By: James E. Phelan, LCSW, BCD
NARTH Scientific Advisory Committee
Zietsch, Verweij, Bailey, Wright, and Martin (2009) identify themselves as from the Genetic Epidemiology department of The Queensland Institute of Medical Research in Australia, although J. M. Bailey is …

“Why I Support the Work of NARTH”
November 18, 2010 – 1:39 pm | Comments Off

“I do not believe that the study of any area of the human psyche and of human behavior, whether it be in the interest of scientific inquiry or for purposes of self-understanding, should be decreed …

‘Advocate’ Magazine Describes Drug-Related Depression In MSMs
November 18, 2010 – 10:25 am | Comments Off

July 16, 2007 – The Advocate magazine (January 30, 2007) described the problem with depression that MSMs (Men who have Sex with Men) have as it relates to the use of the drug Ecstasy.
According to the Advocate, …

Report from Africa Notes Risk of Gay Sex, Cites NARTH’s Jeffrey Satinover
November 18, 2010 – 10:24 am | Comments Off

July 30, 2007 – A report published by All Africa Global Media on July 23, cites NARTH Scientific Advisory Committee member Jeffrey Satinover, Ph.D. about the causes of same-sex attractions and behaviors.
The report attempts to define …

Study Finds Correlation Between Religiosity And Reduced Promiscuity
November 18, 2010 – 10:21 am | Comments Off

August 1, 2007 – A new survey, “Religiosity, Denominational Affiliation and Sexual Behaviors among People with HIV in the United States,” (Journal of Sex Research, Vol. 44, Issue 1, 2007, pgs. 49+) studies the impact …

Risky Same-Sex Relationships Fuel Syphilis Come-Back In Pennsylvania
November 18, 2010 – 10:21 am | Comments Off

October 5, 2007 – Public health officials in Pennsylvania are concerned about the spike in syphilis cases in the state. The most recently reported cases are from 2005. The 199 cases that year hit a …

Kaposi’s Sarcoma Reappears In San Francisco
November 18, 2010 – 10:15 am | Comments Off

October 22, 2007 – A report in the San Francisco Chronicle (October 13, 2007) notes that several Kaposi’s Sarcoma (KS) cases have emerged in the city among long-term HIV positive individuals.
Fifteen patients are being treated …

Study Analyzes Bisexual Male Condom Use
November 2, 2010 – 3:07 pm | Comments Off

January 25, 2008 - The Journal of Sex Research (Vol. 44, Issue 3, 2007) has published the results of a survey of bisexual males and their use of condoms with male and female sex partners.
The researchers …

Link: Review of Research Paper: “Using to numb the pain: substance use and abuse among lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals”
November 2, 2010 – 3:06 pm | Comments Off

http://jimphelan.blogspot.com/2008/02/review-of-research-paper-using-to-numb.html

Study Shows Differences In Hazardous Drinking Among Heterosexual, Bisexual And Lesbian-Identified Women
November 2, 2010 – 3:06 pm | Comments Off

February 22, 2008 – A study published in Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, (Jan. 1, 2008), surveyed 405 self-identified lesbians in Chicago and 548 urban women from a national sample on rates of alcohol …