Once a Queer...

The American Psychological Association passed a resolution yesterday (Wednesday) stating that they condemn attempts at 'reparative therapy' for homosexuals in order to turn them into heterosexuals. Any attempt to conduct this kind of therapy is detrimental to the person's health and it tends to result in suicidal tendencies in patients. The resolution passed by a vote of 125-4 in the association's governing council.

I doubt this will change anything among those who have been advocating and conducting these 'therapies' and the sensible people already knew this. But it is bound to catch on with time, as did the APA's 1975 resolution to remove homosexuality from the list of mental illnesses.

Press reports on this are to be found on the Associated Press, The New York Times, and CNN. The APA's 130-page report is here (.pdf format) in its entirety.