Can it be done?

[Gaylord]

well if your brain can be trained to think a certain way i suppose it can be done
she has done nothing wrong here.the journalist came in and asked her to try and change his sexual desires
if she had managed to do that how could she be in the wrong

It's more to do with that she viewed homosexuality as ‘a mental illness, an addiction & an anti-religious phenomenon’

Not really the view you want from a mental health professional, or is it?

GL

[El Gordo]

Gay men have insufficient amounts of testosterone....hmmmm!, interesting theory

GL

I seem to remember seeing a study. Gay men had higher levels on average, but it wasn't statistically significant. I don't think it's something you could really determine in a study, unless you assume that closeted and out gays have the same level, which sounds dubious.

It's more to do with that she viewed homosexuality as ‘a mental illness, an addiction & an anti-religious phenomenon’

Not really the view you want from a mental health professional, or is it?

GL

The mental illness idea was something that mental health professionals used to say quite commonly. Attitudes began to change in the 60's and 70's, but not everyone has caught up.

[Gaylord]

I seem to remember seeing a study. Gay men had higher levels on average, but it wasn't statistically significant. I don't think it's something you could really determine in a study, unless you assume that closeted and out gays have the same level, which sounds dubious.

The mental illness idea was something that mental health professionals used to say quite commonly. Attitudes began to change in the 60's and 70's, but not everyone has caught up.

Yeah that sounds about right EL G.

GL