Is it possible for gay man to convert and become straight?”
Some organizations believe that it homosexuality can be ‘cured.’ In fact, up until the 1970s or so, it was generally considered a mental illness in America. Various cures have been suggested over the years, including castration, hypnosis, aversion therapy, nausea-producing drugs, electroshock, and brain surgery. The current most popular method is called “reparative therapy” and involves a combination of behavior modification, psychoanalysis, and religious prayer. There are several organizations that use this method in an attempt to change the sexuality of their ‘patients.’ However, the medical and scientific consensus in the United States is that reparative therapy is not effective at changing sexual orientation and is potentially harmful.[1] It has a very low success rate, tends to lower self-esteem, and has been linked to depression and suicide. For these and other reasons, the Amer
