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Summary: Brilliant?
Review: In a review by James D. Weinrich, Ph.D., University of California, San Diego, Department of Psychiatry, called this " a precedent-setting book, but probably not in ways that the author would appreciate. It sets a milestone in the history of sexual orientation self-acceptance; after homosexuals and bisexuals, the latest out of the closet are non-gay homosexuals' -- Nicolosi's term for men who are homosexually responsive but who reject the cultural assumptions of the gay world. As the latest in a long list of books which offer therapy to men who wish to change a homosexual orientation to heterosexual, it sets another precedent in that the author is apparently the first to admit that this change is not possible. It is important to understand why the pro-change school has finally admitted this fact and why they believe that therapy is advisable nevertheless."Hear that? NOT POSSIBLE. But you should go through therapy anyway. Gosh, that's brilliant.
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Summary: ZERO STAR RATING FOR Fundamentalist Propaganda in Disguise
Review: It's horrifying (and EXPENSIVE!) to discover after only 3 or 4 pages that this book is a thinly veiled attempt to convince gay men (overwhelmingly medically accepted as an orientation one is born with) that they should continue to fear and hide in shame their real and true identities. Spend your money better on legitimate medical study research -- not this pretend version written by mean, uptight people. OF COURSE you don't have to participate in the so-called "Gay Lifestyle" just because you're homosexual. But that's not the issue. The issue is that HOWEVER you choose to live with your gay sexuality, it is not going to change just because some factions in society can't handle it and continue to try to shame you out of it. It's who you are (if it is) and you needn't waste money reading this highly contrived and extremely damaging hateful writing in this book. Just read a few of the opening pages and you can see right through the jibberish. Sheeesh.
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Summary: A terribly silly book - don't waste your money
Review: Like most other books on this topic, this is one of the silliest, most ridiculous books I've ever read, full of tortured logic and profound bigotry. I am a serious Christian and this book is an insult to Christians everywhere. If this had been written in the 1950s, we could have excused its ignorance and foolishness, but today there is no excuse for it. As a Christian, it embarrasses me. Most gay people are happy and well-adjusted, are not obsessed with sex, are not promiscuous, and do not live a "lifestyle" any different from the rest of us.
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Summary: Don't bother with this book: reparative therapy is a myth
Review: Nicolosi and others of his ilk simply cannot seem to leave mother nature alone. Some people are simply born gay and it is as natural as one's eye color or being right-handed. This book purports more of the same garbage that causes men to doubt who they naturally are. Reparative therapy is a myth created by mostly religious types and those like Nicolosi who hide behind faulty psychological thinking and theory. The American Psychological Association and other credible professional organizations completely discount reparative therapy.
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Summary: A bold voice of wisdom amidst the roar of popular opinion!
Review: Nicolosi has written a fine work that speaks for countless homosexually-oriented men who do not choose to embrace the "gay life." This timely and greatly needed book represents those men who find themselves attracted to other men, yet know that their ultimate fulfillment and wholeness won't be found by "coming out." They're not confused. Rather, these men have chosen a decisively bold and courageous counter-cultural journey of inner-healing and healthy relating that has often left them ignored and unrecognized. That is, until now!
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Summary: Politically correct it isn't: Hope for those who want it.
Review: Nicolosi writes from practical therapuetic experience giving hope for those who want change and find their isn't much help available out there. If you're looking for political correctness you won't find it here. Those wanting a way out of homosexuality are a neglected minority and Nicolosi is a skilled and articulate advocate. Good details on origins and the change process.
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Summary: Not new- a rehash of old ideas
Review: Nicolosi's "new" theory of the cause of homosexuality is a rehash of Irving Bieber's (1962) "dominant aggressive or close binding mother/absent distant or passive father" theory. There is nothing new in this book. This book clings tenaciously to the DSM II classification of homosexuality and the DSM III classification of the "ego-dystonic homosexual" by pathologising sexual orientation in terms of a religious ideal If this theory of "dominant aggressive or close binding mother/absent distant or passive father" is correct, then why aren't all the sons of single mothers gay? Why are people who have the opposite style of parenting as described by Nicolosi, Bieber, Moberly, etc., turning out gay? Think about it- as Gerald Davison (1976: 159) says "one cannot attach a pathogenic label to a pattern of child rearing unless one a priori labels the adult behaviour pattern pathological. What is wrong with [a "close binding mother"] unless you happen to find her in the background of people whose current behaviour you judge before hand to be pathological". I know many heterosexuals had this "close binding mother" and "absent distant father", yet they are straight. So is a "close binding mother/absent distant father" really to blame for sexual orientation? Note that reparative "therapy" has been criticised for offering false hope. It has also been criticised by the America Psychiatric Association (1998) as posing great risks of depression, anxiety and self-destructive behaviour, reinforcing self hatred among patients, and by the American Psychological Association (1997). This book is in flagrant disregard to the guidelines of both Associations.
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Summary: Horrific, terrifying, and damaging...
Review: Nicolosi's book is yet another example of homophobic propaganda in action. The book presents a pseudo-scientific guide to the euphemism "reparative therapy." This form of "therapy" has been completely rejected by the American Psychological Association (APA) due to its damaging effects on people of same sex orientation. In addition, the book provides a perspective on homosexuality that makes the implication that it is a symptom of an "unhealthy" person. As a result, it makes the case that it needs to be healed and offers a variety of totally baseless pathological theories as to the "root" of the "problem." This book represents nothing more than a fine way to possibly damage, or hurt, someone you may know and/or care about.
I'm a 22 year-old undergraduate student who came out to my family 3 years ago and I have enjoyed their full acceptance and support ever since. I'm also about to graduate Magna Cum Laude from my university and I've always enjoyed a terrific, fulfilling relationship with both of my parents. I'm totally secure in my manhood and cringe at the thought that anyone would even publish a book that suggests a homosexual male engages in same-sex encounters solely on the basis that they are insecure in their manhood and in their identity as a human being. At the very least, the author could assume some responsibility for his hatred, fear, and bigotry, but what on earth would one expect from the pseudo-intellectual rhetoric of a mindless, religious zealot? Talk about a waste of paper.
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Summary: Blasphemous
Review: The book blasphemes. It assumes homosexuality stems from a bad relationship with the father. And: if you choose to be openly gay you have to live the "gay lifestyle." And: homosexuality is something to "repair." And: something is wrong with your masculinity if you're gay. Hey folks, you can be gay and not live "the gay lifestyle." I HATE the gay lifestyle and I'm gay! I hate the vapid gay pride parades, the endless preening of gym queens, the self-loathing barebackers and germ chasers, and the utter failure of all HIV organizations, especially the gay-identified ones. I live in New York but avoid the pretentious gay ghetto. I have a boyfriend whom I love and who loves me. My dad and I are buddies. My boyfriend and I are HIV-negative and monogamous. I have a job and I pay taxes. There's nothing to repair - except the subway system! Don't fool yourself: Nicolosi is basically making a name - and big bucks - for himself. It's the American thing to do. Don't torment yourself, either. It's post-9/11 and we have better things to do. Let's all be gay. And let's change the discussion from "what is masculinity?" to "what is humanity?"
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Summary: The premise of the book is incorrect
Review: The premise of this book is incorrect: the sexual orientation of a human being is immutable. You cannot change what you were born as, you can only work to change how you feel about yourself and how society treats you. That said, skip this book and try out "Outing Yourself" by Michael Signorile--that book will sooner save your life than "Reparative Therapy of Male Homosexuality" will. Nicolisi does not imbue this book with religious rhetoric so much (there are undercurrents of course), but you will be attracted to this book if you are coming from a religious background. Instead of relying on "reparative therapy" like this, consider switching denominations: there are millions of faithful homosexuals who belong to thousands of gay-friendly churches and synagogues, and you can find your place as a gay person among them. Remember: the premise of this book is demonstrably wrong, and following its advice will be destructive, not constructive, to you.
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