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Summary: Reinforcing Bad Behavior
Review: The book, while seeming intelligent and insightful, is only giving those that are homophobic an excuse to be so. There is no clear cause of homosexuality, not is it a disorder of any kind and thus there is no "cure". This book is, in a sense, merely telling parents to disallow their children from being themselves. Homosexuallity being a mental disorder was discredited in 1970 and remains a life choice until a genetic study proves otherwise. Making a book such as this only reinforces bigoted attitudes. Please, if your'e going to make a book like this, get ALL of your facts correct and non-opinionated.
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Summary: Please read before you review
Review: I have actually read the book. I have also read over 20 of the 1 star reviews and can tell that not one of those has actually read the book. It looks like the community offended by this book has decided to rate it low en masse without reading it in order to keep it from being read by others. Very classy. There is nothing recommended in this book that would 'damage' a child. The author doesn't propose forcing children into therapy if they strongly oppose it. While there are more footnotes that point to NARTH's own studies than I would like, the author's assertions are supported with an abundance of non-NARTH and even homosexual friendly research...much of it recent.
I recommend this book for all parents of young children...not just Gender Identity Disorder children. While homosexuality in adults was removed as a disorder for political reasons, GID is still classified as a disorder and it is still treated...especially in children. The homosexual lobby is trying to get it removed as a disorder calling it 'gay genocide'. I found this book very helpful in showing the roles the mother and father play in the development of a young child.
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Summary: Dr. Nicolosi throws professional ethics out the window
Review: Dr. Nicolosi's practice and writings go against the professional ethics code of the American Psychological Association. This book undermines psychology as a science. There is no know cause for homosexuality and therefore no known ways to prevent or "cure" it, homosexuality is not a medical or psychological disorder.
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Summary: If only zero starts were an option!
Review: I am outraged!! (...)It is based upon ignorance, stupidity and utterly fallacious information and theory. What is even more upsetting is that, because this book is for sale, people are buying it, reading it and believing it. (Just read the "positive" reviews!), which only serves to reinforce ignorance in the already ignorant and perpetuate the belief that homosexuality is a choice/disease, is dysfuncional and can, and, by inference, should therefore be, cured. For the record, I am gay, as are many of my friends. We, and our relationships, are no more dysfunctional than many many straight people and their relationships. Neither I nor any of my friends chose to be gay. And, that being said, if we could choose to "be straight" or "be cured" of our homosexcuality (which, by the way, people can't), none of us would change a thing about our lives nor our lifestyles(...)
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Summary: Must read for parents
Review: I am thankful I read this book when I did. I wish I had read it years ago. It is wonderful and anyone with common sense should see the value in it. If you are a parent, how can you not be thankful for this book. I realize I was smothering my son and my husband was not spending enough time with him. Since we have changed that, he is much better and happier. I never really thought he was leaning toward being gay but I was worried that he did not have enough of a bond with his father. Boys must have good male relationships with their dads or another close male figure who can teach them why it is great to be a man. I believe many parents make mistakes and confuse their otherwise straight children. Read the book for yourself and then decide. If you are a parent with boys, read it immediately.
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Summary: Forget the Naysayers and Read It For Yourself
Review: Do not be discouraged by the negative reviews of this book. Read it for yourself. You will be enlightened. What I fail to understand is this: If reparative therapy is the quackery that its opponents claim, why do they expend so much energy trying to dissuade and denounce not only those who provide treatment but also those seeking it? Additionally, why do they demonize ex-gays and lesbians who claim to have changed? Why is there so much INTOLERANCE and BIGOTRY towards those who abandon the gay lifestyle? Could it be because that would make being gay a choice, albeit an unconscious or perhaps subconscious one stemming from a host of childhood and adolescent issues?Since beginning my quest to learn more about homosexulity, I have found relatively few books written from a clinical perspective that do not summarily reject the supposition that homosexuals can be reoriented. Moreover, the book discloses a number of fallacies that society has embraced as truth with regards to homosexuality. Most of us are ill-informed about homosexuality because we allow media soundbites, newspaper headlines, and the entertainment industry to shape our views rather than investigate on our own. In essence, our indolence has rendered us both ignorant and desperately naive.
A Parent's Guide to Preventing Homosexuality is worth reading not only for parents, but for anyone who is interested in being informed. Nicolosi lists a bevy of resources that also warrant investigating. Any reader who in committed to learning more about the driving voices behind gay activism would do well to read what they are writing. They are embolden to advance ideas that might even make the most liberal thinker uneasy. It is assumed, and rightfully so, that few beyond their own circles will bother to read their literature. Prove them wrong, and form your own opinion based on knowledge rather than activist rhetoric.
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Summary: Ridiculous
Review: I didn't have to read much. As soon as I saw the author claiming to have treated hundreds of dissatisfied homosexuals, I realised this book could only be filled with further nonsense. I can't believe people actually buy this bigotted and extremely biased piece of so-called "research". If I could give it 0 stars, I would. This book isn't even worth the paper it's printed on.
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Summary: To James W. Steamer and his review.
Review: All I can say is that you made me laugh with your review of the book. I wonder if you have ever been to other places outside of the U.S.? Europe for example, there are places where people drive on the left side of the road, you know, and they don't think they are dysfunctional. We all have different opinions and they should be respected, but before you go on public giving yours, you should consider your audience, they're not as close minded as you think they are, or should I say, as you are.
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Summary: Something Every Adult Should Read
Review: I just read this book after sadly discovering that my local high school has a "Gay/Stright" club. Nicolosi makes it so clear how and why most homosexuals are the way they are and gives hope for healing of this obvious disorder. He clarifies that nobody is born gay. A variety of environmental dysfunctionalities are the common cause, particularly problematic parenting from the same sex parent. I highly suspected much of what he says here and now it is more obvious than ever. Gay relationships are highly dysfunctional since clearly they are not meant to be this way. It is like telling all right handed people to now use their left hand for everyting their right does or making everyone start driving on the left side of the road. Man and woman are obviously designed to meet, attract each other and have the appropriate equipment that fits into each other for the continuation of the human race. For people to act otherwise is not just a matter of right or wrong or because religion teaches against it but not meant to be any more than cars are meant to have square wheels.
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Summary: Disappointed. Expected much more...
Review: I'm a psychologist, and I began to read this book because I was interested in how the author would disclaim the scientific data that shows that, very likely, homosexuality has a genetic influence (as shows, for example, the eye-blink experiment). However, I was severely disappointed when I realised the authors' arguments were weak, inconsistent and loose. There was no real rebuke to the scientific studies, just some comments on what 'seemed' flaws in the methods. No proof whatsoever. I realise that to many people (not medical doctors or psychologists), the arguments the author presents may actually seem intelligent and sightful, but to be honest, they are really weak and flawed. I was actually kind of angry at the end of the book: does the author think we people are dumb and we'll buy anything? Apparently. I honestly don't recommend it.
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