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titanz91

Well i wont get to far into it with the introduction post, so ill just go ahead and ask and just provide links. What do you all think of supposed ex-gays and ex-gay ministries, is it legit or is it crap. Opinions please.

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bear_it_all_boys

Please, changing the fact that you're Gay is just a load of bull, although sometimes it is curiosity. But really, "changing" who you really are? You're not changing anything honey, but the fact that you choose to not accept the fact that you're homosexual. Trust me, I've seen a lot of Churches and organizations that claim that they have successfully "cured" someone of homosexuality. We're not a disease, it is who we are and always will be. But why not let them have their own beliefs, everyone is entitled to their own opinion. They believe they can cure homosexuality, whoope-do for them.

titanz91

I know who i am, im homosexual and have no wish to change that (as if you could) and thats ok they have their beliefs, im merely wishing to discuss this because its popping up more in the news and articles i read (ex gay related matter).

annika-christen

You can't change who you are, nor can someone else change who you are.
That's all I'm saying on the matter.

tenpins

Some ex-gay ministries have come out and said that nobody can be "cured" of homosexuality, but rather they get rid of the want or need of homosexual thoughts.

I think ex-gay ministries are stupid and unnecessary. But, yet again, the extremist Christians love to preach "the word of God". There's nothing wrong with being homosexual.

supershrimp

It is possible. No one has the right to say it's impossible, it's never been proven.

And not everyone who's against gays is christain.
not everyone who's christain is against gays, too.

saraevelyn

See: Religulous, for sure.

supershrimp

What? O_o ^

saraevelyn

Quote:

supershrimp wrote:

What? O_o ^

to me?

it's a documentary

religulous= religous + ridiculous

they touch on this subject

trans-precious

I've seen interviews with supposed "ex-gays" and they admitted to still finding an attraction to members of the same sex, just not acting on it. That is not what it means to be heterosexual! If you're still attracted to the same sex, then whether you decide to act on it or not, the only thing you're "cured" of is being yourself.
Sexual attraction is both extremely simple and extremely complicated. On the complicated side, people often don't seem to know exactly what they like because they don't realize that it's possible to fall outside of a set category. This can lead to misconceptions about what "category" they fall into and what the reasons are behind their finding attractions to certain people. On the simple side, you like what you like because it's simply how you were made. There's not much to be done about that, as sexuality is one of the basic natural parts of our physical being. No matter how well you "train" yourself to go against your own instincts and natural desires, they'll always still be there beneath the surface.