By Mal Byrne
Gay conversion therapy, sometimes referred to as reparative
therapy, should be a complete anathema to modern society. The
practice was recently banned in California and Exodus
International, the highest profile organisation in the United
States that engaged in the practice, has disbanded and apologised
to its victims. The American Psychological Association has decried
the practice as harmful, but there are organisations in Australia
loosely affiliated to some churches that still offer the service
albeit under the radar. Scientists agree that sexual orientation
cannot be changed. Gay conversion therapy is offensive as it
panders to homophobia and all the prejudices that same sex
attracted people have had to battle for decades. It is a razor
blade to a gay person's self-esteem and causes severe
psychological harm. The practice is unlicensed and uncontrolled and
dangerous. So if you are a gay man or woman and you have had the
misfortune of being subjected
