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PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
February 9, 2006
For more information, contact:
Dr. A. Dean Byrd, 818.789.4440
Email: nationalarth@yahoo.com
NARTH Publishes Report on Mental Health Organizations and Gay Advocacy
Encino, California --
NARTH has just
released publication of Dr. Jeffrey Satinover's* research paper,
"The
Trojan Couch: How the Mental Health Guilds Allow Medical Diagnostics, Scientific
Research and Jurisprudence to be Subverted in Lockstep with the Political Aims
of Their Gay Sub-Components." Dr. Satinover's paper was presented at the
NARTH Annual Conference in November, 2005.
"We are pleased to be releasing Dr. Satinover's
paper at this time," said Dr. A. Dean Byrd, "This paper, by an acknowledged
expert in the field, clearly shows how the mental health guilds have been
co-opted by gay activists into using scientific studies for political and social
objectives--not for the pursuit of truth.
"Dr. Satinover's paper carefully details the history of the
American Psychiatric Association's removal of homosexuality as a mental disorder
from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). He
also shows how gay advocates have created fraudulent studies and misused,
misquoted, and mischaracterized other research studies for political gain. These
reports are frequently used in court cases to bring about victories for gay
activism.
"The
Trojan Couch" clearly demonstrates that APA-sponsored amicus briefs on gay
marriage and other gay-related issues, include faulty research studies to
promote the social acceptance of homosexuality. Dr. Satinover's work is must
reading for legislators and other community leaders who are being asked to
legitimize homosexual conduct," said Dr. Byrd.
*Dr. Satinover is author of
Homosexuality and the Politics of Truth.
The National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality was founded in 1992 and is composed of psychiatrists, psychoanalytically informed psychologists, certified social workers, and other behavioral scientists, as well as laymen in fields such as law, religion, and education.
NARTH, 16633 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 1340, Encino, CA 91436-1801
Phone: 818.789.4440
Fax: 818.789.6452
Updated: 8 February 2008
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