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== Introduction ==
== Introduction ==
Reparative therapy is the idea that, at its root, [[homosexuality]] is not a sexual problem – it is a gender-identity problem. Normal stages of emotional development have been interrupted, and this can lead to same sex bonding in order to attain affirmation. These relationships tend to implode, leaving the homosexual hurt and confused. One proponent of the therapy, Dr. Nicolosi, states that there is no such thing as a homosexual, but only heterosexuals that have a homosexual problem. As such, the theory maintains, homosexuality can be "cured" or remedied.<ref>http://www.truthortradition.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=282</ref>
Reparative therapy is the idea that, at its root, [[homosexuality]] is not a sexual problem – it is a gender-identity problem. Normal stages of emotional development have been interrupted, and this can lead to same sex bonding in order to attain affirmation. These relationships tend to implode, leaving the homosexual hurt and confused. One proponent of the therapy, Dr. Nicolosi, states that there is no such thing as a homosexual, but only heterosexuals that have a homosexual problem. As such, the theory maintains, homosexuality can be "cured" or remedied.<ref>http://www.truthortradition.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=282</ref>
== Historical ==
The [[Nazi]]s were staunch supporters of reparative therapy, classifying homosexuality as a 'deliberate' perversion. In a 1937 speech, [[Adolf Hitler]] declared ''In the new Germany, there will be no (homosexuality). All who have been poisoned by the Jewish perversion of homosexuality will see the error of their ways, they will gladly denounce their former shame for true love, that is to say, between a man and a woman.''
Most top ranking Nazi scientists, includeing [[Josef Mengele]], believed likewise. [[Hans Zugstein]] practiced a type of reparative therapy in various [[concentration camps]], urging suspected homosexuals to pray for God to make them 'normal'. By the end of the war, Zugstein used electroshock torture to 'help' his patients.<ref>Shirer, William. ''The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich''. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1960.</ref>
== Opposition ==
== Opposition ==