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The opposition to reparative therapy is sometimes ideologically based, and it directs attention away from the harm that [[gay affirmative therapy]] can cause.
 
The opposition to reparative therapy is sometimes ideologically based, and it directs attention away from the harm that [[gay affirmative therapy]] can cause.
 
The ''American Journal of Psychotherapy'' published a case study about a client who was supposedly harmed by treating him for "[[internalized homophobia]]".<ref>[http://www.narth.com/docs/lcreview.html]</ref>
 
The ''American Journal of Psychotherapy'' published a case study about a client who was supposedly harmed by treating him for "[[internalized homophobia]]".<ref>[http://www.narth.com/docs/lcreview.html]</ref>
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Currently, the [[American Medical Association]], [[American Psychiatric Association]], and [[American Psychological Association]] uniformly discourage therapeutic or pharmacologic attempts at altering sexual orientation, going so far as to say that it can harm the individual. <ref>[http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2000-02/APA-tdiw-0302100.php]</ref>
    
==References==
 
==References==
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