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BBC Ex-Gay Therapy Documentary Exposes Bizarre, Ineffective Treatment | A new BBC documentary examining ex-gay therapy provides an important opportunity to see how nonsensical and ineffective reparative therapy can be. Ex-Gay Watch has a round-up of some of the confusing portrayals, including the idea that men cannot hug without being reminded it’s not sexual, a guy can have diminished same-sex attractions but still struggle with gay pornography, and Joseph Nicolosi’s claim that he has “never met a homosexual who had a loving, respectful relationship with his father.” Watch some clips from the special:

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