The key, according to Joseph Nicolosi, a psychologist with the National Association of Research and Therapy of Homosexuality, is to "attack early." His idea, which serves as the starting point for Focus on the Family's multi-tiered campaign, is that an errant sexuality is more easily stopped early than reversed later. Accordingly, he offered the parents, teachers, and school counselors in the audience a list of the warning signs of "pre-homosexuality," which, for boys, included having a sensitive temperament, being aesthetically inclined, and responding strongly to either well- or badly dressed women. Janelle Hallman, a daintily attired therapist, gave a parallel accounting of tomboy red flags, which included wearing army boots. What to do with a fashion-obsessed sissy boy? Nicolosi recommended corrective nudging toward macho recklessness. When an audience member worried that such an approach might stifle a budding artist or performer, the therapist responded that a boy wouldn't necessarily have to give up piano entirely; he could simply tickle the ivories a little less and toss the football a little more.
... Army boots? (Hey, I just bought a pair of Sketchers "Bully" boots. Does this make me, like, a seriously butch Manly ManTM? Hey, there's a concept!)
So, let me get this straight (oh, just stow it; you know what I mean!): The cure for "prehomosexuality" is to get the guy into football, where he'll be around nothing but people of the same sex who will periodically be completely naked. Well, all-righty, then! (And since when is recklessness a desired value, anyway?)
I swear, if they weren't so utterly distasteful and detestable, these people would be hysterical.
Copyright © 2001, Iain Jackson, after-words.org
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