Reparative sexual orientation therapy effects on gay sexual identities

Zyl, Jaco Van; Nel, Kathryn; Govender, Saraswathie

doi:10.1080/14330237.2017.1303126

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“…The altered sexual orientation identity of a spouse may include changes in behaviour, group affiliation, personal values and norms [ 4 , 5 ]. Moreover, a fear of rejection by family, friends, or a religious community can result in suppression and isolation, especially in more conservative or homophobic environments [ 6 , 7 ].…”

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The female spouse: A process of separation when a husband 'comes out' as gay

2018

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This study investigated the stories of heterosexual women who experienced a husband coming out as gay and a consequential marital separation. Interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) was used. Loss, anger, spousal empathy and concerns regarding societal prejudice were reported. Additional stress was experienced when others minimised the experience due to the gay sexual orientation of their husband. Experiencing positive communication with their husband during and after the disclosure aided the resolution of the emotional injury experienced by them. They all eventually ‘let go’ of their husband. This involved a process of reconceptualising the self as separated. Findings indicate the importance of supporting women to re-focus on their needs during and following marital dissolution. The importance of non-judgemental support for marital loss, rather than a focus on the gay sexual orientation of the spouse, was highlighted.

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The female spouse: A process of separation when a husband 'comes out' as gay

2018

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“…No entanto, a terapia reparativa pode ser prejudicial para o bem-estar psicológico do sujeito que vivencia esse tipo de tratamento. As evidências clínicas indicam que muitas pessoas que tentam mudar a própria orientação sexual experimentam considerável sofrimento psicológico (Hancock, Gock, & Haldeman, 2012;Van Zyl, Nel, & Govender, 2017). , 23(3), 1-23, ePTPCP12860, 2021 Terapia reparativa: uma revisão sistemática É vedado às psicólogas e aos psicólogos, na sua prática profissional, propor, realizar ou colaborar, sob uma perspectiva patologizante, com eventos ou serviços privados, públicos, institucionais, comunitários ou promocionais que visem a terapias de conversão, reversão, readequação ou reorientação de identidade de gênero das pessoas transexuais e travestis (CFP, 2018).…”

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