HOMOSEXUALITY AND EX-THERAPY 2
Homosexuality and Ex-Gay Therapy
Gabriel Alana talks about his so called ex gay life, an ordeal of realizing his
sexual identity, coming out and the actions of gay therapy that was tried out. Gabriel
vividly describes his encounter with Joseph Nicolosi, a clinical psychologist based in
California who professed and tried out am ex gay therapy. In his analogy and argument,
gay lifestyle is a product of a troubled childhood and lack of proper parental care that
resulted in emotional and psychological brokenness. The author seeks to develop context
regarding the role and effectiveness of ex gay therapy as a means through which an
individual can change their gender orientation. As professed, Gabriel continued to live his
gay life and regrets the encounter he went through hoping for change through therapy
(Arana, 2012).
Similarly, James Baldwin talks about the duality in sexuality that exists in every
human. In his view, there is a deep seated nature within every person that shares an
opposite gender with the physically exuded gender. While this does not necessarily mean
bearing both sex organs and features in much the same way as experienced in a
hermaphrodite, it sets stage for explanation regarding how an individual develops interest
in sexual relationship and another individual. Further, the author emphasizes the
difference which exists between sexual activity and the love. Essentially, their existence
as two different components further illuminates on the context of sexuality and
orientation that the author goes on to elaborate further there on (Baldwin, 2015).
Beck and Yoshino share the same approach in their view of sexuality, especially
the context of LGBT within the modern day and age. In their view, it is rather narrow and
thin a line which exists between expression of identity and preservation of values on the
