Homophobia and Discrimination vs' Sexual Minorities Dr' Hong Kwai Wah Specialist in Psychiatry Chair

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Homophobia and Discrimination vs. Sexual
MinoritiesDr. Hong Kwai WahSpecialist in
PsychiatryChairman of the Board of Directors
ofNew Creation Association
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The first homosexual that I met at my clinic
in1984, was a young man, a teacher who suffered
from depression because of his struggle over his
homosexual orientation Personally helped more
than a hundred homosexuals, male or female, in
the past 25 years
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Strong compassion for helping themLots of
friends who come from this circle
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Frank
Kelvin Tammy
USA Hong Kong

• Jenny
• Taiwan
• Pat
• Canada

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• Homosexually oriented people is not a
  homogeneous group
• Respect each category

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Categories of People with SSA
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Ego-dystonic Homosexually oriented people
probably suffer the mostUnder double
discriminationfrom both the public and the gay
activists
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Reasons for Wanting to Change
Pressure from family or society is not one of the
most common reasons for wanting to change
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Reasons for Wanting to Change(Spitzer 2001)
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New Creation AssociationA charitable Christian
organization set up in 2004 and registered in
2005Our Aim 1. To help homosexually oriented
people who struggle with their sexual
orientation by means of religiously mediated
approach
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New Creation AssociationOur Aim 2. Educate
the public on homosexuality in the hope of
removing ignorance, prejudice and
discrimination3. Encourage the public, family(
parents in particular) and friends of homosexuals
to show love and care for them
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Our Position1. Homosexuals are not
born to be homosexualsHomosexuality
develops during an individuals formative years
through an interaction of parenting, peer, social
and biological influences(based on current
scientific researches on homosexuality)
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Our Position2. Change of sexual
orientation is possible, especially with the
continuing help of Christian faith
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Our Position3. We respect the right
of self- determination and choice of an
individual whether to change their sexual
orientation or to remain status quo
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Encounter much difficulties and pressure1.
InternalHelping homosexuals change their sexual
orientation is an exceedingly difficult
taskLabor intensiveMuch love and
patienceFortunately, we have successful cases,
which serve as our positive reinforcement
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Encounter much difficulties and pressure2.
ExternalReceived personal attacks from the
pro-gay camp mostly through the mass
mediaAccused of discriminating homosexuals of
creating hatred in the community towards
homosexualsUnethical, unprofessional selling
drugs etc
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Helping the homosexuals is a meaningful and
rewarding task Your participation is important
and it is an expression of your love for them
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HomophobiaIs it common in Hong Kong ?Yes
especially if you are 35 or above
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HomophobiaUnreasonable fearor antipathy
towards homosexuals or homosexualityMore
towards male homosexuals
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Signs of homophobiaFeel uncomfortable talking
with or relating to homosexualsAnxiety ,
nervousness , fearfulness, rejection or
resentmentAvoidance behaviors
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Discrimination1. Unequal or unfair treatment
based on a persons gender identity or sexual
orientation2. An attack or punishment3. More
towards maleexample
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Violence towards homosexuals is not a sign of
homophobiaIt is an extreme form of
discriminationRare in Hong Kong
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Underlying reasons for homophobia and
discriminationIgnorance about
homosexualityMisconceptions e.g. sexual
orientation is a choice they choose to be
homosexualsDisapproval of their behaviorsout
of cultural, moral or religious reasons
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HomophobiaDiscriminationPrejudiceViolence
NO WAY
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How to remove homophobia, prejudice or
discrimination against homosexuals
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I. Systematic DesensitizationThe Way In is
the Way Out When you want to get rid of the
fear, instead of avoiding it, you ought to face
it and remove the fear in that situation Make
friends with homosexualsListen to and understand
their hardships and strugglesShows
empathyfeel what they feel
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Even if I know that you have homosexual
orientation, Ill still be your friend and
support you
Exercise
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II. Distinguish between the person from
his deedsThe saying of a mother of a homosexual
son impressed meI can still love and accept my
son even though I disapprove his homosexual
behaviors and practice
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III. Proper Understanding of
Homosexuality is necessary
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Helping people with Unwanted Sexual Orientation
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• 1. Gay affirmative approaches
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• 2. Reparative/conversion/
• reorientation therapies
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Former President of the American Psychological
Association Dr. Robert Perloff

• "The individual has the
• right to choose whether he or she wishes to
  become straight.
• It is his or her choice, not that of an
  ideologically driven interest group

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Resources
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??????????? - ?????????? www.life-tme.org/nofear/
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1. A Parents Guide to Preventing
Homosexuality 2. Shame and Attachment Loss The
Practical Work of Reparative Therapy Dr. Joseph
Nicolosi
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• Since American Psychiatric Association
• and American Psychological Association
• have laid down clear ethical guidelines
• that psychiatrists and psychologists
• should not engage in conversion
• therapies, as the potential risks are great.
• Why does NCA still support conversion
• therapy for homosexuals ?

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• Many renowned American psychiatrists and
  psychologists also respect the right of choice
  and self-determination of struggling homosexuals
  in seeking conversion therapies

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• They include
• former President of American Psychiatric
  Association, Dr. Robert Spitzer,
• the former Presidents of American Psychological
  Association, Dr. Robert Perloff,
• Dr. Nicholas Cummings and Dr. Martin
  Seligman,
• the former President of the American Mental
  Health Counselors Association, Dr. Warren
  Throckmorton, and
• Dr. Mark Yarhouse of Regent University.

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• 2. The National Association of Research and
  Therapy of Homosexuality (NARTH) and the American
  Association of Christian Counseling (AACC) are
  also in support of treatment rights and
  conversion therapies.

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• 3. APA has recently revised its policy in
• relating to this issue. APA's New Pamphlet
• on Homosexuality includes this key
• statement "Mental health organizations
• call on their members to respect a person's
• client's right to self-determination."

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• 4. Two recent studies on reorientation therapy
  has confirmed the efficacy of this approach and
  refuted the statement that reorientation therapy
  is generally harmful

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Dr. Robert Spitzers ResearchAPA New Orleans,
May 9, 2001 New York Times

• 200 subjects who claimed to have changed their
  sexual orientation from homosexual to
  heterosexual (143men, 57 women)

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Commentary Psychiatry and HomosexualityRobert
L. Spitzer, M.D. Wall Street Journal, May 23,
2001

• What I found was that, in the unique sample I
  studied,
• many made substantial changes in
• sexual arousal and fantasy
• and not merely behavior

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Dr. Robert Spitzers ResearchAPA New Orleans,
May 9, 2001 New York Times

• Dr. Spitzer said.
• "It occurred to me that maybe the general
  consensus,
• which was that the behavior can be resisted but
  sexual orientation couldn't be changed, was
  wrong,"

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A longitudinal study of religiously mediated
changes in Exodus group participants(Jones and
Yarhouse 2007)

• Examined about 100 homosexuals who seek change
• 1. Change is possible for some
• Success conversion/heterosexual shift
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• chastity
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• Modest change
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• No change
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• Failure
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• 2. On average the attempt to change is not
  harmful

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No Gay is born gayNo scientific researches
have proven that homosexual orientation is solely
due to genetic influenceNo gay gene has yet
been found(Journal of Human Genetics )Dean
Hamers research cannot be replicated
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"Gay gene" researcher Dean Hamer

• He was asked by Scientific American if
  homosexuality was rooted solely in biology. He
  replied
• "Absolutely not. From twin studies, we already
  know that half or more of the variability in
  sexual orientation is not inherited. Our studies
  try to pinpoint the genetic factors...not negate
  the psychosocial factors."

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• Twin Studies
• Aim at examining the differences in Concordance
  Rate of homosexuality in monozygotic and
  dizygotic twins
•  the more recent and better-conducted the study,
  the smaller the detected genetic influence on
  SSA. The latest twin study from Finland shows
  that environmental factors are more important
  than genetic factors

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• Bob Davies Lori Rentzel ?, ????,
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• Coming out of HomosexualityNew freedom for
  men women IVP
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• ??????(Konrad.J)(2000),????????,????

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• Nicolosi, Joseph, Reparative Therapy of Male
  Homosexuality A New Clinical Approach(Northvale,
  New Jersey Jason Aronson Inc., 1991)
• Nicolosi, Joseph Nicolosi, Linda Ames, A
  Parents Guide to Preventing Homosexuality(
  Downers Grove, Illinois Intervarsity Press, 2002)

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• Worthen, Frank, Helping People Step Out of
  Homosexuality (San Rafael, California New Hope
  Ministry,2002)
• Paulk, John, Not Afraid to Change the Remarkable
  Story of How One Man Overcame Homosexuality(Mukilt
  eo, WA Winepress Publishing1998).
• Payne, Leanne, The Broken Image Restoring
  Personal Wholeness Through Healing Prayer(
  Westchester, Illinois Crossway Books, 1981)
• Payne, Leanne, Crisis in Masculinity( Eastbourne,
  E. Sussex Kingsway Publication Ltd, 1988)
• Cloud, Henry, Change that Heals(Grand Rapids,
  Michigan Zondervan, 1992)

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• ?????Links
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• ????http//www.called2bfree.com/html/testmonies
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• ????http//www.exodusinternational.org/testimonial
  s_left_ HomoSexuality.shtml
• New Hope Ministries, NEWSLETTER
  http//www.newhope123.org/
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New Hope Ministries, NEWSLETTER
http//www.newhope123.org/
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