Welcome to the Royal College of
Psychiatrists' Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Special Interest Group
website. The website is currently undergoing development, but in
this section you will find information on:
Forthcoming events
At this year’s College Annual Meeting in Liverpool, the
Group organised three sessions on 3 June 2009. These
sessions were devoted to the debate over therapies that
claim to change sexual orientation. Details can also be found
in our current newsletter.
Recent
news
There have been a recent number of news
items around the issue of ‘treatments’ that change
sexual orientation. Research by Michael King and Annie
Bartlett, who are members of the Group, has highlighted
the "harmful" aspects of this treatment. Nevertheless
there are advocates of the self-termed ‘reparative therapy’ or
‘ex-gay’ movement: one exponent is Professor Nicolosi.