Gay and Lesbian Mental Health Special Interest Group

Gay and Lesbian Mental Health Special Interest GroupWelcome 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:

 

 

* Executive Committee and SIG

* Forthcoming events

* Recent news

* The most recent newsletter.

* The College’s response to the Church of England Listening Exercise

* Liaisons

* Previous newsletters and annual reports

* Review summaries of educational meetings

* Links

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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