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Presentation:
Washington, D.C.,
October 7 - 9, 2004
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Extreme Makeovers:
What Reparative
Therapy is Really
All About
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Radio Interview:
Tell the Truth
Faster
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Comic Relief: The
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Out
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A recent survey asked San Francisco gay men whether they were born gay. Eleven percent of the men felt they were born gay, while the remaining 89% claimed they were “sucked” into it!
That joke is funny only because it’s absurd! Absurd as the idea that anyone can change from a gay to a straight orientation, or vice versa, for that matter. But there exists a body of literature on so-called Reparative Therapy and clinical workers who call themselves Reparative Therapists. I’d call them Extreme Makeover Artists. If you believe their accounts, , you could imagine that when their work is done, clients look in the mirror and see themselves as suddenly heterosexual!
The theory behind Reparative Therapy is that homosexuality is a result of a person’s suffering a broken gender identity and a stunted, “stuck” sexual development that’s gone “bad.” Their “repair” work, to help clients regain their heterosexuality, is almost always directed more at males than females. The person—again, usually male— is labeled with “low gender esteem”; the cure-all is to make him “more of a man” and her “more of a woman.”
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Rainbow Warriors: Mankind Project group for Gay Men
Saturday, July 31, 2004
Cost $40
Time: 9AM to 4PM
Location: Lansing, Michigan
This workshop will focus on the mystery of why you are attracted to the type of men you date. It will help you understand where gay men get stuck causing conflict and power struggles and will examine effective communication tools in how to get unstuck. This workshop will help you understand how to get and keep the man of your dreams and discover Mr. Right!
This workshop is for all men whether a gay warrior member or someone interested in learning about the work that gay warriors do.
Contact Matt Wojack mpwojack@hotmail.com for more information.
Gay and Lesbian Workshop October 14-17, 2004
http://www.joekort.com/dcouples.htm
Heterosexual Workshop November 12-14, 2004
http://www.joekort.com/dcouples1.htm
This fall, 2004, I am presenting these workshops for couples based on the best-selling book, "Getting The Love You Want: A Guide For Couples" by Dr. Harville Hendrix, Ph.D. This workshop is worth 6 months worth of work and time in couple's therapy. While not a therapy weekend, it is very psycho-educational and therapeutic. You will learn several effective communication exercises which start you in the right direction to work through hard conversations and resolve conflicts with your partner
This is not group therapy of any kind. Couples often worry that they will be asked to disclose personal information within their relationship. This is not true. The majority of the workshop is private for the couples in terms of what they are discussing. Often couples will come through the workshop and never say anything publicly about the inner workings of their relationship. There is no pressure or requirement for group sharing. The confidentiality and privacy of your relationship is assured unless you decide to disclose yourself at the workshop. This keeps the workshop safe and effective.
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Would the small
child you once were
look up to the adult
you have become?
Copyright Joe Kort &
Associates, 2004.
Contact Joe at
joekort@joekort.com
Notice of copyright:
This newsletter is
copyright in its
entirety by Joe Kort
& Associates, 2004,
all rights reserved,
and may not be
reprinted in part or
whole without the
express permission
of the author.
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