tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084683161249815840.post-61925289061804720842008-05-14T10:16:00.000-07:002008-05-14T10:26:37.038-07:00<span style="font-size:85%;">by Mercedes Allen</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Bilerico Project</span><br /><br />The APA has created a task force appointed to revise the Manual for Diagnosis of Mental Disorders in preparation for the DSM-V.<br /><br />On the Task Force, named as Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders Chair, we find Dr. <a href="http:///">Kenneth Zucker</a>, from Toronto's infamous <a href="http://www.tsroadmap.com/info/clarke-institute.html">Centre for Addictions and Mental Health</a> (CAMH, formerly the Clarke Institute). Dr. Zucker is infamous for utilizing <a href="http://ai.eecs.umich.edu/people/conway/TS/News/Drop%20the%20Barbie.htm">reparative (i.e. "ex-gay") therapy</a> to "cure" gender-variant children. Named to his work group, we find Zucker's mentor, <a href="http://www.tsroadmap.com/info/ray-blanchard.html">Dr. Ray Blanchard</a>, Head of Clinical Sexology Services at CAMH and creator of the theory of <a href="http://www.tsroadmap.com/info/autogynephilia.html">autogynephilia</a>, categorized as a paraphilia and defined as "a man's paraphilic tendency to be sexually aroused by the thought or image of himself as a woman."<br /><br />A danger that gay and lesbian communities need to be cognizant of is that if Zucker and company entrench conversion therapy in the DSM-V, then it is a clear, dangerous step toward also legitimizing ex-gay therapy and re-stigmatizing homosexuality.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.bilerico.com/2008/05/uh_oh.php">full article</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><center><a href="http://www.2015place.com">Visit 2015Place.com</a></center></div>tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13094015641497289970noreply@blogger.com