Joseph Nicolosi, the co-founder of the gay conversion clinic National Association for Research & Therapy of Homosexuality (NARTH), has died.
The Daily Beast reports Nicolosi passed away from complications of the flu:
Nicolosi, 70, was a practitioner of conversion or reparative therapy, treatments intended to change a person’s sexual orientation that have been widely denounced by major medical associations—including the American Medical Association, the American Psychiatric Association, and the American Psychological Association—and banned by legislation in five states: Vermont, Oregon, New Jersey, Illinois, and California.
Nicolosi co-founded NARTH 25 years ago and served as its president from 1992 to 2008. The organization was a 501(c)3 until 2012 when it lost its tax exempt status. It purportedly used bizarre treatments to try and turn gay men straight, including encouraging them to drink Gatorade and call their friends “dude,” because it would make them seem more “masculine.”
Nicolosi was the author of four books, including 1991’s Reparative Therapy of Male Homosexuality where he wrote, “I do not believe that any man can ever be truly at peace in living out a homosexual orientation.”
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All we can say is, we hope he’s at peace now.
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Charlie in Charge
Gatorade and dude? And which of us not able to be at peace with our orientation? The more you hear about the specifics of conversion therapy the more they seem to be a melange ridiculousness and truly horrifying insanity.
Better luck next time around, hon.
BitterOldQueen
I hope it was painful and messy.
NateOcean
Buried with his ball-gag in place and his favorite butt-plug installed.
Alan down in Florida
Exactly what I was thinking.
natekerchel
Normally I would respect the passing of any human being. However, there are times when the dead person has caused so much damage and unhappiness to huge numbers of people that the normal niceties are forgotten. This is one such time. The world will barely notice his passing and be affected even less. One less monster to fight.
natekerchel
And I would never say ‘dude’ if you paid me a million dollars.
Celtic
“I do not believe that any man can ever be truly at peace in living out a homosexual orientation.” Bad news, although you are dead and cannot read y rebuttal: I have been at peace and remain at peace with my homosexuality. I came out 49 years ago this summer with my first partner. After eight years in relationship we broke up but remained bonded as friends until he died. I continue to love to look at photos of men, from vanilla to all out xxx pornography. If I were to live without peace at all, it would be because of the likes of you who try to convince us we should not be homosexual when in fact that is precisely how we were conceived. From the looks of your photo, you were a queer in yearning. I suspect you ran to the bushes regularly after dark to get your fill of man seed, all the while pretending to be a straight “converter”. You died in misery, not at peace because you lived in constant denial of your own reality. Good riddance. RIH. The translates, Rest In Hell.
Jimmy
wow…he shoulda had a v-8…….i hope he suffered long and slowly…..dude be dead. and not a moment too soon.
fur_hunter
The two men who began Exodus, were interviewed by Oprah, on her show, several years ago. What they said in that interview was extremely interesting. They said the program turned out to be a total sham. They expose how ridiculous it is to try to change something that cannot be changed. I am so lucky to have that show recorded on VCR tape. I have no idea if that show is out there on YouTube somewhere, but if it is, you should see it.
Hermes
May he rest in the Light he tried to deny others. May he at last find peace with himself – because no homophobe that certain has ever been, in my opinion, straight. May the Laws of the Universe treat him better than he treated others, and may he return to the wheel renewed.
Greg
Of course I don’t believe in childish things, like going to heaven or hell when you die. But if it was true, do you think this slimeball would meet some of the teens who committed suicide because of his teachings?
PRINCE OF SNARKNESS aka DIVKID
Goodnight sweet prince. ; _ ;
I hope you’ve packed your speedos — I’ hear the weather is hot we’re your heading
PRINCE OF SNARKNESS aka DIVKID
Where
kevininbuffalo
Gatorade can turn you straight? They ought to put a warning label on the stuff! 🙂
Joe Nicolosi was a god dam fool and that’s the nicest thing I can say about him.
crowebobby
“…hope he’s at peace… Speak for yourself, dude!
ivanw222
I’m glad that I waited into my early 30’s to come out. My fundamentals christian parents would have sent me to something just like that.