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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Nicolosi described his theories in ''Reparative Therapy of Male Homosexuality: A New Clinical Approach'' and three other books. Nicolosi proposed that [[homosexuality]] is often the product of a condition he described as gender-identity deficit caused by an alienation from, and perceived rejection by, individuals of the subject's gender.<ref name=autogenerated1>Joseph Nicolosi, Ph.D., ''Reparative Therapy of Male Homosexuality'', Rowman & Littlefield, 2004, ISBN 0-7657-0142-1</ref> He held a [[Ph.D.]] from the [[California School of Professional Psychology]]. Nicolosi was a founding member of the [[National Association for Research & Therapy of Homosexuality]] (NARTH) and was its president for some time. NARTH is a professional association that promotes the acceptance of [[conversion therapy]]. He was an advisor to, and officer of, NARTH.<ref name=officers>{{cite web |url=http://www.narth.com/menus/officers.html |title=NARTH Officers |accessdate=2010-05-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.narth.com/menus/advisors.html |title=NARTH Advisors |accessdate=2010-05-10}}</ref>
Nicolosi described his theories in ''Reparative Therapy of Male Homosexuality: A New Clinical Approach'' and three other books. Nicolosi proposed that [[homosexuality]] is often the product of a condition he described as gender-identity deficit caused by an alienation from, and perceived rejection by, individuals of the subject's gender.<ref name=autogenerated1>Joseph Nicolosi, Ph.D., ''Reparative Therapy of Male Homosexuality'', Rowman & Littlefield, 2004, ISBN 0-7657-0142-1</ref> He held a [[Ph.D.]] from the [[California School of Professional Psychology]]. Nicolosi was a founding member of the [[National Association for Research & Therapy of Homosexuality]] (NARTH) and was its president for some time. NARTH is a professional association that promotes the acceptance of [[conversion therapy]]. He was an advisor to, and officer of, NARTH.<ref name=officers>{{cite web|url=http://www.narth.com/menus/officers.html |title=NARTH Officers |accessdate=2010-05-10 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040803174911/http://www.narth.com/menus/officers.html |archivedate=2004-08-03 |df= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.narth.com/menus/advisors.html |title=NARTH Advisors |accessdate=2010-05-10 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080617025223/http://www.narth.com/menus/advisors.html |archivedate=2008-06-17 |df= }}</ref>


In 2012, California passed a law that banned the provision of conversion therapy to minors, including some of Nicolosi's existing patients. Nicolosi was named as a plaintiff in a [[Pickup v. Brown and Welch v. Brown|lawsuit challenging the law on constitutional grounds]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Second Lawsuit Filed against Calif. Gay Therapy Ban|url=http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2012/October/Second-Lawsuit-Filed-against-Calif-Gay-Therapy-Ba/|accessdate=23 August 2015|agency=CBN|date=October 7, 2012}}</ref> but the law, effectively barring Nicolosi's clinic from taking on patients under the age of 18, was subsequently upheld.
In 2012, California passed a law that banned the provision of conversion therapy to minors, including some of Nicolosi's existing patients. Nicolosi was named as a plaintiff in a [[Pickup v. Brown and Welch v. Brown|lawsuit challenging the law on constitutional grounds]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Second Lawsuit Filed against Calif. Gay Therapy Ban|url=http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2012/October/Second-Lawsuit-Filed-against-Calif-Gay-Therapy-Ba/|accessdate=23 August 2015|agency=CBN|date=October 7, 2012}}</ref> but the law, effectively barring Nicolosi's clinic from taking on patients under the age of 18, was subsequently upheld.

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Joseph Nicolosi
Born(1947-01-24)January 24, 1947
New York
DiedMarch 8, 2017(2017-03-08) (aged 70)[1]
California, U.S.
OccupationPsychologist
Spouse
Linda Nicolosi
​
(m. 1978⁠–⁠2017)​
[2]

Joseph Nicolosi (January 24, 1947 – March 8, 2017) was an American clinical psychologist, founder and director of the Thomas Aquinas Psychological Clinic in Encino, California, and a founder and president of the National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality (NARTH).[3] Nicolosi advocated and practiced reparative therapy, a practice that he claimed could help people overcome or mitigate their homosexual desires and replace them with heterosexual ones.

Biography

Nicolosi described his theories in Reparative Therapy of Male Homosexuality: A New Clinical Approach and three other books. Nicolosi proposed that homosexuality is often the product of a condition he described as gender-identity deficit caused by an alienation from, and perceived rejection by, individuals of the subject's gender.[4] He held a Ph.D. from the California School of Professional Psychology. Nicolosi was a founding member of the National Association for Research & Therapy of Homosexuality (NARTH) and was its president for some time. NARTH is a professional association that promotes the acceptance of conversion therapy. He was an advisor to, and officer of, NARTH.[3][5]

In 2012, California passed a law that banned the provision of conversion therapy to minors, including some of Nicolosi's existing patients. Nicolosi was named as a plaintiff in a lawsuit challenging the law on constitutional grounds[6] but the law, effectively barring Nicolosi's clinic from taking on patients under the age of 18, was subsequently upheld.

In 2015, a New Jersey judge barred Nicolosi from appearing as an expert witness in a lawsuit filed against another provider of conversion therapy, Jews Offering New Alternative for Healing (JONAH).[7] The court excluded all of JONAH's experts, including Nicolosi, because each expert "proffer[ed] the opinion that homosexuality either is a disorder or is not a normal variation of human sexuality," which contradicted "generally accepted scientific theory."[7] He died in March 2017 at the age of 70 "from complications from the flu".[8]

See also

Publications

  • Nicolosi, Joseph (1991). Reparative Therapy of Male Homosexuality: A New Clinical Approach. Jason Aronson, Inc. ISBN 0-87668-545-9.
  • Nicolosi, Joseph (1993). Healing Homosexuality: Case Stories of Reparative Therapy. Jason Aronson, Inc. ISBN 0-7657-0144-8.
  • Nicolosi, Joseph; Byrd, A. Dean; Potts, Richard W. (June 2000). "Retrospective self-reports of changes in homosexual orientation: A consumer survey of conversion therapy clients". 86. Psychological Reports: 1071–1088. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  • Nicolosi, Joseph (2002). "A meta-analytic review of treatment of homosexuality". Psychological reports. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  • Nicolosi, Joseph & Nicolosi, Linda Ames (2002). A Parent's Guide to Preventing Homosexuality. InterVarsity Press. ISBN 0-8308-2379-4.
  • Nicolosi, Joseph (2002). "A critique of Bem's "exotic becomes erotic" theory of sexual orientation development". Psychological reports. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  • Nicolosi, Joseph (2008). "Clients' perceptions of how reorientation therapy and self-help can promote changes in sexual orientation". Psychological reports. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  • Nicolosi, Joseph (2009). Shame and Attachment Loss: The Practical Work of Reparative Therapy. InterVarsity Press

References

  1. ^ Sandomir, Richard (March 16, 2017). "Joseph Nicolosi, Advocate of Conversion Therapy for Gays, Dies at 70". The New York Times.
  2. ^ Joseph Nicolosi: Thomas Aquinas Psychological Clinic (March 9, 2017). "Post number 652660888270320". Facebook. Retrieved March 11, 2017. Linda Nicolosi, Joe's lifelong collaborator and also his wife of 39 years, is grateful for everyone's prayers ...
  3. ^ a b "NARTH Officers". Archived from the original on 2004-08-03. Retrieved 2010-05-10. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ Joseph Nicolosi, Ph.D., Reparative Therapy of Male Homosexuality, Rowman & Littlefield, 2004, ISBN 0-7657-0142-1
  5. ^ "NARTH Advisors". Archived from the original on 2008-06-17. Retrieved 2010-05-10. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "Second Lawsuit Filed against Calif. Gay Therapy Ban". CBN. October 7, 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  7. ^ a b Ferguson v. JONAH, No. HUDL547312, 2015 WL 609436, at *9–10 (N.J. Super. Feb. 5, 2015).
  8. ^ Allen, Samantha (March 9, 2017). "'Ex-Gay Therapy' Leader Dead at 70". The Daily Beast.
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