The National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality
condemns the growing trend in some parts of the world aimed at
terrorizing gay youth and homosexual adults. Media accounts of these
neo-Nazi type efforts to harass, intimidate and even physically assault
gays whether on-line or in personal confrontations are disturbing.
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We call upon local and national governmental agencies to protect
sexual minority groups from violence and hatred and to prosecute those
who would continue this inexcusable and immoral behavior.
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Individuals should be protected in their right to self identify as
homosexual without fear of persecution. At the same time, individuals
who experience unwanted homosexual attractions should also be protected
in their right to voluntarily seek assistance to manage or overcome
those attractions. The right to indicate our sexual or personal identity
and to choose how to respond to our sexual attractions should be a
universal human right.
