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Gender Exploratory Therapy Association
Therapy First, also known as GETA, is an organization that advocates gender exploratory therapy, a form of conversion therapy. Originally named the Gender Exploratory Therapy Association, Therapy First was established in 2021 by the Society for Evidence-Based Gender Medicine (SEGM) and Genspect. History GETA was formed in June 2021 by four members of the Society for Evidence-Based Gender Medicine, including Stella O'Malley, as well as Genspect advisor Joseph Burgo. All of GETA's key people are advisors to the gender-critical organization Genspect. The Southern Poverty Law Center described Genspect, SEGM, and GETA as the strongest triad within the "anti-LGBT pseudoscience network", sharing over two dozen personnel connections. Board member Dwight Panozzo is a therapist who maintains a private practice in New Jersey and teaches at the New York University Silver School of Social Work, where a student stated he discussed his practice while teaching. In 2021, he stated ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gender Exploratory Therapy
Conversion therapy is the pseudoscientific practice of attempting to change an individual's sexual orientation, romantic orientation, gender identity, or gender expression to align with heterosexual and cisgender norms. Methods that have been used to this end include forms of brain surgery, castration, surgical or chemical castration, chemical (hormonal) castration, aversion therapy treatments such as electric shocks, nausea-inducing drugs, hypnosis, counseling, spiritual interventions, visualization, psychoanalysis, and arousal reconditioning. There is a scientific consensus that conversion therapy is ineffective at changing a person's sexual orientation or gender identity and that it frequently causes significant long-term psychological harm. An increasing number of jurisdictions around the world have passed laws against conversion therapy. Historically, conversion therapy was the treatment of choice for individuals who disclosed same-sex attractions or exhibited gender nonc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
