ABSTRACT
Spitzer introduces data from a self-selected sample who responded to requests for those who had “sustained some change in homosexual orientation” and concludes that “there was no evidence of harm” to these participants. Although Spitzer does not claim that this study provides any evidence that such interventions are harmless for all individuals who seek them, he suggests that further research be conducted. Although Spitzer presents an ostensibly scientific call for further inquiry, the justification for changing sexual orientation is ultimately an ethical-philosophical one: “In fact, the ability to make such a choice should be considered fundamental to client autonomy and self-determination.”
