He is scheduled to present his findings today in New Orleans at a meeting of the American Psychiatric Association. Spitzer spearheaded the APA s 1973 decision to remove homosexuality from its list of mental disorders. Major mental health groups say nobody knows what causes a person s sexual orientation. Theories tracing homosexuality to troubled family dynamics or faulty psychological development have been discredited, the psychiatric association says. The American Psychological Association says most scientists think sexual orientation probably comes from a complex interaction including biological and environmental factors.
Some religious groups believe gays can be cured through prayer and counseling.
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