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AC360 - The 'Sissy Boy' Experiment - Part One

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Uploaded by on Jun 7, 2011

In 1970, a five-year-old boy named Kirk Murphy was subjected to an ex-gay experiment. Under the care of Dr Ivor Lovaas and George Rekers, then a doctoral student, of UCLA, he underwent therapy to eliminate supposed effeminate behaviors. In 1974, Lovaas and Rekers jointly published a paper about the boy they renamed "Kraig," heralding his treatment for "childhood cross-gender problems" a success and claiming he had been transformed from a gender-confused homosexual-in-waiting to a healthy, heterosexual young man. On the back of this study, Rekers built a career as an anti-gay activist and a supposed expert in childhood sexual development. He co-founded the Family Research Council and championed reparative therapy to turn gay men straight. In 2003, Kirk, aged 38 years old and gay, committed suicide.

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  • Where does the mother get off blaming other people for her son's suicide?

    She's the one that signed him up for the study, and actively participated in it. She even brought the "experiment" home by using the chips and beatings. She needs to accept responsibilty for her part.

  • Thumbs up if you think these 'scientists' should be shot.

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  • Did anyone notice that he had a little sister. Kids play through watching their parents.... He watched her take care of that baby and I am sure helped her with things when it came to the baby. And kids realize that parents pay more attention to baby because they through fits... hence him throwing fits for his mothers attention. I HATE IGNORANT IGNORANT IGNORANT people. I am sick over this. whats worse it he isnt the only baby who went throw or is going through this. My heart to you baby boy!

  • nobody cares tho if girls play with toy soldiers and legos....

  • LOL, just saw George Rekers. *shakes head. Busted.

  • Yay. Anderson Cooper.

  • Well now look what you did ?... you crazy dum nut mom..you dont have a son nomore bitch...what the hell you think you were doin.

  • fuck the mom. bitch you're supposed to love your kids no matter what.

  • Why are people surprised? THAT fact scares me more that most of us don't believe things like this go on...

  • this kind of stuff sickens me

  • And now Mr George Rekers has been exposed as a cocksucker who likes, as the phrase goes, getting his luggage lifted.

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