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Beating the Gay out of you: A look at Richard Cohen


I just went to the CNN.com archives and paid to watch the entire Paula Zahn show interview with Richard Cohen of his "ex-gay" program, "gay to straight." I didn't know a lot about Richard before seeing that interview, but now I sure do.

Here's what I've found...

Richard's Creepy Cuddle Therapy & Beating a Pillow
http://www.crooksandliars.com/2006/06/02.html#a8543

"Paula Zahn had infamous "ex-gay therapist" (or as he calls himself, "conversion therapist") Richard Cohen on last night in a segment called "New Therapy Claims to "Cure" Homosexuality." The transcript doesn't describe what Cohen does next on the video to demonstrate his therapeutic "techniques...read on"

Watching Cohen beat a pillow with a tennis racket says it all. Here's the video:
http://movies.crooksandliars.com/PZ-cohen.wmv

How Richard Got Married

http://www.crooksandliars.com/2006/06/02.html#a8548
"He has been married for nearly 23 years--an arranged marriage that he said was suggested by the Rev. Sun Myung Moon when he and his wife were members of the Unification Church, to which they belonged for 20 years."

His ties to Moon explains a lot, but even more troubling is this:

He is not licensed as a therapist, he explained, because he "didn't want to jump through the hoops and deal with the heterophobia and anti-ex-gay attitudes." He circumvents the licensing requirement by asking for donations to his foundation. "I am not doing therapy per se," he said. "I'm coaching." In 2002, Cohen was permanently expelled from the American Counseling Association (ACA) for multiple ethical violations.

Permanent expulsion is a rarely used sanction, according to David Kaplan, chief professional officer of the Alexandria-based organization. Kaplan said Cohen was found to have violated six sections of the ACA's ethics code, which bars members from actions that "seek to meet their personal needs at the expense of clients," those that exploit "the trust and dependency of clients," and for soliciting testimonials or promoting products in a deceptive manner."

Richard has a meltdown after a TV debate
http://www.waynebesen.com/2005/09/ex...tv-debate.html

"Following our debate, Cohen sent out a hateful prayer request via e-mail that personally attacked me. If you read the e-mail below, it can only be described as a psychological meltdown, or maybe a nervous breakdown."

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What a wacko!!

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THAT'S IT! THAT'S THE CURE! FINALLY, I can go straight!


I'll just BEAT MY PILLOWS!


Take THAT homosexuality! (BANG)


And THAT! (BANG)


And THAT! (BANG)


AND THAT! (BANG)


THERE! I'M CURED!


(but why do I still like the taste of C**K?)



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TaterHead wrote:

(but why do I still like the taste of C**K?)


CENSORED!

Don't MAKE me use my magic arrows on you AGAIN!!!

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There is this one gay bar here in DC called JRs.  it's an "S&M" bar (Stand and Model).  Well known is that if (AND ONLY IF) they like the way you look the first question they'll ask you is "So, what do you do?"  If you don't do anything of note or interest, forget about any further questions; if you do, you'll be heading back to his place within 30 mins (after he finishes his drink) for a quick [censored].  One hour later you exchange numbers, only to realize that his "number" is bogus and that he never wants to see you ever again.


All that to say is that I have a MUCH cheaper and easier way of "conversion therapy" than Richard Cohen.  Ha! I could go into business and make a FORTUNE!


Phil



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You guys have GOT to see this!


www.malcontent.biz/blog/?p=1613


Watch poor George Foreman's reactions to this nutjob!


Oh, and by the way...I tried this sort of "aversion therapy" (which it really is!) before. It DOESN'T work! DUH!



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That's cuz everybody knows all gays are hopefully and irreversibly messed up mentally.


[That was a fun one to learn recently]


Phil



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Phil, you obviously have people in your life who keep telling you bad things!  You need to come down here to Houston and get some Mama Lisa Love! 


That Richard Cohen guy makes me angry.  And I loved when Jimmy Kimmel called him on the carpet for his "case study" of Rosie!



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Phil,

I don't wanna be gay, either. Wanna cuddle with me on the couch??? *cough*

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Mama Lisa wrote:
you obviously have people in your life who keep telling you bad things!  You need to come down here to Houston


Let me get this straight... Phil is having people say bad things to him about being gay... so he needs to go to TEXAS?!?!?!?

hehe

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Mama Lisa wrote:

Phil, you obviously have people in your life who keep telling you bad things!  You need to come down here to Houston and get some Mama Lisa Love!  That Richard Cohen guy makes me angry.  And I loved when Jimmy Kimmel called him on the carpet for his "case study" of Rosie!


ML: This was one of the pastors at my church who said this in general; he said that all gays, both men and women, result that way due to traumatic circumstances unresolved by a father figure due to being absent or uninvolved or whatever..


So in short, these people out here in DC, Christians, feel that gays are either sinful or screwed up or both!


WOO HOO!


Darrel: SURE!!! We'll just snuggle the gayness away!


Phil



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So....does anybody think Cohen was a childhood victim of incest from his mother????
That's the first thing I thought of when he started hitting the furniture, yelling at her. Anyway, what a crazy way to forgive somebody.

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phil_of_va wrote:

 Darrel: SURE!!! We'll just snuggle the gayness away! Phil

"GUYS GONE WILD: TSA EDITION"


 



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They have a Guys Gone Wild video out in production. I was glued to the TV...lol.

I'm only human...I think people at work noticed drool coming out of my mouth...hehehehe!!!



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