Psychiatrist who supported gay cure admits he was wrong

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/may/19/psychiatrist-admits-gay-cure-study-flawed Dr. Robert Spitzer was responsible in part for the removal of Homosexuality from the American Psychiatric Association's index of mental disorders in 1973. This made him a hero in the eyes of the gay community. However, in 2001, he supported the results of a test which suggested that gayness could be "cured". This resulted in confusion and outrage in the gay community, which felt betrayed by a former ally. Recently, though, Spitzer has come out and said that the study was innacurate. He went further to apologize to gays for any hassel they might have gone through trying to achieve the futile task of curing their homosexuality. I learned a lot from studying gay rights. I learned that California does not allow gay marriage, the Republican Party is avoiding the issue in this election, and that homosexuality was officially considered a mental disorder in America until 1973. It is interesting how much Spitzer flip-flopped on the issue, but I suppose it goes to show that he is not really trying to cater to anyone.