Professional review
From conversion attempts to lifting treatments: Cognitive practice in treating the LGBTQ community
Shahar Golberman and Daphna Griner provide a thorough and up-to-date introduction to what we know about conversion therapies and their harms.
"Time to Ask for Help": On Conversion Therapies
by Dr. Irit Koren
A thorough article by Dr. Irit Koren, which discusses the dangers of conversion therapies and extensively reviews their potential harms.
Today, the Ministerial Committee for Legislative Affairs presented a proposal by MK Yael German (Yesh Atid) and MKs from the Labor Party to prevent the existence of conversion therapies conducted on minors with the aim of changing their sexual orientation from homosexual to heterosexual. So what are conversion therapies, what is the controversy about them, and why is the law now being proposed to prohibit them?
Conversion Therapy vs. Gender Transition
Why am I the way I am? Homosexual identity – biology, psychology, politics Zeev Shebidel
, published in the journal Be'Ma'galei Nefesh, published by Emek Jezreel College. The article provides a very comprehensive background on the research knowledge available in the natural and social sciences on the nature and character of sexual orientation, and analyzes various positions that exist regarding this knowledge. The article is in PDF format, the article is in text format.
“His shadow and I” The pain and heartbreak that women who marry gay men without their knowledge go through
Dr. Eyal Zak.
A professional review by Dr. Eyal Zak on the pain and heartbreak experienced by women who marry gay men without their knowledge.
A legal review by Netta Patrick and Yigal Avrahami that deals with legal issues related to conversion therapies, including informed consent, gross negligence, deception, and more.
Studies
Living with a Split Identity – On the Subjective Experience of Religious Homosexuals Married to a Woman Dr. Eyal Zak
Dr. Eyal Zak analyzes the experiences of religious homosexuals and through them discusses the difficulties and challenges of the individual and society with this conflict.
Researchers have identified four sites in the genome associated with sexual orientation
An important article that deals with the relationship between environmental (not social!) and genetic influences on sexual orientation.
Between guilt and fulfillment in the lives of religious gay men married to women Dr. Eyal Zak
Eyal Zak and Adital Ben-Ari together review various experiences of religious homosexuals and through them analyze the difficulties that accompany a homosexual who refuses to accept his sexual identity.
Conversion Therapy and Affirmative Therapy for Homosexuals – The Relationship Between Therapists' Sexual Values and Their Response to Clients Seeking Conversion Therapy by Lior Ben.
Lior Ben discusses the relationship between the therapist's previous beliefs and the 'solutions' he offers to homosexuals.
Identity Formation Processes Among Religious LGBT Youth
Nehurai Elyakim
The study includes reference to conversion therapy, testimonies from young people who attended the "Journey to Manhood" workshop on behalf of Etz Nefesh, and an interview with Rabbi Zvika Dentalsky, former chairman of Etz Nefesh
Can conversion therapy be a solution to the plight of religious homosexuals? Dr. Irit Koren
Dr. Koren presents the complexity of the life of the religious homosexual person in our current era.
Teenage Gay and Lesbian Suicides Paul Gibson
Paul Gibson, in his seminal article, discusses the connection between suicidality and sexual orientation in adolescence.
Growing Up in Secret: Homosexuality in the Mirror of Psychoanalysis by Maor Barzani
Maor Barzani discusses the phenomenon of sexual orientation through the psychoanalytic approach to psychology.
Position papers
Israeli Psychologists Association, 2011 position paper on conversion therapy
Position paper on conversion therapies
Union of Social Workers Position paper on conversion therapy
Ministry of Health's warning against conversion treatments to change sexual orientation
2014
Position paper on conversion therapies
Israel Medical Association, Psychiatric Association, 2019 Position paper on conversion therapy
Investigations
Fact-finding investigation into the Etzat Nefesh organization
Investigative reporter for the program 'Uvda' with Ilana Dayan on the organization Etzet Nefesh
The workshop that "cures" gays in two days
The workshop that "cures" gays in two days – about the Journey to Masculinity workshop that the Hosen Association refers to (Zaman Israel, June 28, 2020)
"Conversion therapies" haven't disappeared, they've just been rebranded
"Conversion therapies" did not disappear, they were just rebranded - Heads of the Soul Counseling (עצת נפש) Association move to the new Hoshen Association after the conviction of conversion therapist Reuven Israel Walcher (Zaman Israel, June 9, 2020)