2013/05/20 by Jo Fjelstrom
Psychology · Social Sciences · #Gender Roles and Identity Studies #LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy #Social and Cultural Dynamics
paper · doi:10.1080/00918369.2013.774830
openalex publication_date 2013/05/20 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29
This article is based on structured interviews of a sample of 15 former participants in sexual orientation change efforts (SOCE), who currently identify as gay or lesbian. The primary research question for this study was, "What was the experience of self-identified gay men and lesbians who went through some type of SOCE and eventually asserted themselves as gay or lesbian?" The research concludes that participants sometimes identified as heterosexual during SOCE, but never changed their underlying homosexual orientation, and that suppression, disconnection, and a sense of inauthenticity were significant phenomena of this process.