Efforts to change the sexual orientation of lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) individuals to heterosexual are referred to as conversion therapy. Given the religious groundings that support the practice of conversion therapy, we sought to explore the beliefs of Christian religious leaders about this practice and what they want family therapists to know about the practice of conversion therapy. Twenty-one pastors from diverse Mainline Christian Protestant traditions were interviewed. Queer theory-informed thematic analysis revealed four themes that reflect the participants’ perspectives on conversion therapy: (a) Conversion Therapy Is an Abomination, (b) Conversion Therapy Is Similar to Other Abusive Practices, (c) Conversion Therapy Represents A Misuse of Religion, and (d) Ethical Concerns About Therapists Who Practice Conversion Therapy. Implications of this study include a need for self-of-the-therapist work to address religious biases and heteronormative assumptions in order to examine beliefs that support practicing conversion therapy.

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基督教主流新教牧师对皈依治疗实践的信念：对家庭治疗师的反思

将女同性恋、男同性恋和双性恋 (LGB) 个体的性取向转变为异性恋的努力被称为转化疗法。鉴于支持转化疗法实践的宗教基础，我们试图探索基督教宗教领袖对这种实践的信仰，以及他们希望家庭治疗师了解转化疗法实践的内容。来自不同主流基督教新教传统的 21 位牧师接受了采访。基于酷儿理论的主题分析揭示了四个反映参与者对转换疗法观点的主题：(a) 转换疗法是一种令人憎恶的行为，(b) 转换疗法类似于其他虐待行为，(c) 转换疗法代表对宗教的滥用，和（d）关于实践转化疗法的治疗师的伦理问题。