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{{other people||Richard Cohen (disambiguation)}}'''Richard A. Cohen''' (born 1952) is a ] psychotherapist and author associated with the ]. He is a co-founder of Positive Approaches to Healthy Sexuality (previously ])<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-03-02 |title=PATH |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150302174303/http://www.pathinfo.org/index.html |access-date=2023-08-10 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref> which offers discredited ] practices of changing a persons attractions from homosexual to heterosexual.<ref name="post" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-04-17 |title=Richard Cohen’s Cynical Makeover |url=https://fcnp.com/2013/04/17/richard-cohens-cynical-makeover/ |access-date=2020-09-18 |website=Falls Church News-Press Online |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite book |last=Besen |first=Wayne R. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ornnFZ6uffgC&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PA164&hl=en |title=Anything But Straight: Unmasking the Scandals and Lies Behind the Ex-gay Myth |date=2003 |publisher=Psychology Press |year= |isbn=978-1-56023-446-3 |location= |pages=164 |language=en}}</ref> In 2002, Cohen was expelled from the ] for multiple violations. He is author of ''Alfie's Home'', a children's book which depicts homosexuality as a reversible condition.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Blue|first=Miranda|date=2013-02-01|title=Will the Supreme Court read the most horrific children’s book of all time?|url=https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/02/will-the-supreme-court-read-the-most-horrific-childrens-book-of-all-time/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-09-28|website=LGBTQ Nation}}</ref> He gained significant attention after demonstrating his ex-gay touch therapy on '']'', which included cuddling with men.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |date=2011-08-02 |title=Cuddling the gay away |url=https://www.salon.com/2011/08/02/ex_gay/ |access-date=2023-08-09 |website=Salon |language=en}}</ref> {{other people||Richard Cohen (disambiguation)}}'''Richard A. Cohen''' (born 1952) is a ] psychotherapist and author associated with the ]. He is a co-founder of Positive Approaches to Healthy Sexuality (previously ])<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-03-02 |title=PATH |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150302174303/http://www.pathinfo.org/index.html |access-date=2023-08-10 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref> which offers discredited ] practices of changing a persons attractions from homosexual to heterosexual.<ref name="post" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-04-17 |title=Richard Cohen’s Cynical Makeover |url=https://fcnp.com/2013/04/17/richard-cohens-cynical-makeover/ |access-date=2020-09-18 |website=Falls Church News-Press Online |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite book |last=Besen |first=Wayne R. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ornnFZ6uffgC&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PA164&hl=en |title=Anything But Straight: Unmasking the Scandals and Lies Behind the Ex-gay Myth |date=2003 |publisher=Psychology Press |year= |isbn=978-1-56023-446-3 |location= |pages=164 |language=en}}</ref> In 2002, Cohen was expelled from the ] for multiple violations.
He is author of ''Alfie's Home'', a children's book which depicts homosexuality as a reversible condition.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Blue|first=Miranda|date=2013-02-01|title=Will the Supreme Court read the most horrific children’s book of all time?|url=https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/02/will-the-supreme-court-read-the-most-horrific-childrens-book-of-all-time/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-09-28|website=LGBTQ Nation}}</ref> He gained media attention after demonstrating his ex-gay touch therapy on '']'', which included cuddling with men.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |date=2011-08-02 |title=Cuddling the gay away |url=https://www.salon.com/2011/08/02/ex_gay/ |access-date=2023-08-09 |website=Salon |language=en}}</ref>


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===Media appearances=== ===Media appearances===
Cohen was interviewed by ] on the March 19, 2007, episode of '']''.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web | url=http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-march-19-2007/diagnosis--mystery-pt--2 |title = The Daily Show with Trevor Noah}}</ref> He gained significant media attention for demonstrating cuddling with men and hitting pillows<ref name=":6" /> as a method for curing homosexuality.<ref name=":5" /> Cohen was interviewed by ] on the March 19, 2007, episode of '']''.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web | url=http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-march-19-2007/diagnosis--mystery-pt--2 |title = The Daily Show with Trevor Noah}}</ref> He gained media attention for demonstrating cuddling with men and hitting pillows as a method for curing homosexuality.<ref name=":6" /><ref name=":5" />


Cohen was on '']'' on June 28, 2006,<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0837645/ |title = Episode #4.279}}</ref> was interviewed on '']'' on December 8, 2009,<ref> Rachel Maddow: Debunking a 'cure' for homosexuality</ref> and was on ''The ] Show'' on the ] radio network on April 17, 2010. Cohen was on '']'' on June 28, 2006,<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0837645/ |title = Episode #4.279}}</ref> was interviewed on '']'' on December 8, 2009,<ref> Rachel Maddow: Debunking a 'cure' for homosexuality</ref> and was on ''The ] Show'' on the ] radio network on April 17, 2010.

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Richard A. Cohen
File:Richard Cohen TTT book cover photo.jpg
Born (1952-10-15) October 15, 1952 (age 72)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Alma materBoston University
Antioch University
SpouseJae Sook Cohen (1980–present)
Children3
For other people with the same name, see Richard Cohen (disambiguation).

Richard A. Cohen (born 1952) is a Christian psychotherapist and author associated with the ex-gay movement. He is a co-founder of Positive Approaches to Healthy Sexuality (previously Positive Alternatives to Homosexuality) which offers discredited conversion therapy practices of changing a persons attractions from homosexual to heterosexual. In 2002, Cohen was expelled from the American Counseling Association for multiple violations.

He is author of Alfie's Home, a children's book which depicts homosexuality as a reversible condition. He gained media attention after demonstrating his ex-gay touch therapy on The Daily Show, which included cuddling with men.

Biography

Cohen was born into a Jewish family in Philadelphia. While attending Boston University, he became an evangelical Christian, and later joined the Unification Church. In 1980, Cohen married Jae Sook, a South Korean woman, and in 1995, Cohen and his family left the Unification Church. During adolescence, Cohen reportedly spent "years in intensive psychiatric treatment unsuccessfully trying to become straight".

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Richard and Jae Sook Cohen

Cohen identified as gay during his undergraduate years at Boston University. He sought counseling for his unwanted same-sex attractions. He says he has been heterosexual since 1987, to which he credits resolution of underlying issues. He then became involved in the ex-gay movement.

Cohen received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Boston University and a Master of Arts degree in Counseling Psychology from Antioch University.

Cohen appeared in Wayne Bensen's book Anything But Straight, which documents Cohen's involvement in the ex-gay movement and his affairs with men even as he publicly portrayed himself as a married "former homosexual".

Expulsion from the ACA

In 2002, Cohen was expelled from the American Counseling Association (ACA) for violating its policies on advertising, engaging in dual relationships involving clients and counselors, and compromising client welfare. He did not appeal the ACA decision.

Media appearances

Cohen was interviewed by Jason Jones on the March 19, 2007, episode of The Daily Show. He gained media attention for demonstrating cuddling with men and hitting pillows as a method for curing homosexuality.

Cohen was on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on June 28, 2006, was interviewed on The Rachel Maddow Show on December 8, 2009, and was on The Michelangelo Signorile Show on the Sirius radio network on April 17, 2010.

Books

Cohen has self-published books under his own PATH Press:

References

  1. "PATH". web.archive.org. 2015-03-02. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
  2. ^ Boodman, Sandra G. (2005-08-16). "A Conversion Therapist's Unusual Odyssey". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2020-08-05.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "Richard Cohen's Cynical Makeover". Falls Church News-Press Online. 2013-04-17. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
  4. ^ Besen, Wayne R. (2003). Anything But Straight: Unmasking the Scandals and Lies Behind the Ex-gay Myth. Psychology Press. p. 164. ISBN 978-1-56023-446-3.
  5. Blue, Miranda (2013-02-01). "Will the Supreme Court read the most horrific children's book of all time?". LGBTQ Nation. Retrieved 2020-09-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "Cuddling the gay away". Salon. 2011-08-02. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
  7. "Richard Cohen". GLAAD. 2014-07-28. Retrieved 2019-03-28.
  8. "Notification of Results Letter". Archived from the original on January 3, 2007. Retrieved January 3, 2007., American Counseling Association. Retrieved 04-07-2007.
  9. ^ "The Daily Show with Trevor Noah".
  10. "Episode #4.279".
  11. NBC News Rachel Maddow: Debunking a 'cure' for homosexuality
  12. Alfie's home by Richard A Cohen; Elizabeth Sherman WorldCat
  13. Richard Cohen, M. a.; Cohen, Richard M. A. (2016-06-02). Coming Out Straight: Understanding Same-Sex Attraction. ISBN 978-1533598578.
  14. Cohen, Richard. "Coming Out Straight: Understanding Same-Sex Attraction".
  15. Cohen, Richard (2016-02-19). Gay Children, Straight Parents: A Plan for Family Healing. ISBN 978-1530156641.
  16. Cohen, Richard. "Gay Children, Straight Parents: A Plan for Family Healing".
  17. Cohen, Richard (2016-03-21). Straight Talk About Homosexuality. ISBN 978-0963705891.
  18. Cohen, Richard. "Straight Talk About Homosexuality".
  19. Cohen, Richard (March 28, 2019). Healing Heterosexuality: Time, Touch and Talk. ISBN 978-1-7338469-0-5.
  20. Cohen, Richard (2020). Being Gay: Nature, Nurture or Both?. PATH Press. ISBN 978-1-7338469-2-9.

External links

Richard Cohen featured on The Daily Show

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