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What can I say to people that tell me that my sexuality can be "cured" or fixed?

Profile: Allen39
Allen39 on May 4, 2015
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Tell them it can't. If you look up conversion therapy success rates, you'll find they're ridiculously low. The fact is, being any sexuality is just fine, and there's no reason to fix it! Explain that you're not hurting anyone, and this is something many people can live normally with. It's like people who like the color yellow. Why change their favorite color?
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Profile: Spiderman93
Spiderman93 on Apr 29, 2015
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i would ask them why they think it is broken in the first place. sexuality is not something that needs curing. everyone is different and thats ok. love is love no matter who it is with. don't let anyone bring you down about who you are. keep being you. you are perfect just the way you are.
Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on May 8, 2017
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Ask them if they could turn gay for a day? Can they imagine being that for a day? Tell them that you freak out exactly how they are freaking out right now when you even try to imagine being the other way round. Sexuality I not a choice. And it is as natural as being a heterosexual but some idiots can never understand that.
Profile: Dannus
Dannus on Jan 11, 2015
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Tell them that there is nothing to be fixed. Just like you were born LGBT etc. they were born straight. Being gay is natural, and therefore is something that doesn't need to be fixed. If it could be, then by that logic, those who are straight can be made gay. The fix is not in gay people being made straight, but making people more educated and understand that homophobia is the problem.
Profile: starryRiver83
starryRiver83 on Feb 16, 2015
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That there is nothing to cure or fix. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but in this case they need to be quiet and you need to ignore what is said. Regardless of your sexuality, you are a normal human being, you're not broken, you're not ill, you are just you. If they don't like that then it is their problem and not yours. You just stay the way that you are.
Profile: janedoe73
janedoe73 on Mar 14, 2015
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I believe that the best thing is to just ignore it and not cause yourself any stress.But if you do want to give a response,try to point out that sexuality is not a disease and is something that cannot be changed or manipulated.
Profile: Waterbear
Waterbear on Jul 20, 2015
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There is really nothing you can say. The scientific evidence is overwhelmingly against their position, and in order for them to continue to take that position they had to reject science, or at the very least the scientific establishment. I would go with something like, "No, but Jesus can probably cure your hate."
Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on Jul 21, 2015
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Tell anyone that makes you feel like a problem that their, mostly likely heterosexual, sexual orientation can be "fixed" as well.
Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on Nov 16, 2015
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That they are not in your situation and explain to them how you are feeling in your body, to give them an insight
Profile: lizzle
lizzle on Nov 30, 2015
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You need to tell to them people that bigotry can also be fixed, and how is your sexuality even have a huge impact on their own lives. Sexuality is more than black and white, Kinsey greatest sexologist, has done studies and found research that I think most people would be suprised at. Any psychiatrist will tell you conventional therapy to cure sexuality will not work and infact make the client even more depressed and end up killing themselves.
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