What Sexual Orientation Change Efforts Change: Evidence From a United States Sample of 72 Exposed Men

Voluntary non-coercive therapeutic interventions for adults are collectively known as sexual orientation change efforts (SOCE). Research on SOCE has reported global or average sexual orientation change, but not in more detail. This study addresses two questions: Does change consist primarily of reduced homosexual orientation or increased heterosexual orientation? Does change consist primarily of change in behavior or change in attraction? Method: A convenience sample of 72 men who had completed SOCE was examined for the decrease in homosexual attraction, increase in heterosexual attraction, and corresponding changes in sexual behavior among those experiencing a homosexual-to-heterosexual shift. All measures were self-reported.