Talk:Nicholas Cummings

gone nutty
The guy's become a critic of "homosexual activists" who have "captured" the APA, sacrificing science for the sake of politics. Claims that "straight white males" are underrepresented in the organization.

See [URL]http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/former-president-of-apa-says-organization-controlled-by-gay-rights-movement/[/URL]

Bustter (talk) 07:08, 1 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Really? "Gone nutty" is the title you put on Wikipedia for a professional whose professional opinion you dislike? 92.54.176.200 (talk) 16:59, 3 February 2014 (UTC)


 * More like senility than professional opinion. And it should be be mentioned in the article, as his bullshit is used by homophobes to defend their opinion. 141.77.225.60 (talk) 11:48, 4 April 2014 (UTC)


 * So someone whose professional opinion you dislike is also "senile" and his opinion is "bullshit", and people who disagree with you are also "sufferer from a phobia". Ooooook. 2.101.248.124 (talk) 16:02, 20 July 2014 (UTC)

Category idea and contrarian quote
Should we create a Category:Reparative Therapy Supporters for him, and put Nicolosi, Socarides, and Richard Cohen into it? --Uncle Ed (talk) 15:20, 25 December 2013 (UTC)


 * No, creating a "reparative therapy supporters" category is an awful idea. Furthermore, if you want to add material about Cummings's support for reparative therapy, you should be prepared to find a better source - the New American is published by the John Birch Society, and it's fringe. FreeKnowledgeCreator (talk) 20:24, 26 December 2013 (UTC)


 * How about USA Today?
 * Of the patients I oversaw who sought to change their orientation, hundreds were successful. Op-Ed Column, July 30th, 2013
 * If you have no objection, I'll use this source for "Cummings believes that homosexuals can change." Okay? --Uncle Ed (talk) 17:22, 27 January 2014 (UTC)

I waited three months, but there was no objection to the USA Today quote, so I added it to the article. --Uncle Ed (talk) 14:58, 27 April 2014 (UTC)


 * It's no good. I've reverted it. You added, 'Cummings wrote, "Of the patients I oversaw who sought to change their orientation, hundreds were successful."' You just can't add an out of context quotation like that, when there's no indication of what it is based upon. It's also very inappropriate to describe Cummings as holding a "contrarian position" on conversion therapy, as it is not even clear what that is supposed to mean. FreeKnowledgeCreator (talk) 21:44, 27 April 2014 (UTC)

Seeking attention
I am seeking attention about this edit by User:Sxologist. He removed the content without discussing it. 43.245.121.109 (talk) 04:35, 20 August 2020 (UTC)


 * I removed it because the source you used here is not adequate. You have made edits not up to standard on numerous articles relating to sexual orientation, used inappropriate sources and even put things in that are not related to the articles in question. Did you previously edit on an account? Sxologist (talk) 04:42, 20 August 2020 (UTC)
 * . 43.245.121.109 (talk) 04:44, 20 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Did you previously edit on another account? You have a variety of IP addresses all cross editing pages which are related to topics associated. Go ahead and tag Ed, I think it's pretty obvious that source is WP:FRINGE. Sxologist (talk) 04:50, 20 August 2020 (UTC)
 * I had enough of your biased politics about these issues. 43.245.121.109 (talk) 04:56, 20 August 2020 (UTC)