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Cultural oppression of homosexuals and superstition about homosexuality can cause shame and low self-esteem among gay and lesbian people. Extremist religious dogma and/or psychological instability motivates some people to try to become heterosexual through various "therapies," including behavioral modification, prayer, and electric shock. The American Psychological Association (APA) and most doctors warn that attempting to go from "gay to straight" can be both physically and psychologically dangerous and that such attempts almost universally fail to produce heterosexual orientations.

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