GLAAD; The Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN); and PFLAG National released a joint statement denouncing the Dr. Oz Show for airing an episode debating the merits of so-called reparative therapy.
According to the statement, the first two segments of the show featured two proponents of so-called reparative therapy, neither of whom was challenged by Oz or any guests. These two "ex-gay" activists, however, were invited to stay and rebut statements from opponents for the remainder of the program.
The groups urged Oz to stand with the entire medical community against this so-called therapy, and to tell his LGBT viewers that he does not support the idea that their sexual orientation should be "repaired."
Sony Pictures and Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Productions launched Dr. Oz in 2009. The Dr. Oz show had no comment.
Andrew Davis