Texas Sodomy Statutes – We oppose the legalization of sodomy. We demand that Congress exercise its authority granted by the U.S. Constitution to withhold jurisdiction from the federal courts from cases involving sodomy.The 2014 platform however has no mention of "sodomy" and replaced the arrest the homosexual portion with a line about reparation therapy.
Reparative Therapy- We recognize the legitimacy and efficacy of counseling, which offers reparative therapy and treatment for those patients seeking healing and wholeness from their homosexual lifestyle. No laws or executive orders shall be imposed to limit or restrict access to this type of therapy.There is no scientific data promoting the efficacy of reparative therapy. A small minority of those that identify as homosexual will identify later as heterosexual whether they attend therapy or not. There is no reliable evidence that reparative therapy is the cause. The vast majority of people who attend reparative therapy continue in their orientation.
It took the Texas GOP just four years to give up on arresting homosexuals. Hopefully in four years they will either produce studies that reparative therapy works or abandon it as well.
