[5][6] This was based on 200 self-selected phone interviews,[7] including some with members of the ex-gay movement who self-reported that conversion therapy (a.k.a.

[8][5] The paper concluded: "There is evidence that change in sexual orientation following some form of reparative therapy does occur in some gay men and lesbians.

[7] The journal published the paper alongside critical commentaries, including one saying conversion therapy violates ethics as defined by the Nuremberg Code.

[11][7][9] In March, 2023, the Archives of Sexual Behavior published a paper on rapid-onset gender dysphoria, authored by J. Michael Bailey and Suzanna Diaz, which has been described as "methodologically flawed" by the Southern Poverty Law Centre.

"[14] The press officer of the Center for Applied Transgender Studies, which signed the letter, stated that "[a]rticles published in the journal during Dr. Zucker's editorship have repeatedly drawn criticism from the sections of the LGBTQ+ community about which the article claims to advance sexological knowledge".