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UDkt Robert Spitzer, obabeka mathupha ubungqingili kuhlu lokuphazamiseka kwengqondo kusihlahlandlela sokuxilongwa kwe-APA, uthi izishoshovu zezitabane zisakaza ngamabomu imininingwane engamanga njengengxenye yecebo labo lezepolitiki: 

"Izishoshovu zithathe isinqumo sokuqinisekisa umphakathi ukuthi ngeke ziguquke. Ngiyaqonda ukuthi lokhu kuyazisiza kwezepolitiki, kodwa lokhu akulona iqiniso. ”

UDkt Nicholas Cummings, owayengumongameli we-APA, ukhuluma ngokuthi izishoshovu ze-LGBT ziluthathe kanjani ulawulo ku-APA futhi zilusebenzisa ngezinhloso zayo zezepolitiki, iqinisekisa ukuthi ubungqingili abuqondakali kahle. Benza ucwaningo lokukhetha, futhi bacindezela yonke imiphumela engahambelani nezinhlelo zabo. 

“Ngesikhathi senza isinqumo sokuqeda ubungqingili emphefumulweni, akekho owayazi ukuthi lokhu kuzokwenzeka. Umbuthano wobungqingili wawungeyona impi njengamanje - konke noma kungenjalo ... "

UDkt. Lisa Diamond, ummeli we-APA Emeritus kanye ne-LGBT, ukhuthaza izishoshovu ukuthi zenqabe inganekwane “yokuzalwa” kanye “nokugxiliswa” kwezocansi: 

“Sekuyisikhathi sokushiya ingxabano yokuthi sazalwa ngaleyondlela futhi asinakushintsha. Le ngxabano izosiphikisa, ngoba manje kunemininingwane eyanele yokuthi abaphikisi bethu akukho okubi kakhulu kunathi. Ukwehlukahluka kuyisici sobuntu. ”.

UDkt Dean bird, owayengumongameli weNational Association for the Study and Therapy ofungqingili, kusolwa I-APA enkohlisweni yesayensi:

“I-APA isiphenduke inhlangano yezepolitiki enohlelo lokulwela izitabane ezincwadini zayo ezisemthethweni, nakuba izibophezela njengenhlangano yesayensi eyethula ubufakazi besayensi ngendlela engachemile. I-APA icindezela izifundo nezibuyekezo zocwaningo eziphikisa izikhundla zayo zenqubomgomo futhi yesabise amalungu phakathi kwezinhlaka zayo eziphikisana nalokhu kuhlukumeza inqubo yesayensi. Abaningi baphoqeleka ukuthi bathule ngoba besaba ukulahlekelwa isikhundla sabo sobungcweti, abanye bakhishwa inyumbazane futhi lonakala isithunzi sabo - hhayi ngoba ucwaningo lwabo lwalungenalo ukuqina noma ukubaluleka - kodwa ngenxa yokuthi imiphumela yalo yayiphambana "nenqubomgomo" esemthethweni eshiwo..