02439cam a22003974a 4500001001300000003000600013005001700019008004100036010001700077040010200094020002600196020002300222020002500245020002200270035002000292042000800312050002300320082002100343100002400364245004500388246009400433260005500527300004000582336002600622337002800648338002700676504005700703505033800760520049901098520015801597650004901755650002101804650004701825650007501872856009401947ocm51655320 OCoLC20210914073219.0030128s2003    orua     b    000 0 eng    a  2003001994  aDLCbengcDLCdIG#dBAKERdBTCTAdYDXCPdVP@dCPEdCQUdBDXdOCLCOdOCLCFdOCLCQdNTGdKATdZAAPA  a9780736911795q(pbk.)  a0736911790q(pbk.)  z9780736933322q(PDF)  z0736933328q(PDF)  a(OCoLC)51655320  apcc00aBR115.H6bP38 200300a261.8/3576632211 aPaulk, Anne,d1963-10aRestoring sexual identity /cAnne Paulk.1 iOther title information from cover:aHope for women who struggle with same-sex attraction  aEugene, Or. :bHarvest House Publishers,c�2003.  a269 pages :billustrations ;c22 cm  atextbtxt2rdacontent  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  avolumebnc2rdacarrier  aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 260-269).0 aThree stories -- Where does same-sex attraction come from? -- Classic development of lesbian attraction -- Healthy female gender development -- Establishing a support system -- Healing from abuse -- Overcoming temptation -- Healthy female friendships -- Men : friendships, singleness, and marriage -- Parenthood and the ex-gay woman.  aRestoring Sexual Identity offers answers to the difficult and often wrenching questions asked both by women desiring change and by friends and relatives of women struggling with same-sex attraction. Is lesbianism a genetic predisposition or is it developed during childhood? How does childhood sexual abuse relate to the development of lesbianism? Does becoming a Christian immediately eliminate all desire for members of the same sex? Can a woman be a lesbian and a Christian at the same time?8 aWhat support is available for women who struggle with lesbianism? For every woman sexually attracted to other women...here's another choice. Book jacket. 0aLesbianismxReligious aspectsxChristianity. 0aEx-gay movement. 7aEx-gay movement.2fast0(OCoLC)fst01738013 7aLesbianismxReligious aspectsxChristianity.2fast0(OCoLC)fst00996532423Publisher descriptionuhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0715/2003001994-d.html