# Does meditation "cure" homosexuality?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-meditation-cure-homosexuality/851245>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [April 7, 2020, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-meditation-cure-homosexuality/851245 "2020-04-07T02:27:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![Machinaforce](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/aeb1de/32.png) [@Machinaforce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machinaforce)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2020, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-meditation-cure-homosexuality/851245/1 "2020-04-07T02:27:39Z")

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A quick google search showed me a few pages that claim that it did (well sexuality in general to be honest) and having tried it for myself it did work for a while afterwards. Wondering if anyone else has thoughts on this.

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**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2020, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-meditation-cure-homosexuality/851245/2 "2020-04-07T02:35:00Z")

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Define cure. Do you mean it suppresses all sex drive in all sexual orientations, or it makes people with gay sexual urges have heterosexual sexual urges?

Either way, in before the lock.

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**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2020, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-meditation-cure-homosexuality/851245/3 "2020-04-07T03:44:54Z")

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Why would you want to “cure” sexuality?

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**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2020, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-meditation-cure-homosexuality/851245/4 "2020-04-07T03:50:47Z")

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> [@Machinaforce](#):
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> A quick google search showed me a few pages that claim that it did (well sexuality in general to be honest) and having tried it for myself it did work for a while afterwards. Wondering if anyone else has thoughts on this.

When did you get the horrible news that you had been struck down by the horrid disease of Sexuality?

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**Author:** ![steatopygia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steatopygia/32/3132_2.png) [@steatopygia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steatopygia)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2020, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-meditation-cure-homosexuality/851245/5 "2020-04-07T03:50:51Z")

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I believe medication cures posting ridiculous questions to message boards.

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**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2020, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-meditation-cure-homosexuality/851245/6 "2020-04-07T03:51:15Z")

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Homosexuality is not a disease.

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**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2020, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-meditation-cure-homosexuality/851245/7 "2020-04-07T04:15:02Z")

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Offensive question.

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**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2020, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-meditation-cure-homosexuality/851245/8 "2020-04-07T04:16:53Z")

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Dude, this thread is out there, and over the line, even for you.

I assume you’re getting professional help. Do what they tell you, and take what they tell you.