People Can Change

Brothers on a Road Less Traveled, formerly known as People Can Change (PCC), is an American nonprofit organization supporting men wishing to reduce or eliminate their homosexual desires. The organization hosts weekend retreats for these men. Their stated mission is "to offer other men who seek similar transformation a pathway of healing, by providing information, training, coaching and support." PCC is also a signatory member of Positive Alternatives to Homosexuality (PATH), a coalition of ex-gay organizations seeking to support those with unwanted homosexual desires.

The organization was founded in 2000 by Rich Wyler, based on his own experience with conversion therapy. In an interview with Warren Olney IV, Wyler explains that the group's purpose is to help men find peace and fulfillment in their lives. While he states that may mean living as gay for some men, he claims others have found fulfillment in celibacy or in a heterosexual relationship. The group focuses on resolving the "root problems" that cause "homosexual symptoms" including fear of men, touch deprivation, a distant father and overbearing mother, sexual abuse, and childhood emotional wounds. Their website stated in 2001 that group members "no longer desire to have sex with other men" or "to be involved with them sexually or romantically" and that they are "sexually attracted to women ... much more so than we used to be." In 2003 the website stated that a "lessening and even eliminating homosexual desires while developing and fostering heterosexual attractions is definitely possible," but "requires deep emotional and spiritual work and personal growth, often over a period of months and even years."

Journey Into Manhood is an experiential weekend put on by the organization that takes place in the US, UK, Poland, and Israel since it began in January 2002. It uses a variety of techniques, including visualizations, group sharing and emotional-release, based on the creators' personal experience and time with reparative therapy, but makes clear that the group is non-professional peer counseling. The concepts used in this retreat were presented at the 2003 NARTH Conference on Homosexuality: Current Trends in Research and Therapy. The retreat includes a time when men were allowed to cuddle with each other in what is called "golden father and son holding".

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