; ▁as ▁of ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁ 5 2 ▁con ferences ▁had ▁been ▁held . ▁The ▁con ferences ▁said ▁they ▁" exist ▁to ▁help ▁men ▁and ▁women ▁diss atisf ied ▁with ▁living ▁hom osex ually ▁understand ▁that ▁same - sex ▁attra ctions ▁can ▁be ▁overcome ." ▁Con ferences ▁have ▁coun sel ing ▁sessions , ▁sem in ars ▁on ▁hom osex ual ity ▁and ▁advice ▁for ▁families ▁with ▁gay ▁or ▁les bian ▁relatives . ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁also ▁group ▁lect ures , ▁where ▁participants ▁hear ▁" power ful ▁stories ▁of ▁ex - g ay ▁men ▁and ▁women ." ▁ ▁In ▁addition , ▁con ferences ▁challeng ed ▁Christian ▁churches ▁to ▁reach ▁out ▁to ▁the ▁gay ▁community . ▁ ▁Aff ili ation ▁with ▁N AR TH ▁ ▁Love ▁W on ▁Out ▁collabor ated ▁with ▁N AR TH . ▁On ▁November ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Joseph ▁Nicol osi ▁represented ▁N AR TH ▁at ▁the ▁Love ▁W on ▁Out ▁Conference ▁speaking ▁on ▁" Pre vention ▁of ▁Male ▁Hom osex ual ity " ▁and ▁on ▁" The ▁Cond ition ▁of ▁Male ▁Hom osex ual ity ". ▁Nicol osi ▁is ▁the ▁president ▁and ▁principal ▁research ▁investig ator ▁for ▁N AR TH , ▁Nicol osi ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁clin ical ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Thomas ▁Aqu inas ▁Psych ological ▁C lin ic ▁in ▁Enc ino , ▁Cal if ., ▁where ▁he ▁works ▁with ▁persons ▁suffering ▁und es ired ▁same - sex ▁att raction . ▁ ▁S ale ▁to ▁Ex od us ▁International ▁