ðɪ ˌɛspˌiːˌɛlsˈiː klˈeɪmz ðætðə fˈaʊndɚɹ ʌv kˈɜːɹɪdʒ, dʒˈɑːn hˈɑːɹvi, bᵻlˈiːvd hˌoʊmoʊsˈɛkʃuːˈælᵻɾi wʌz pˌæθəlˈɑːdʒɪkəl, wˌɪtʃ kˌɑːntɹədˈɪkts ðɪ əfˈɪʃəl pəzˈɪʃənz ʌvðə mˈeɪn ɐmˈɛɹɪkən pɹəfˈɛʃənəl ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃənz, sˈʌtʃ ɐz ɐmˈɛɹɪkən sˌaɪkɪˈætɹɪk ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən, ðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən saɪkəlˈɑːdʒɪkəl ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən, ðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən ɐkˈædəmi ʌv pˌiːdɪˈætɹɪks, ðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən kˈaʊnsəlɪŋ ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən, ænd ðə nˈæʃənəl ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən ʌv sˈoʊʃəl wˈɜːkɚz, ɐmˌʌŋ ˈʌðɚz, wˌɪtʃ hæv ˈɔːl stˈeɪɾᵻd ðæt hˌoʊmoʊsˈɛkʃuːˈælᵻɾi ɪz nˌɑːɾə dɪsˈoːɹdɚ ænd kænˈɑːt biː tʃˈeɪndʒd.
The SPLC claims that the founder of Courage, John Harvey, believed homosexuality was pathological, which contradicts the official positions of the main American professional associations, such as American Psychiatric Association, the American Psychological Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Counseling Association, and the National Association of Social Workers, among others, which have all stated that homosexuality is not a disorder and cannot be changed.