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Male and female co-therapists conducted a group of overt male homosexuals who were between twenty-two and forty-eight years of age and of superior intelligence, appearance, sophistication, and education. The group met for one and a half hours weekly for a year. The parental dyad of therapists engendered violent transferences. The female therapist was regarded as dangerous and demanding, similar to their own mothers. Diminution of hostile words was concomitant with a more heterosexual adjustment. At the same time, a denigration of the male therapist was revealed. This hostility undermined the assumption that their homosexuality resulted from loving men. After a year, a decrease in homosexual activity in favor of heterosexual, and of self-destructiveness in favor of work efficiency, was noted.