ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

National Association for Research & Therapy of Homosexuality

Okay kiddo, so the National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality is a group of grown-ups who believe that people who are gay or lesbian can change and become straight.

Now, you might be wondering what being gay or lesbian means. Well, some people are attracted to people of the same gender, like a girl being attracted to another girl or a boy being attracted to another boy. And that's okay, because love is love and everyone deserves to be happy with whoever they love!

But the people in this group don't think that's okay. They think that being gay or lesbian is bad and that people should change how they feel so they only love people of the opposite gender. But many doctors and scientists don't agree with this group, because being gay or lesbian is just a natural part of who someone is, like having blue eyes or brown hair.

It's important to remember that everyone deserves to be accepted and loved for who they are, no matter who they love. So we should always be kind and respectful to everyone, no matter what.