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In the latest attack on therapies aimed at helping gay patients who want to become heterosexual, a congresswoman from California said Wednesday that she was introducing a resolution calling on Congress to denounce the practice.
Rep. Jackie Speier, a Democrat, is proposing the resolution as two lawsuits move through federal court challenging a new California law to ban minors from receiving “sexual-orientation change efforts” under any circumstance.
Congress implored to denounce sexual-orientation therapy - Washington Times
In his signing statement, Mr. Brown said the therapies “have no basis in science or medicine, and they will now be relegated to the dustbin of quackery.”
I think this is protecting minors from undue harm from parental figures and guardians. In essence, upholding their rights.
Why not just call for a resolution and draw up laws that say all intolerance of homosexuality is punishable by death..
Lets see, in my day we had corporal punishment, and they actually put red ink on your homework deliniating corrective measures. Seemed to work out great, I mean, yeah dipping suzies hair in ink meant the strap, and you had to make a calculated call on that one, but it was indeed your call. Kids were more in-line in those days, and then all of a sudden the PC crowd based off years of expert research told us all that we didn't need to hit the little bastages, but rather embrace them, coddle them, and tell them that everything was ok and that everyone was equal. No more red ink, no yelling shouting, no spanking, nothing to speak of, and our society in just a few decades is just peachy, kids are all fine, and nothing wrong with the attitudes and direction we are heading.
Love psychologists who claim to understand that which has no baseline measurement and then tell everyone that they have the answers. Truth is that there are homo's that went straight, plenty of them, and even the APA says the research has shown some potential for those who most express a real desire to change, but alas, we can't have queers all going straight on us now.Not everyone that is gay will go straight, and probably more will not than will, but there is a good deal of evidence that if the therapies are employed (like with most behavioral therapies) while prepubescent or before the age of 18, the chance of success increase exponentially as they do with all brainwashing techniques. And yes, it is a form of brainwashing, but so what, so is school, and the military..
Tim-
"Sexual-orientation therapy" is quackery on a par with seltzer tonic.
Another outright assault on our rights.
Another outright assault on our rights.
Another outright assault on our rights.
All I can think is this:
It might be a negative to decide for someone ELSE that they need to be in it (like a parent with a minor making the choice)
But some people don't WANT to be gay - ergo - if it helps them somehow (I can't imagine being in the situation at all) but if they need it / want it / find benefit in it then they should be able to choose to go.
It's choice.
I believe that people should be encouraged to accept what they are - but people get therapy and surgery to correct what hey don't like if it's that big of an issue to them.
I don't see the benefit in banning it - I just see a benefit in restricting whether or not parents can force their children to go (etc)
So wait, she's proposing a resolution that calls out this nonsense for what it is? Sorry, but that isn't an assault on your rights in any way, shape, or form. It's a statement.
Even if this is an "assault on your rights" (it isn't), how about the therapy's assault on the rights of kids not to be subjected to what is essentially dangerous brainwashing that is scientifically unsound? These kids are being subjected to mental and emotional torture based on the lies of people who want to strip them of their identities and force them to submit to their religious ideals, regardless of those of the kids.
No matter what rights you think are being infringed on here, far more rights are attacked by not doing this.
Yeah, screw free speech. Right?
This is no different than a resolution denouncing gays for making their sexuality public.
I dont see this as an assault...I think its aimed at protecting gays from people with an agenda...brainwashing and forcing them into something they may not want.
If your gay or you think you are and you want to change...you need to do that yourself...no one can do that for you
Another outright assault on our rights.
You don't have the right to practice false medicine especially when it harms the patient.
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