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RE: Gay Conversion Therapy
December 14, 2013 at 5:02 am
I forget where I saw it but I read an agony aunt column once where a guy was asking for advice on how to get his gay son to go to therapy to "cure him". Apparently he (the son) did not believe it would work.
The columnists answer was to suggest the dad turn gay for a year or two to demonstrate to the son how easy it was to decide to be attracted to a different gender.
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RE: Gay Conversion Therapy
December 14, 2013 at 5:07 am
(December 14, 2013 at 5:02 am)Jacob(smooth) Wrote: I forget where I saw it but I read an agony aunt column once where a guy was asking for advice on how to get his gay son to go to therapy to "cure him". Apparently he (the son) did not believe it would work.
The columnists answer was to suggest the dad turn gay for a year or two to demonstrate to the son how easy it was to decide to be attracted to a different gender.
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RE: Gay Conversion Therapy
December 15, 2013 at 9:04 am
(This post was last modified: December 15, 2013 at 9:04 am by downbeatplumb.)
(December 13, 2013 at 11:37 pm)MarxRaptor Wrote: This "therapy" should be banned.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/25326525
Quote:Details of a new law that would stop counsellors providing gay-to-straight conversion therapy in the UK have been published.
It's a controversial process which the world's leading experts in psychology have described as potentially "dangerous" and "harmful". But in 2009 a survey found 16% of therapists in the UK had attempted the treatment.
The new bill, put forward by Swansea West MP Geraint Davies, would ban the practice.
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RE: Gay Conversion Therapy
December 15, 2013 at 9:07 am
(This post was last modified: December 15, 2013 at 9:08 am by Jacob(smooth).)
(December 14, 2013 at 2:07 pm)Captain Colostomy Wrote: (December 14, 2013 at 5:02 am)Jacob(smooth) Wrote: I forget where I saw it but I read an agony aunt column once where a guy was asking for advice on how to get his gay son to go to therapy to "cure him". Apparently he (the son) did not believe it would work.
The columnists answer was to suggest the dad turn gay for a year or two to demonstrate to the son how easy it was to decide to be attracted to a different gender.
Methinks, if followed to a 'T', the parent would be the one learning something here.
I believe that that was the point they were trying to make.
(December 15, 2013 at 9:04 am)downbeatplumb Wrote: (December 13, 2013 at 11:37 pm)MarxRaptor Wrote: This "therapy" should be banned.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/25326525
Quote:Details of a new law that would stop counsellors providing gay-to-straight conversion therapy in the UK have been published.
It's a controversial process which the world's leading experts in psychology have described as potentially "dangerous" and "harmful". But in 2009 a survey found 16% of therapists in the UK had attempted the treatment.
The new bill, put forward by Swansea West MP Geraint Davies, would ban the practice.
Give it time 'Murica, You'll catch up. Or at least you will if y'all stop voting for people like Ted Cruz and Sarah Palin.
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RE: Gay Conversion Therapy
December 15, 2013 at 10:29 am
1) I think "Christian conversion therapy" would do infinitely more good.
2) I don't think this is about philosophy.
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RE: Gay Conversion Therapy
December 15, 2013 at 10:52 am
(December 15, 2013 at 9:07 am)Jacob(smooth) Wrote: Give it time 'Murica, You'll catch up. Or at least you will if y'all stop voting for people like Ted Cruz and Sarah Palin.
Sadly, It's more likely that the repugs will bellow out a law to make it illegal to establish straight to gay therapies, and get a wave of new tea party members on the disinformation.
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