#Bogus '#ConversionTherapy' Leads to Higher Risk of #MentalIllness for #LGBTQ #People
Besides being #useless in #altering a person's #sexuality or #genderidentity, experiencing the #harmfulpractice of "conversion therapy" or "conversion practice" can greatly raise the #odds that an #LGBT #person experiences mental #health issues, new #research finds.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #EmptyThePews
#Kentucky #Governor #AndyBeshear #Bans the #harmfulpractice of #ConversionTherapy, Defying #AntiTrans #CampaignAds Against Him.
#Farright #organizations have ran millions in #antitrans #ads against him.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Kentucky #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews
https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/kentucky-gov-beshear-bans-conversion
#Appealscourt #upholds #Colorado's #ban on the #harmfulpractice of #conversiontherapy #targeting #minors
In a 2-1 decision, the #10thCircuit #CourtofAppeals ruled the #prohibition does not #impinge #freespeech nor does it target #religion.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Colorado
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2024/09/13/Colorado-conversion-therapy-ban/6071726196785/
#PulseNightclub #MassShooting anniversary marked in the most #reprehensible way by #Christian group.
#LibertyCounsel, an SPLC-designated #hategroup, marked the #anniversary by #fundraising to #protect the #harmfulpractice of #conversiontherapy.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Florida #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #Hategroups #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews
#Queer #Election #Watch: where do the different #political #parties in the #UK stand on the #harmfulpractice of #ConversionTherapy.
Ahead of the UK #GeneralElection, we dive into what each #party has said about this important topic
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #UK #Politics #GeneralElection #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #Tories #TERFS #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #EmptyThePews #TERFIsland
#Fascist #Tennessee's #Governor #BillLee #signs #law #allowing #antiLGBTQ+ #fosterparents to take in #LGBTQ+ #youth.
#Advocates worry #LGBTQ+ #fosterkids could be #forced to into the #harmfulpractice of #conversiontherapy.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Tennessee #GayKids #TransKids #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews
#Constituents encouraged to #email #UK #MPs ahead of second reading for ‘#conversiontherapy’ #ban #bill.
Taking place on 1 March, the #secondreading of a #private #members #bill to #ban the #harmfulpractice was brought forward by #LloydRussellMoyle, #Labour #MP for #Kemptown and #Peacehaven.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #UK #ConversionTherapy #Tories #TERFS #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #TERFIsland
‘These #LGBT Freaks – Do We Have Them #Castrated?’: Inside #Europe’s #InviteOnly #Conference promoting the #harmfulpractice of #ConversionTherapy
The #event was #organised by the #InternationalFoundation for #Therapeutic and #Counselling #Choice – a #London-based #company that says it is a ‘home for the once-gay’
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #UK #Tories #TERFS #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #TERFIsland #EmptyThePews
#Westminster #conversiontherapy #debate descends into #scaremongering about ‘#transing away the #gay’
‘How this #conversation about #banning the #harmfulpractice of #ConversionTherapy keeps descending to an #antitrans #position is wrong’
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #UK #Tories #TERFS #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #TERFIsland
#ConversionTherapy #Denounced by 28 #MentalHealth and #Medical #Organizations in the #US
Leading associations have joined forces to end the #harmfulpractice of so-called "conversion therapy."
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #ConversionTherapy #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate
https://www.advocate.com/news/anti-conversion-therapy-coalition-forms
#Speaker #MikeJohnson’s #Obsession With #Gay #Sex.
He's #endorsed the #harmfulpractice of #conversiontherapy, pushed to #criminalize #gay #sex, condemned #samesexmarriage, and likened being #queer to #pedophilia and #bestiality.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate
https://www.advocate.com/voices/mike-johnson-obsession-gay-sex
#Hategroup reveals #plan to #overturn #bans on the #harmfulpractice of #conversiontherapy #nationwide.
The #group wants to redefine "#professionalconduct" as "#religious #freespeech"
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Hategroups #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate
Many #LGBTQ #people report having #experienced the #harmfulpractice of #conversiontherapy, #study finds.
A new study found that #trans people reported experiencing this #discredited and #harmful #treatment at a higher rate than #gays and #lesbians.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #RepublicanParty #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #EmptyThePews #ThePartyOfHate
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-health-and-wellness/many-lgbtq-people-report-experienced-conversion-therapy-study-finds-rcna118594
#Nebraska To #Force 5 #Months Of "#NonAffirmingTherapy" On #Trans #Kids.
In #guidelines released by the Nebraska #DHHS, #trans #youth in the state will have many requirements to start care, including one likened to the #HarmfulPractice of #conversiontherapy.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Nebraska #TransKids #Healthcare #Gatekeeping #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate
https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/nebraska-to-force-5-months-of-non
#RussellTDavies condemns the #government in the #UK for a '#cultureofhatred' towards #marginalised #communities.
In the past year, the #Tory #government has sought to limit #genderneutral #toilets, considered #outing #trans #students via #education #policy, and delay in #banning the #harmfulpractice of #conversiontherapy.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #UK #Tories #TERFS #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia
#Sometimes #LGBTQ #issues are literally #LifeAndDeath.
As a journalist, some #stories #haunt you. For me, that story is about #AlanaChen, a 24-year-old #Colorado #woman who #died by #suicide after being subjected to The #HarmfulPractice of #ConversionTherapy from #priests and other #Catholic #leaders about her #homosexuality.
#Women #Lesbians #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #EmptyThePews
https://www.ncronline.org/opinion/ncr-voices/sometimes-lgbtq-issues-are-literally-life-and-death
#Arizona #governor #KatieHobbs signs two #executiveorders #protecting #LGBTQ+ #rights, the first bans the use of #state #funds for the #harmfulpractice of #ConversionTherapy, and the second expands #healthcare options for #trans #state #employees.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Arizona #Politics #Progress
