Senkaku wrote:San Marlindo wrote:
Yes.
Why are they banning only gay conversion therapy, and not all conversion therapy?
Clearly it's because LGBT stuff makes the news and is considered important to their voters. Delaware and Hawaii state governments don't really care about how unjust involuntary reconditioning programs are.
I don't necessarily agree with your assessment of their motives, but it's certainly a valid interpretation- but is that a basis to actually oppose the passage of this law and others like it from? Sure, #AllConversionMatters or whatever, but if you believe that, then isn't this a good first step, cleverly arranged by taking advantage of a political desire to see this specific practice ended, that can serve as a springboard for more sweeping laws?
I don't oppose the legislation; in fact, I applaud it. Conversion therapy of anybody, for any reason, is one of the worst abuses of the mental health system there is.
I'm just deeply disappointed they didn't address all forms of conversion therapy. Partly because an old friend of the family's had to go through this (for her alternative spiritual lifestyle, not her sexual orientation).
Surely it would've been so much easier to go ahead and ban all forms of conversion therapy and still take advantage of the political desire to end gay conversion therapy while doing so. I had little confidence that Hare Krishnas and members of other minority sects would get justice for so-called "cult deprogramming" they were involuntarily subjected to, and even less confidence now. It's almost like you have to be gay or trans to get any sympathy for this horribly unethical practice, or nobody cares.