Don’t minors have the right to get help, too? Four states and the District of Columbia say they don’t. They've banned “conversion therapy” or other Sexual Orientation Change Effort (SOCE) therapies.

For now, in 90 percent of the country, minors still experience therapy equality, an issue close to the heart of Christopher Doyle, a leader in the #TherapyEquality campaign of Equality And Justice For All. Regularly, however, a new call is made to ban these types of therapies in a different state or city—most recently in Cincinnati, Ohio—largely due to gay activists distorting the truth.

“Politicians and the media at large would like you to believe that laws banning therapy are about protecting gay youth,” Doyle said. “But the reality behind these efforts is really a deep-seated intolerance by gay activists who refuse to acknowledge that for some youth, same-sex attractions are against their faith and values. Everyone has the right to resolve unwanted desires, attractions and unmet emotional needs. And if someone wishes to pursue therapy, who are we to stop them and deny them that right of self-determination? We need to protect and respect all youth, not just some. That’s true tolerance.”

Please reach out to the Cincinnati council members and urge them to practice true tolerance and allow all youth to get any help they desire. You can send Christopher Doyle's audio statement in an email with a personal message to CityCouncil@cincinnati-oh.gov, or reach out via email or phone to any of the members listed here. The vote is today, 12/7, at 1:00 p.m. ET!

Thank you for your help with this important matter!