Dear Cincinnati Council Member,
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. Regularly, however, a new call is made to ban these types of therapies in a different state or city—most recently in your city of Cincinnati —largely due to gay activists distorting the truth. The media at large would like you to believe that laws banning therapy are about protecting gay youth. 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.
As a former homosexual, I can honestly say that therapy has changed my life, and I'm now happily married to my beautiful wife and have five children. I've also worked with and counseled numerous individuals who have left the homosexual lifestyle behind.
When it comes to sexual identity affirming therapy, my clients believe there are specific causes for their unwanted same-sex attractions and gender identity confusion. We are not ‘converting’ gay youth, as activists contend. We help them resolve those issues, affirm their sexual identity, and work with them to achieve their goals.
Thank you for taking the time to learn more about this critical matter, and I pray that you practice true tolerance and continue to let youth get any help they desire.
Blessings,
Christopher Doyle Licensed Professional Counselor Leader, #TherapyEquality Campaign, Equality and Justice for All
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