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Good Afternoon,
Are legislators in your state considering a bill that would ban Sexual Orientation Change Effort (SOCE) therapy for minors who are struggling with unwanted same-sex attractions and gender identity confusion? Four states, the District of Columbia, and the city of Cincinnati, have already banned SOCE therapies (often called "conversion therapy" by gay activists) and more states are at risk to pass this harmful legislation in 2016.
But despite the efforts of gay activists, at least 15 states rejected or refused to pass laws to take away the therapy rights of children and their families in 2015, and bills in Virginia and Hawaii have recently been tabled due to our lobbying and advocacy efforts. We have played a large part in preventing those bans - but we need your help to prevent more in 2016!
Will you help us protect and defend the therapy rights of all? |
| To help your policy council protect therapy freedom in your state, the National Task Force is hosting a live webinar TOMORROW, Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. EST.
In this one-hour, private webcast, conducted with our public relations firm, Hamilton Strategies, you'll learn more about SOCE therapy and how to fight proposed bans on therapy for those with unwanted same-sex attraction, including:
- Public relations strategy
- Petitions (with free messaging templates)
- Identifying friendly legislators to ask tough questions
- Pre-emptive lobbying
- Finding local therapists and/or ex-gays who can speak on their experiences
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Christopher Doyle, a licensed professional counselor and leader in the #TherapyEquality campaign of Equality And Justice For All, said, “Many gay activist groups refuse to accept or tolerate the notion that some people feel that same-sex attractions go against their faith or their morals and want to get help to work through these issues. As a counselor, I am not working to ‘convert’ anyone. Those I work with believe there are specific causes for their unwanted same-sex attractions and gender identity confusion. And I work to help them resolve those issues, affirm their sexual identity and achieve their goals. Everyone has the right to resolve unwanted desires, attractions and unmet love needs. If someone desires to work through those issues with a counselor, who are we to stop them?”
Doyle, a former homosexual who says therapy changed his life, is now married with five children. He fights for therapy equality and ex-gay awareness, and works in tandem with David Pickup, who coordinates the National Task Force to Secure Therapy Equality (#TherapyEquality).
The National Task Force includes prominent pro-family organizations such as Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays & Gays, Voice of the Voiceless, CitizenLink, Family Research Council, Focus on the Family, The Alliance/NARTH, Restored Hope Network, Family Watch International and many of the family policy councils throughout the United States.
We look forward to having you join us on March 1. Thank you for all that you do to protect families and Christian values! - The Equality And Justice For All Team
If you have any questions, please call Jen Wozniak at 610-584-1096, ext. 100, or email jwozniak@hamiltonstrategies.com. |
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About Equality and Justice For All
Equality And Justice For All is the only civil rights organization that works to further the general welfare of the ex-gay community by promoting fair and equitable laws and policies protecting their rights. By furthering individual self-determination and liberty for former homosexuals, the organization strives to reduce bigoted representations of the ex-gay sexual orientation status, ensuring that ex-gays and their friends and families can be open, honest, safe and respected in a diverse society. |
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