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| Tell West Palm Beach: Keep Counseling Options Available for Teens like Nicole who are Struggling with Sexual Identity
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| West Palm Beach City Commissioners
are planning to ban minors from receiving therapy for unwanted
homosexual attractions or gender identity confusion. Their ordinance
says minors cannot receive therapy to explore resolving unwanted
homosexual attractions, or even get help to reduce homosexual behaviors that may lead to sexually transmitted diseases!
The city commissioners actually go on to say that what they WILL allow
is therapy that supports minors in changing their biological sex!
Not only is this ban outrageous, but
also, these commissioners are going far beyond their jurisdiction, as
the State of Florida licenses and regulates mental health professionals,
not the city. Furthermore, the State of Florida has refused to pass
such an unconstitutional ban!
Now the city commissioners think they should disregard the state’s decision and violate the rights of West Palm Beach residents!
The city commissioners do not acknowledge the existence of thousands of
people who have moved beyond their homosexual attractions to live a
life that is consistent with their values, goals, and dreams.
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they need to meet Nicole (name changed to protect her from harassment),
who, as a teenager was full of self-hatred because she had same-sex
attractions that she did not choose and did not want. She contemplated
suicide many times, but never took action because she did not want to
hurt her family who loved her very much.
Click here to read more and sign the petition! |
| | #TherapyEquality Task Force Member Dr. Laura A. Haynes Comments on Lesbian APA Member's Research that Homosexuality is Fluid and Changeable
A top researcher with the American Psychological Association (APA)
and lesbian activist has acknowledged that gays are not "born that way."
Dr. Lisa Diamond, co-editor-in-chief of the APA Handbook of Sexuality
and Psychology and one of the APA’s “most respected members," says
sexual orientation is "fluid" and not unchangeable. As clinical psychologist Dr. Laura A. Haynes summarizes
Diamond's APA Handbook chapters, her book and YouTube lectures, "The
battle to disprove 'Born that way and can’t change’ is now over, and
(Diamond) is telling LGBT activists to stop promoting the myth." Click here to read more. |
| | American
Family Association October
Journal's "I Want Out"
explores therapy
bans, culture wars, and leaving homosexuality with
commentary from Christopher Doyle and Equality And Justice For All's #TherapyEquality Movement
Christopher Doyle is cofounder of
VOTV and a licensed professional
counselor. His training and past
personal experience with same sex
attraction (SSA) has uniquely
equipped him to help heterosexuals
who struggle with unwanted SSA.
“Those who have gone through
therapy on this issue tend to be in
counseling for quite a long time,”
Doyle explained to AFA
Journal. “They typically have
a lot of issues to work through.”
After his own 11-year journey,
Doyle has become determined to
fight for others who choose the
road of healing. He works to block
legislative efforts to ban “talk
therapy,” the term used to identify
ethically sound methods employed by
counselors and psychologists for
helping inherent heterosexuals
identify the causes and resolve the
underlying factors that lead to
SSA.
Click here to read
more. |
| | | #TherapyEquality Joins Forces with Liberty Council and South Florida Association of Christian Counselors to Halt Therapy Ban Bill in Palm Beach County, Florida
It’s called “conversion therapy.” Advocates of it, some of whom dismiss the term altogether, say it’s a legitimate way to help people — usually teens — rid themselves of “unwanted same sex attractions.” Rights groups say it’s forced brainwashing that doesn’t work and harms people who didn’t need any conversion at all.
Task Force co-coordinator Christopher J. Doyle wrote that “activists labeling this counseling ‘conversion therapy’ are using scare tactics to silence youth, and their families, that seek help for sexual and gender and identify conflicts. I hope this body makes the right and fair decision to support all youth and respect the wide range and diversity of sexual values they hold.” Click here to read more.
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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.
As
a 501(c)(4) non-profit organization, donations to EAJFA are not
tax-deductible but are greatly appreciated to help us advance our work
on behalf of individuals and families struggling with sexual orientation
and gender identity conflicts. |
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