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| #TherapyEquality
Applauds
TN Governor Bill Haslam for
Signing Therapist Conscience Rights
Bill into Law |
| Licensed Professional
Counselor Christopher Doyle
Encourages other States to Protect
Conscience Rights of Therapists and
Clients
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Tennessee
Governor Bill Haslam took a giant step
in the right direction on April 27 when
he signed Senate Bill 1556 into law,
which
honors a long standing ethical
principle for licensed mental health
practitioners to be able to refer a
client when not doing so would violate
their sincerely held religious
beliefs.
The law was proposed after the American
Counseling Association (ACA) recently
passed a measure in the state that
would prohibit counselors from making
referrals based on their religious
beliefs.
Christopher Doyle is a licensed
professional counselor, leader in the
#TherapyEquality campaign
of Equality And Justice For All
(www.equalityandjusticeforall.org)
and co-coordinator of the National Task
Force for Therapy Equality. He
said the following:
"SB 1556 corrected a bad
policy that was forced upon Tennessee
counselors that would hurt both
therapists and clients alike. It has
been a longstanding principle of
counseling ethics that if a therapist
is unable to affirm or advocate for a
client’s goals, he/she should refer to
another therapist who can. But the
liberal ACA would rather impose a
political agenda upon counselors than
do what’s best for clients and
therapists. If a counselor cannot
affirm a client’s goal, whatever that
may be, it is their ethical duty to
refer. It is not the ACA’s authority to
insist that counselors change their
religious values or worldview to
accommodate a non-licensing trade
organization’s liberal position." Click here to read more . . .
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| | | The world’s largest organization of psychiatrists just released a statement condemning all forms of counseling intended to resolve unwanted same-sex attraction
Please join us in speaking out against this incorrect and political statement by the World Psychiatric Association.
This statement is a political move, intended to
appease the international pro-LGBT lobby. It does not take into account
the well-documented benefits of counseling for those who freely choose
counseling to resolve unwanted same-sex attractions (SSA).
Christopher Doyle, Founder of Voice of the Voiceless and Co-Coordinator of the National Task Force for Therapy Equality (#Therapy Equality) with Washington, DC-based Equality And Justice For All has personally experienced the healing power of counseling for unwanted SSA.
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| He explains: "For 15 years of my life, I experienced unwanted SSA
due to childhood sexual abuse and a lack of healthy relationships with
men. However, after I sought out licensed therapy, Christian support
groups, and healthy friendships with men in my church, I healed the
wounds that caused me to be homo-sexually attracted. Today, I have been
married to my beautiful wife for almost ten years, and we have five
wonderful children! There was absolutely nothing harmful about the help I
received; in fact, every aspect of my life has improved because of this
help and support. So why is my story marginalized by these activists?
Do I not exist? Click here to read more and sign the petition . . .
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Check Out Our New Website and Interactive #TherapyEquality Map! We Need Your Help!
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| Check out our new website and interactive #TherapyEquality Map! Click on the state icons to e-mail each state to take action and protect #TherapyEquality!
We desperatey need your help in Vermont, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts, who are all considering banning therapy
for minors with unwanted same-sex attraction and gender identity conflicts, even if it is voluntarily
requested.
We
need you to contact each state and committee by clicking below and tell
them to vote no. Even if you do not live in the state, contacting them
is very helpful!
Please
help us stand for #TherapyEquality and defeat these bans, allowing
youth to receive the counseling they desire! Act now in the following
states:
New York: Vermont:
New Hampshire:
Massachusetts: - Send an email to your legislators asking them to oppose HB97, the "Sexual Orientation Counseling Ban"
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Help the National Task Force File a Complaint with the Federal Trade Commission
Complaint Being Filed Against Gay Activist Groups Profiting from Lies |
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Human Rights
Campaign (HRC), Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and the National
Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) are fraudulently profiting from their
#BornPerfect campaign by falsely promoting the idea that sexual
orientation is inborn and cannot change. In addition to misleading the
public in order to further their political agenda, these gay activist
organizations are actively trying to misrepresent, intimidate, and shut
down organizations such as People Can Change (PCC) and others who offer
help and healing for those with unwanted same-sex attraction and/or are
ex-gay. Last week, HRC, SPLC, and NCLR sent a complaint to the Federal Trade Commission
accusing PCC of Consumer Fraud, but they have yet to find a plaintiff
who has accused PCC of deception at their peer-led healing weekends. |
| Because of these outrageous attacks against freedom, Equality And Justice For All and the National Task Force For Therapy Equality will be working on filing a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission against HRC, SPLC and NCLR for their #BornPerfect campaign - but we need your help! Your gift of $10, $25, $50, $100, or more will help us fight against these attacks!
The National Task Force, coordinated by Christopher Doyle and David Pickup is comprised of prominent pro-family organizations, including Equality And Justice For All, The Alliance for Therapeutic Choice and Scientific Integrity, Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays and Gays (PFOX), Voice of the Voiceless, and many other pro-family and state family policy councils across the United States. The Task Force's objective is to secure therapy equality for those seeking help for unwanted same-sex attractions and fight against therapy ban legislation across the United States. In 2015, our Task Force helped to defeat or stall at least 15 bills!
We believe it's important to remind the FTC that in 2008, the American Psychological Association stated: “Although much research has examined the possible genetic, hormonal, developmental, social and cultural influences on sexual orientation, no findings have emerged that permit scientists to conclude that sexual orientation is determined by any particular factor or factors.” Gay activist organizations refuse to acknowledge that homosexuality is NOT inborn, change IS possible, and ex-gays DO exist. We are living proof.
Will you help us raise the funds necessary for our lobbying and advocacy work?
Please consider making a generous donation so that we can stand for truth. We appreciate your generosity and any amount you can provide. Thank you for your support!
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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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