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What do you think about banning conversion therapy?

Conversion Therapy is an attempt to make gay people straight. It doesn't work and it is harmful for people who are forced into it. However why can't delusional people pay for a service if they think it helps them?
yeronlyman · 51-55, M
To answer your question... “However why can't delusional people pay for a service if they think it helps them?”

The service provider still has a duty of care to the end user...
yeronlyman · 51-55, M
@wetncthru lmfao 😂
Trenchycoat · 70-79, M
@yeronlyman Licensing agencies can and will pull the licenses from practitioners. A licensed professional would not participate in this form of brainwashing.
yeronlyman · 51-55, M
@Trenchycoat of course because licensed clinicians have a duty of care and need a level of efficacy
MrAboo · 36-40, M
If sone one doesn’t want to live a gay life, what’s wrong with them seeking an alternative one? Theyll always have the option at any point of changing their minds.
ladycae · 100+, F
@MrAboo they always change their minds and hurt their wives and kids in the process my aunt married one such man and lived in a sexless and eventually loveless marriage wondering what SHE was doing wrong. finally, they divorced and the truth came out which hurt even more. if it worked great, but it doesn't. there is not one single case of it successfully working.
Graylight · 51-55, F
@MrAboo Would we say that to someone of a different race? Or someone with an unchangeable genetic condition? Why not help a person better accept themselves and helps society reduce stigma rather than try to change what's intrinsic in that person?

edited for moronic autocorrect
basilfawlty89 · 31-35, M
@MrAboo what's wrong is it's pseudoscience, harmful and most often coerced. You can't change your sexuality.
SatanBurger · 36-40, F
Frankly I'm concerned about the Heterosexual agenda so we should have conversion camps for them instead.

http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/Articles/000,015.pdf

No really, conversion therapy is a lot like rape so it should be banned. To force adults who engage in consented relationships into force imprisonment is a violation of a sentient being's right to choose.

If you look up the definition of conversion therapy it's literally labeled as pseudo science.
Trenchycoat · 70-79, M
Conversion therapy is not practiced by legitimate therapists. It is essentially banned by Counseling and Therapy standards. The only ones that do it are fringe non licensed types.
ladycae · 100+, F
@Trenchycoat a lot of therapy is not covered or fully covered by insurance.
Trenchycoat · 70-79, M
@ladycae yes that is true, but most therapist work for an agency so we practice only methods that are billable. However the strongest deterrent is that conversation therapy is considered unethical by most of not all licensing boards and could result in having one's license pulled.
ladycae · 100+, F
@Trenchycoat they don't call them therapies, they call them camps. i have brochures on my desk from several right now a "caring" friend send to me. in the trash, they go. they are basically inpatient therapy centers hiding as youth camps.
SW-User
It has about as much credibility as drowning people to see if they’re witches so it shouldn’t be forced on anyone or government funded but people should be allowed to choose.
SW-User
@JaggedLittlePill I don’t agree with it at all but I don’t think people should be forced. Ideally nobody would choose that because of education and social acceptance. But the way to ban it would be to ban those than run the conversion therapy places. I’d like to see them locked up too but then I feel strongly about this.
Graylight · 51-55, F
@SW-User Is that not how we detect witches?
SW-User
@Graylight lol I hope we don't anymore
wetncthru · F
I applied for a job with the Nigerian Tourist Office, but they said they did not think my heart would be in the job. Probably wanted to put it in a pot to flavour the missionary casserole.
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Einstok · 36-40, M
@Pianist1234 You are rude.
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Firespirit · 26-30, M
capitalism for ya
wetncthru · F
@Firespirit A $ is a $.
wetncthru · F
Take off my muzzle and I will tell you ...
Mysti · 51-55, F
It bullshit. Enough said
basilfawlty89 · 31-35, M
Conversion therapy is pseudoscience, dangerous and often forced. It's abusive and should be banned. We no longer randomly trephinate people, we shouldn't allow conversion therapy.
JaggedLittlePill · 46-50, F
P.s. mostly the ones who pay for this are the parents or such. Not the actual person receiving the therapy.
Einstok · 36-40, M
@JaggedLittlePill Which is why it should be illegal for minors, but legal for idiots who think they can change their nature.
uncalled4 · 56-60, M
If it worked, that means you could make straight people gay too
@uncalled4 we know you can. Happens all the time
Graylight · 51-55, F
@ImperialAerosolKidFromEP Only if they're redeemable for cash and prizes.
JaggedLittlePill · 46-50, F
I think fucking good. We should have moron therapy.

 
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