LGBTQ prohibition vs Free Speech
For years, LGBTQ activists have demonized professional counseling that they badly misname as “conversion therapy.” The very existence of people who want to leave the LGBT identity behind, not to mention the work of therapists dedicated to helping them, is an affront to the Revolution’s ideology. Numerous “blue states,” including California, New York, and now NSW in Australia, have passed laws making such professional help an ethical violation that can strip therapists of their licenses and livelihoods. No matter that many men and women would like to leave “pride” behind, for religious or family or personal reasons. No matter that many people struggle with same-sex attraction or that it is often a direct result of trauma. The LGBTQ activists insist that “conversion therapy” never works and is always harmful. Any psychological distress people who struggle with same-sex attractions experience is caused by some combination of social stigma, internalized homophobia, or “minority stress,” th...