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[–]Rage-Xion 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

I saw claims that LGB Alliance was supporting conversion therapy.

[–]spanishprofanity 10 insightful - 1 fun10 insightful - 0 fun11 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

LGB Alliance announced that they were pleased with Canada's Bill C-6 not passing.

"Bill C-6 would amend the Criminal Code to prohibit certain activities that relate to “conversion therapy”, which is defined as practices, treatment or services designed to change an individual’s sexual orientation to heterosexual or gender identity to cisgender or to reduce non-heterosexual sexual attraction or sexual behaviour. Specifically, the Bill would enact new offences to prohibit:

  • causing an individual to undergo conversion therapy against their will;
  • causing a child to undergo conversion therapy;
  • removing a child from Canada to undergo conversion therapy abroad;
  • receiving a financial or other material benefit from the provision of conversion therapy; and
  • advertising an offer to provide conversion therapy. "

If I understand correctly, it seems like a double edged sword situation: yes, it would ban conversion therapy on sexual orientation, but would also grant free reign on transing kids.

[–]reluctant_commenter 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

If I understand correctly, it seems like a double edged sword situation: yes, it would ban conversion therapy on sexual orientation, but would also grant free reign on transing kids.

I.e., it would grant free reign to perform conversion therapy on kids using "gender-affirming" treatments.

[–]emptiedriver 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

“conversion therapy”, which is defined as practices, treatment or services designed to change an individual’s sexual orientation to heterosexual or gender identity to cisgender or to reduce non-heterosexual sexual attraction or sexual behaviour

Yeah, that in itself is already confused. It seems like it's just pushing for people to be as "queer" as possible... if someone is given the option to be a trans man who dates women or a natal woman who dates women, you're accused of conversion therapy either way - your sexual orientation is made straight instead of gay but at least you're trans, or your sexual identity is cis instead of trans, but at least you're gay. But both options converted you to what would be socially normal in one sense: really you should be a trans man who dates men! Then you're both trans and gay!

Or in reality, a hetero woman, but who's paying attention.