In yet another media item completely supportive of a ban on ‘conversion therapy’ (which is yet to be specifically defined), the author of the opinion piece in the Dominion Post at the weekend “Gay conversion therapy is harmful, hateful, and doesn’t work” let slip the ultimate goal. It’s not about protecting people from coercive or […]
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Democracy Project 23 February 2021 Banning gay conversion therapy obviously presents its own problems — including infringing upon freedom of religion and freedom of speech — but a ban on gender identity conversion therapy adds another level of complication when transitioning from one gender to another can involve puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, mastectomies, vaginoplasties or
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The Age (Australia) February 2021 Doctors and psychiatrists want the Andrews government to make changes to its plan to ban gay conversion therapy, due to concerns it will discourage some practitioners from treating vulnerable patients. The Victorian branches of the Australian Medical Association and the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists say the
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“I have been free from the torment in my mind for more than forty years” Before I was five, I experienced three separations from both parents. I arrived prematurely in the early 1950’s. Not considered strong enough to go home with my mother, I remained in hospital care until I was deemed ready. Back then
Family First Media Release 16 February 2021 Official advice to the Minister and Associate Minister of Health regarding ‘conversion therapy’ has revealed that a ban is not recommended. Official Information Act requests show that in 2018, Associate Minister of Health and Green MP Julie Anne Genter was advised by the Ministry of Health: “Due to
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The Daily Signal 9 February 2021 Children “have been very seriously damaged” in receiving treatment at the United Kingdom’s premier gender identity facility, a former psychiatrist there says in a bombshell interview. Dr. David Bell faced disciplinary action after writing an internal report in 2018 raising concerns about procedures at The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, which
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The government wants to ban ‘conversion therapy’ – but the term ‘conversion therapy’ has been coined by activists & the media and not clearly defined – so the rest of us are left trying to work out what it means. In this episode of FAMILY MATTERS, Bob McCoskrie explains why this type of ‘ban’ would
NewsWeek 9 February 2021 – Scott Newgent Here’s what I could not comprehend before transitioning and what I honestly believe no child is capable of consenting to: Decreased life expectancy Increased risk of premature death from heart attacks and pulmonary embolisms Bone damage Possible liver damage Increased mental health complications Increased chances of mood-syndrome symptoms
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Family First Media Release 10 Feb 2021 A nationwide poll has found that there is widespread opposition to the legal effects of a ‘conversion therapy’ ban. In the poll of 1,000 New Zealanders surveyed just before Christmas by Curia Market Research, respondents were asked “If a person is unsure about their sexual orientation or gender
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The Australian 1 February 2021 – Rachel Baxendale A bill to ban gay conversion therapy would criminalise counselling by mental health professionals for people experiencing gender dysphoria, according to a national body representing practising psychiatrists. In a letter to Victorian Attorney-General Jaclyn Symes, National Association of Practising Psychiatrists president Philip Morris argues the bill, to
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