In Scotland the Greens are certifiable yet the SNP have taken them into government to make up the numbers. It really makes voting right the only option.
Yes, thank you lord, a wee bit of sanity for the sake of the children. Something to celebrate on the ironically named Trans "Day" of Awareness. Think they actually meant to say "Decade", instead of "Day".
Hurrah!!!!!!!!!! Save the children first then we are free to come harder for everything else!!!!!!!!!!! Ah my gorgeous beautiful blessed lovely innocent cherubs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We will protect you!!!!!!!!!!!!
"As ‘trans’ has yet to be defined in any meaningful way"
“This news comes as a huge relief. Doctors are supposed to do no harm. Gender-distressed children have been ill-served by the ideological approach that has become common in recent years."
What exactly is conversion therapy, who does it and how?
Before homosexuality was legalised in the UK & elsewhere (and sometimes even since then), same-sex attraction was mistakenly treated as a mental disorder: believed capable of being "converted" back to "normal" heterosexual attraction by psychiatric treatment.
This inappropriate treatment, often experienced as cruel, was known as "conversion therapy": which suffered a big backlash against it with recognition and legalisation of homosexuality.
Transactivism, piggybacking on the success of the LGB movement, has dishonestly used this backlash against "conversion therapy" to prevent needed psychotherapy from happening at all: to explore or treat the often numerous mental health issues associated with "gender dysphoria". And often as the cause of it, wrongly diagnosed in the absence of proper investigation.
Child sacrifices to the trans gods - they should be jailed for this. Nancy Kelley should be in jail. Susie Green should be in jail. I hope one day they will be.
In addition to MsGabriel's excellent summary of the "secular" (i.e., ostensibly-medical) version, there's also the religious variety, which we're particularly familiar with here in the States (unfortunately).
Motivated by the belief that same-sex attraction is sinful (and often that it leads to eternal damnation), gay and bi people are "treated"/"counseled" out of it... supposedly. This takes various forms, from pseudo-psychotherapy to undisguised "pray the gay away" bible-thumping. There are, or were, "residential in-patient conversion therapy camps" for children (as satirized in the 2000 American film, "But I'm a Cheerleader"), and so on. And while this crap isn't restricted to any one religion or denomination-- there have been "ex-gay ministries" (another name they go by) for Roman Catholics, Jews, LDS, Methodists, Presbyterians, etc.-- it's something of an evangelical specialty.
Note that evangelicals, at least, typically don't view this as CONVERSION, per se; that would indicate that someone is being CHANGED from gay or bi to straight... and it's their belief that everyone already IS straight. To them, there's no such thing as homosexuality or bisexuality: same-sex attraction is simply a sin. One that good godly people must learn to resist and overcome. Like cheating on your spouse. Which makes it sound as though ALL men must struggle against the temptation of doin' other dudes, something that I seriously doubt... but never mind.
Brilliant news. Never voted Tory in my life but have been seriously considering it as all the other parties have gone woke ,so there's no way I could vote for them ,and ALBA is very pro independence !! Tories are the only choice for now !!
Same here Susan. I can’t believe we’re all thinking of voting Tory but the other parties have left us no choice. This issue of protecting women supersedes all others.
I wish our side wouldn't call it a conversion therapy bill. It's a mandatory transition bill.
This is funny, but also sad because it's true. I wrote to my MP about this bill. Only the second time I've ever done that about anything
It's turning out to be a good few days for Terf Island!
Better yet to come.
Let’s hope so xx
This is excellent news. Hold the line.
Great news but we need to keep paying attention.
"Watchful waiting" is key
Hopefully it's the first nail in the coffin of the real conversion therapy: "transing away the gay".
I despise the Tories, but I despise the mutilation of children's bodies even more!
In Scotland the Greens are certifiable yet the SNP have taken them into government to make up the numbers. It really makes voting right the only option.
Aa will never ever vote Tory (robbers) aa wd raither waste ma vote than gie them or ony ither unionist pairty ma vote.
Agree 👍🏾
Yes, thank you lord, a wee bit of sanity for the sake of the children. Something to celebrate on the ironically named Trans "Day" of Awareness. Think they actually meant to say "Decade", instead of "Day".
This is great news. Thanks!
Hooray!
Thank all the gods for this bit of really good news!
Seriously good news.
Hurrah!!!!!!!!!! Save the children first then we are free to come harder for everything else!!!!!!!!!!! Ah my gorgeous beautiful blessed lovely innocent cherubs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We will protect you!!!!!!!!!!!!
It's very good news, and I hope the momentum can be kept up and we continue making progress.
We've got They/Them on the ropes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDsvliKPaQc
some points...
"As ‘trans’ has yet to be defined in any meaningful way"
“This news comes as a huge relief. Doctors are supposed to do no harm. Gender-distressed children have been ill-served by the ideological approach that has become common in recent years."
What exactly is conversion therapy, who does it and how?
Before homosexuality was legalised in the UK & elsewhere (and sometimes even since then), same-sex attraction was mistakenly treated as a mental disorder: believed capable of being "converted" back to "normal" heterosexual attraction by psychiatric treatment.
This inappropriate treatment, often experienced as cruel, was known as "conversion therapy": which suffered a big backlash against it with recognition and legalisation of homosexuality.
Transactivism, piggybacking on the success of the LGB movement, has dishonestly used this backlash against "conversion therapy" to prevent needed psychotherapy from happening at all: to explore or treat the often numerous mental health issues associated with "gender dysphoria". And often as the cause of it, wrongly diagnosed in the absence of proper investigation.
Child sacrifices to the trans gods - they should be jailed for this. Nancy Kelley should be in jail. Susie Green should be in jail. I hope one day they will be.
In addition to MsGabriel's excellent summary of the "secular" (i.e., ostensibly-medical) version, there's also the religious variety, which we're particularly familiar with here in the States (unfortunately).
Motivated by the belief that same-sex attraction is sinful (and often that it leads to eternal damnation), gay and bi people are "treated"/"counseled" out of it... supposedly. This takes various forms, from pseudo-psychotherapy to undisguised "pray the gay away" bible-thumping. There are, or were, "residential in-patient conversion therapy camps" for children (as satirized in the 2000 American film, "But I'm a Cheerleader"), and so on. And while this crap isn't restricted to any one religion or denomination-- there have been "ex-gay ministries" (another name they go by) for Roman Catholics, Jews, LDS, Methodists, Presbyterians, etc.-- it's something of an evangelical specialty.
Note that evangelicals, at least, typically don't view this as CONVERSION, per se; that would indicate that someone is being CHANGED from gay or bi to straight... and it's their belief that everyone already IS straight. To them, there's no such thing as homosexuality or bisexuality: same-sex attraction is simply a sin. One that good godly people must learn to resist and overcome. Like cheating on your spouse. Which makes it sound as though ALL men must struggle against the temptation of doin' other dudes, something that I seriously doubt... but never mind.
Brilliant news. Never voted Tory in my life but have been seriously considering it as all the other parties have gone woke ,so there's no way I could vote for them ,and ALBA is very pro independence !! Tories are the only choice for now !!
Same here Susan. I can’t believe we’re all thinking of voting Tory but the other parties have left us no choice. This issue of protecting women supersedes all others.