Posted on Apr 26, 2019
Activists And Suicide Prevention Groups Seek Bans On Conversion Therapy For Minors
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Peter Nunn is 32 and he's happy. He lives just outside Atlanta with his husband Monte, his dog Amelie, and their cat Hollow.
The dining room is decorated with a photo gallery wall of family — his husband dancing with his mother at their wedding and pictures of the couple. But it took a long time and work to get to a place where Nunn said he accepted and loved himself.
As a gay man, Nunn said, his father tried to change him.
"When I was 15, my parents found a men's workout magazine that I had and drew their own conclusions," he said. "My dad told me we were going to go on a trip and didn't tell me where we were going."
On the way to their mystery destination, Nunn's father turned to him.
"He said he was going to take me to a therapy center to deal with whatever weird sexual stuff I had going on," Nunn said. "If it didn't work, he was going to send me to military school to make a man out of me."
The dining room is decorated with a photo gallery wall of family — his husband dancing with his mother at their wedding and pictures of the couple. But it took a long time and work to get to a place where Nunn said he accepted and loved himself.
As a gay man, Nunn said, his father tried to change him.
"When I was 15, my parents found a men's workout magazine that I had and drew their own conclusions," he said. "My dad told me we were going to go on a trip and didn't tell me where we were going."
On the way to their mystery destination, Nunn's father turned to him.
"He said he was going to take me to a therapy center to deal with whatever weird sexual stuff I had going on," Nunn said. "If it didn't work, he was going to send me to military school to make a man out of me."
Activists And Suicide Prevention Groups Seek Bans On Conversion Therapy For Minors
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The link to my Group for Suicidal Active Duty and for Suicidal Veterans:
http//:http://www.facebook.com/groupforsuicidalactivedutyandforsuicidalveterans
Just in case this applies here; and just in case anyone is interested.
Anyone who feels the need is more than welcome to join this group; of which I am the coach.
With All of My Love,
Margaret C. Higgins U.S. Army Retired: Coach
http//:http://www.facebook.com/groupforsuicidalactivedutyandforsuicidalveterans
Just in case this applies here; and just in case anyone is interested.
Anyone who feels the need is more than welcome to join this group; of which I am the coach.
With All of My Love,
Margaret C. Higgins U.S. Army Retired: Coach
See posts, photos and more on Facebook.
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From what I have read, these groups are not very effective. If you can convince a young person to abstain from feelings that felt natural to him / her, if they later have difficulty adjusting, they would tend to feel that their parents / church are not supportive of who they feel they are. Like if you do what I think is right, I will love you.
I don't think we need to think that being gay or whatever is a good thing. It is kind of hard for me to imagine, but in doing some intake work at mental health clinics, I have gotten to know a 2-3 people going through this kind of change or counseling, and they are as good as anyone else, and are not acceptable to many people. I don't think they just cooked up this idea to be different. Their brain biology is different in a way not much is known about.
They are present in most or all societies that a lot are known about. In some Native American tribes they are considered to have special abilities that can be made honorable use of- that is - those tribes do not expect everyone to conform to the same mold.
If there were a ban, it should not automatically be punitive to a church. There should be evidence that it is harming the individuals and the minister or counselors should have known it was potentially dangerous to a person's mental health.
I know many will not agree, that is fine.
I don't think we need to think that being gay or whatever is a good thing. It is kind of hard for me to imagine, but in doing some intake work at mental health clinics, I have gotten to know a 2-3 people going through this kind of change or counseling, and they are as good as anyone else, and are not acceptable to many people. I don't think they just cooked up this idea to be different. Their brain biology is different in a way not much is known about.
They are present in most or all societies that a lot are known about. In some Native American tribes they are considered to have special abilities that can be made honorable use of- that is - those tribes do not expect everyone to conform to the same mold.
If there were a ban, it should not automatically be punitive to a church. There should be evidence that it is harming the individuals and the minister or counselors should have known it was potentially dangerous to a person's mental health.
I know many will not agree, that is fine.
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