Trigger warnings: conversion therapy; mental, physical, sexual, and emotional abuse; suicide, depression, PTSD; substance abuse
Skip ahead to 14:30 to bypass the segment on conversion therapy.
This episode, join me for a deep and difficult dive into what conversion therapy actual entails. I have never supported conversion therapy, but after doing this research, I find myself significantly more vocal on the dangers of it.
After that, we look at Kamala Harris’s track record within the LGBTQIA+ community — we may be looking at a Harris presidency; you should have the facts you need to make an informed vote.
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Sources:
Conversion Therapy
- https://www.hrc.org/resources/the-lies-and-dangers-of-reparative-therapy
- https://www.webmd.com/sex-relationships/what-is-conversion-therapy
- https://www.lgbtmap.org/equality-maps/conversion_therapy
- https://www.lgbtmap.org/policy-spotlight-conversion-therapy-bans
- https://www.thetrevorproject.org/conversion-therapy-report/
- https://www.banconversiontherapy.com/ + Stories
- https://mashable.com/article/conversion-therapy-experience
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8902017/
- https://www.ohchr.org/en/stories/2020/07/conversion-therapy-can-amount-torture-and-should-be-banned-says-un-expert
- https://www.stonewall.org.uk/everything-you-need-know-about-conversion-therapy
- https://time.com/2986440/sexual-conversion-therapy-gay/
- https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/5050/explainer-what-is-conversion-therapy/
- https://www.wired.com/story/what-is-gay-conversion-therapy/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conversion_therapy#:~:text=Methods that have been used,%2C psychoanalysis%2C and arousal reconditioning.