Saturday, March 31, 2018

Washington has now banned conversion therapy.

Courtesy of the Seattle Times:  

A measure banning licensed therapists from trying to change a minor’s sexual orientation or gender identity was signed into law Wednesday by Washington Gov. Jay Inslee. 

Inslee signed the bill joined by lawmakers and other LGTB supporters, including Democratic Sen. Marko Liias, the bill’s sponsor, and Chad Griffin, the president of the D.C.-based Human Rights Campaign.

Inslee called conversion therapy abuse, and said that “we are today prohibiting the abuse of our children.” 

“We have always believed in civil rights in our state,” he said. “We believe in tolerance for all.” 

The new law, which takes effect in June, will deem it “unprofessional conduct” for a licensed health-care provider to perform conversion therapy on a patient under the age of 18. Under the measure, if the provider violates the law, he or she faces sanctions ranging from fines to license revocation or suspension. The measure does not apply to nonlicensed counselors operating as part of a religious organization, religious denomination or church.

While this is very good news I have to admit that I kind of assumed that Washington state, which I consider relatively progressive had banned this practice years ago. 

That led me to check to see just how many states or jurisdictions do indeed have these conversion bans in place.

That is a little disheartening.

This is the 21st Century. We know better. Or at least we should know better.

37 comments:

  1. Anonymous4:41 AM

    Why under the age of 18 and not "period." I get the legal adult aspect, but there is absolutely no data to back up the notion that it is even remotely effective in ANYONE.

    People are wired how they are; it is not a mental illness. I'm still waiting to hear how gay marriage has destroyed the sanctity of "real" marriage, as conservatives/evangelicals warned that it would.

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  2. Anonymous4:54 AM

    I believe there is many causes and reasons for confusion, especially in kids. The influence of games, movies, nasty adults have warped many of kids. Media opportunist have gone wild in the last 50 yrs. Confusing children with what is normal. Just because you like a certain color does not make you gay. Dressing a little tuff does not make you manly. Being kind and compassion does not mean you are weak. Those that have been sexually abused or swayed does not give them the right to warp an innocent soul. I object to strangers and adults influencing a young mind with their perverted thoughts. I object to media putting trashy nasty garbage on TV and Internet to sway children to be gay. How about children growing up without fear, hate, sex, liars and toxic environments. How about adults getting help for their sexual deviations and mental illness.

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    1. "Sway children to be gay."

      Methinks somebody does not have a good understanding of sexual orientation.

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    2. Anonymous5:23 AM

      4:54
      I truly hope you have no contact with children.Please spare them your hate,fear,and toxic environment.

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    3. Anonymous5:25 AM

      Sexual 'deviation' = pedophilia, necrophilia, zoophilia, sexual abuse, etc. (ILLEGAL)

      Sexual 'orientation' = physical attraction to a particular gender or multiple genders (or lack of attraction, for that matter) (LEGAL, unless the right wingers get their wish to turn this country into a theocracy)

      Please learn the difference!

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    4. Anonymous5:28 AM

      Me thinks some kids have been swayed by adults behavior. If you grow up in a house full of adults having sex in front of children they are swayed. If a child has been sexually abused and in turn sways a friend to be sexually active, it is not normal. Anyone swaying an innocent growing child into a life of sexual confusion is wrong. It is not complicated Gryphen, don't add in the crazy "sexual orientation" BS. A child is born pure and innocent, what happens from there forms their personality and life. Yes I believe there are Adults swaying and confusing some children to explore being gay. They prey on kids that are in dysfunctional families.

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    5. Anonymous5:45 AM

      And 5.23 I truly hope that you realize there is to be no hate, no fear and no toxic environment in a growing child. But sadly it is now the topic. You have misread the comment and misunderstood the meaning of protecting a child.

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    6. Anonymous6:05 AM

      Boy oh BOY the looney arose early today!

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    7. Anonymous7:07 AM

      SWAY...wtf?

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xl0N7JM3wZk

      Lady Gaga - Born This Way
      so FUCK OFF.
      P.s.
      We are all born SCIENTIST.

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    8. Anonymous7:28 AM

      berdache
      aka
      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-spirit

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    9. Anonymous7:50 AM

      5:28. First error, you don't think, you just spew. Second error, please stay away from children, your bad grammar is abuse enough.

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    10. Anonymous8:26 AM

      5:28 AM teaches that sex is dirty and of the devil. Think movie 'Carrie"'s mother.

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  3. Anonymous5:12 AM

    It does not help our children to read and hear about the sexual habits of the USA fake president. It does not help to hear about the lifestyle of the porn star daily. It does not help that elected people commit sex crimes. It does not help that predators lurk in society unpunished. It is not ok to sexually abuse anyone. It is not ok to force your nasty thoughts and habits to society. Sex is private not public. Sex is personal not public. Sex is between 2 consenting adults not for children. Sex is healthy and normal between two consenting adults. Prostitution is a choice and agreement between 2 people, it is adult and personal and private. Kids should not be exposed to adult fantasy and deviation of sex. Let kids grow up without adult sex issues polluting their mind and warping their personality.

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    1. Anonymous5:59 AM

      Prima donna Bristol already poured water all over that, 5:12 AM.

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    2. Anonymous6:20 AM

      I was in 6th grade when sex education was brought into schools, 5:12 AM. I am now sixty. Do you have any concept of the human body and how it works at ALL?

      Keep your head in the sand, I don't care.

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    3. Leland7:36 AM

      @ 5:12

      Why should it be limited to only TWO people?

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    4. Anonymous7:53 AM

      How stupid are you 5:12? Kids will experiment with sex. It's our job as adults to ensure they have the appropriate tools and fact based knowledge to make sure the sex is safe, without lifelong repercussions. You are ignorant, you spread your ignorance like a disease. Quarantine yourself.

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    5. Anonymous8:06 AM

      512,
      You use "should" quite a bit.

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    6. Anonymous8:17 AM

      Parents have the responsibility of teaching their off spring about sex and use of it!

      I did not leave it up to schools to teach them about it.

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  4. Anonymous6:46 AM

    6.20 sure ok, please explain and share the concept of the human body and how it works. Thank you in advance. We don't want sand in the ears.

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    1. Anonymous8:10 AM

      Or sand in our Genitals!

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    2. Anonymous10:53 AM

      Sex on the beach. YUM. :)

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  5. Anonymous6:48 AM

    Gee? that would be about 1967-68? right? and so what did you learn in that sex education class?

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    1. Anonymous7:59 AM

      I’ll answer for 6:20 AM. Even the town bicycle Bristol said abstinence wasn’t realistic before Mommie Dearest swooped in on the GVS interview.

      Puberty. Be informed, precautions for health and unwanted pregnancies, your choice whether to become active or not, sex is a fact of life.

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  6. Anonymous7:21 AM

    https://www.rawstory.com/2018/03/cnn-analyst-ridicules-trump-declaring-sexual-assault-awareness-month-next-heart-healthy-month/

    "“The president, before he headed to Mar-a-Lago proclaimed April ‘National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month,” Blackwell began. “Now, from this same president, he tweeted out just last month, “People’s lives are being shattered and destroyed by a mere allegation. some some are true, some are false, some are old, some are new, there is no recovery from someone falsely accused. life and career are gone. Is there no such thing any longer as due process?'”

    “This again puts us in the position of the context of the man in the office, the president signs this proclamation about sexual assault awareness and prevention, but also has the ‘Access Hollywood’ tape,” + 2 Ru$$ian PleasePeeonMe T-apes tOO!

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  7. Anonymous7:44 AM

    Washington has had it's rednecks, forever. Lucky for us they are still the minority, but I'm unsure of how long that will last. The good ole boys have been pissing and moaning about Californians moving up here for as long as I can remember but what I've seen over the past ten years or so is an influx of people from Tennessee and Alabama. They hate our ways but come here anyway and try to change it. (Sound familiar?) There was also a large amount of people come up from Florida after Stand Your Ground laws took effect. They were basically fleeing for their lives. I welcome them, but wish the ass backwards hillbilly's would stick to destroying their own states.

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  8. Anonymous7:59 AM

    OT?

    https://www.thedailybeast.com/ice-now-detaining-pregnant-women-thanks-to-trump-order

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  9. Anonymous8:01 AM

    Indoctrinated into ignorant misinterpretations of mythological symbols, whereby the symbol itself is worshipped, thereby creating a false split and a lost meaning, only breeds misunderstanding of the self and nature. "No effort required", given a prepackaged a-la-carte "god", rinse lather, repeat.
    There is no inherent existence.

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  10. Anonymous8:15 AM

    Thank God I've not heard a southern drawl around my neighborhood. They are not welcome in Alaska - due to so many of them being racists.

    We have minorities in Alaska and we all get along. Leave it that way folks!

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    1. Leland10:08 AM

      @ 8:15

      Man! Talk about your bigots. Just because people have a southern accent does NOT mean they are racist or bigoted or biased about anyone or anything.

      I give you Humpty Trumpty as an example. He DOESN'T have a southern drawl yet is one of the worst examples of bigotry and hatred I have EVER seen or heard of!

      Try listening to what they are SAYING with that southern drawl before you judge someone

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    2. Anonymous11:32 AM

      $arah's attempt at southern drawl was hysterical! I wonder how she's doing Russian. Like Piper's flash cards no doubt.

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  11. Anonymous10:29 AM

    How I hope Twitter is handing it back to him, as third lady's bullying platform if her handlers haven't bought a clue yet.

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    1. Anonymous10:52 AM

      Wrong thread. Apologies.

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  12. Anonymous10:37 AM

    Where are the Alaskan jobs for all these refugees from Florida and other Southern states? Is there a booming economy up there?

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  13. Anonymous1:32 PM

    No car wash is powerful enough to remove the layers of semen caked all over Bristol's body. She did that all by herself.

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    1. Anonymous2:21 PM

      And still no one wants to be married to it.

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  14. Anonymous9:35 PM

    We feel so safe with Smellania protecting us from the bullies.
    Good job. The $3000 shoes make it seem so Average-American too.

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