Ideology should not trump children’s health

11/23/2020

Bill C-6 proposes to criminalise those who profit from or advertise "conversion therapy", which would include therapists and medical practitioners who do not practice the "affirmative model" - which means confirming "trans identity" unquestioningly. Choosing not to encourage a child to transition; suggesting a teen wait, and see if the "gender dysphoria" sticks a few years before beginning the process of transitioning; and challenging the concept of "gender identity" itself would potentially set a therapist or medical practitioner up for criminal sanctions.

Conflating sexual orientation and gender identity has proven to be a very successful means of manipulating public opinion, and those who wish to support gay and lesbian individuals to live joyful lives have come to believe that supporting gender identity ideology is the same thing. It is not.

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