Thursday, May 7
the following was an email I received from Amanda Simpson, from the White House and below that my response:
"Across the country, there are doctors working to convince
people to change their sexual orientation or gender
identity. It's known as "conversion therapy,"
but it could also be called brainwashing, or
reprogramming.
Loving and compassionate parents and ministers who are
trying to do the right thing are doing just the opposite.
They are influenced by bad science, not grounded in fact.
This so-called "conversion therapy" is
harmful.
A couple of days ago, the White House came out in support
of efforts to ban the use of conversion therapy. And as a
transgender woman, this is especially personal to me.
No one should be forced to be someone they're not.
Everyone should be valued for their authentic, true self --
who they are -- regardless of the gender with which they
identify, or who they love.
I recently talked with a few other people in the
Administration about why conversion therapy is so dangerous,
and why it was so important for the White House to take a
strong stance against the practice.
Here's what we have to
say:
This isn't just a transgender issue or an LGBT issue
-- it’s an American issue. Our nation was founded on the
ideals of equality and acceptance for everyone, and forcing
an individual to be someone they aren't goes directly
against what this country stands for.
If we're going to grow as a society, we must move
beyond the way things are, to the way things should be.
That's why I'm glad our Administration is
standing up and making it clear that conversion therapy is
unacceptable. Our society should allow every child and every
person the freedom to be whoever they aspire to be.
And we've already seen the tragic effects of this
therapy. Countless people have taken their own lives because
they feel they can't fit into the standards that society
demands. Others, although they haven't lost their lives,
have been forced to live unfulfilled lives and to repress
their feelings in the process -- feelings that come out in
other ways that we can't always anticipate.
We can be better than this. We are
better than this. We owe it to ourselves, and to all of the
children growing up in this country, to work toward a
society where everyone is accepted and treated equally.
I hope you'll take the time to
listen to what we said, and learn more about why the White
House came out in support of banning conversion
therapy.
Thank you,
Amanda Simpson
Executive Director
U.S. Army Office of Energy Initiatives"
_____________________________________________________
Amanda Simpson,
Homosexuality is against God's natural laws...even if you disagree with that, people are not forced to participate in "conversion therapy".
We are America, right?
freedom of choice, right?
If you don't want to participate, that's perfectly fine.
But it is not you or our governments job to intervene...
Separation of Church and state, right?
If 'everyone is allowed to be who they truly are', then the people you claim are hurtful, have the very same right.
You have no place to say go here and stop there!
I'm an American and one of the most beautiful things about being an American is the blanket of incredible freedom over one and all who dwell here.
Take a moment and think about how you are censoring other Americans...you are attempting and now the White House as well, to trample on the people who believe in what they're doing...
America is all about choice and my relationship with our Father is all about choice as well.
Feel free to disagree with anything, but you have no right to insist against the opinions and rights of your fellow man...
You don't want to be judged?
stop judging the people who believe in something different than you and the white house..
Unless someone is pointing a weapon and forcing people to participate...you've got no right to trample on the beliefs of others.
Don't want to participate?
Then just don't.
Elaine
born-again Christian and a child of God.
"Across the country, there are doctors working to convince
people to change their sexual orientation or gender
identity. It's known as "conversion therapy,"
but it could also be called brainwashing, or
reprogramming.
Loving and compassionate parents and ministers who are
trying to do the right thing are doing just the opposite.
They are influenced by bad science, not grounded in fact.
This so-called "conversion therapy" is
harmful.
A couple of days ago, the White House came out in support
of efforts to ban the use of conversion therapy. And as a
transgender woman, this is especially personal to me.
No one should be forced to be someone they're not.
Everyone should be valued for their authentic, true self --
who they are -- regardless of the gender with which they
identify, or who they love.
I recently talked with a few other people in the
Administration about why conversion therapy is so dangerous,
and why it was so important for the White House to take a
strong stance against the practice.
Here's what we have to
say:
This isn't just a transgender issue or an LGBT issue
-- it’s an American issue. Our nation was founded on the
ideals of equality and acceptance for everyone, and forcing
an individual to be someone they aren't goes directly
against what this country stands for.
If we're going to grow as a society, we must move
beyond the way things are, to the way things should be.
That's why I'm glad our Administration is
standing up and making it clear that conversion therapy is
unacceptable. Our society should allow every child and every
person the freedom to be whoever they aspire to be.
And we've already seen the tragic effects of this
therapy. Countless people have taken their own lives because
they feel they can't fit into the standards that society
demands. Others, although they haven't lost their lives,
have been forced to live unfulfilled lives and to repress
their feelings in the process -- feelings that come out in
other ways that we can't always anticipate.
We can be better than this. We are
better than this. We owe it to ourselves, and to all of the
children growing up in this country, to work toward a
society where everyone is accepted and treated equally.
I hope you'll take the time to
listen to what we said, and learn more about why the White
House came out in support of banning conversion
therapy.
Thank you,
Amanda Simpson
Executive Director
U.S. Army Office of Energy Initiatives"
_____________________________________________________
Amanda Simpson,
Homosexuality is against God's natural laws...even if you disagree with that, people are not forced to participate in "conversion therapy".
We are America, right?
freedom of choice, right?
If you don't want to participate, that's perfectly fine.
But it is not you or our governments job to intervene...
Separation of Church and state, right?
If 'everyone is allowed to be who they truly are', then the people you claim are hurtful, have the very same right.
You have no place to say go here and stop there!
I'm an American and one of the most beautiful things about being an American is the blanket of incredible freedom over one and all who dwell here.
Take a moment and think about how you are censoring other Americans...you are attempting and now the White House as well, to trample on the people who believe in what they're doing...
America is all about choice and my relationship with our Father is all about choice as well.
Feel free to disagree with anything, but you have no right to insist against the opinions and rights of your fellow man...
You don't want to be judged?
stop judging the people who believe in something different than you and the white house..
Unless someone is pointing a weapon and forcing people to participate...you've got no right to trample on the beliefs of others.
Don't want to participate?
Then just don't.
Elaine
born-again Christian and a child of God.
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