Obama to Denounce "Conversion Therapy"

[afleitch]

Right, because the type of people who believe this crap works and is necessary are definitely going to change their minds after hearing Obama denounce it.  I predict a bounce in support for the practice!

And I'm sure the First Amendment will be cited to protect the rights of people or groups to psychologically torture children anyway.

[afleitch]

Right, because the type of people who believe this crap works and is necessary are definitely going to change their minds after hearing Obama denounce it.  I predict a bounce in support for the practice!

And I'm sure the First Amendment will be cited to protect the rights of people or groups to psychologically torture children anyway.

Medical malpractice is not protected by the First Amendment. Yes, I know, you already knew that.

But they will try to use it. Which is what is so painful.

[afleitch]

And here I'll once again point out that it does work sometimes, but more often than not it fails. The few success stories are the reasons people do them.

You always bring this up. Given that these 'success' stories often years or decades later come out and say nothing changed then I think there is reason to dismiss 'success' stories. Some people find that they are more bi than gay or straight but that's not the same as claiming same sex attraction is 'cured'.