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Title: LGBTQ+ people protest in Florida over Republican conversion therapy bill
Post by: Jessica_Rose on February 28, 2024, 03:13:26 PM
Post by: Jessica_Rose on February 28, 2024, 03:13:26 PM
LGBTQ+ people protest in Florida over Republican conversion therapy bill
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/lgbtq-people-protest-in-florida-over-republican-conversion-therapy-bill/ar-BB1j3Mbh?ocid=windirect&cvid=f3f4f420d3b94e3ba0ab0afd708e6a1f&ei=7
Story by Ava Sasani (28 Feb 2024)
Hundreds of LGBTQ+ people gathered on the steps of the Florida state house on Wednesday to protest against a first-in-the-nation bill that critics say would raise health insurance costs for all state residents.
The Republican-backed proposal, house bill 1639, mandates that insurance carriers cover conversion therapy, a scientifically discredited practice whose practitioners falsely claim to be able to change the sexual orientation or identity of LGBTQ+ people.
Diaz said the proposed legislation would also force trans people to "out themselves" on state-issued identification cards, requiring Florida residents to list the sex they were assigned at birth on their driver's licenses.
The bill comes amid a mounting assault by Florida Republicans on LGBTQ+ rights, a legislative project that has cost Florida taxpayers millions in legal fees. Last year, the Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, signed the so-called "don't say gay" law banning classroom discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity. Earlier this year, the Florida legislature introduced and advanced 11 bills targeting LGBTQ+ rights, including a proposed ban on Pride flags in public buildings, schools, and universities across the state.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/lgbtq-people-protest-in-florida-over-republican-conversion-therapy-bill/ar-BB1j3Mbh?ocid=windirect&cvid=f3f4f420d3b94e3ba0ab0afd708e6a1f&ei=7
Story by Ava Sasani (28 Feb 2024)
Hundreds of LGBTQ+ people gathered on the steps of the Florida state house on Wednesday to protest against a first-in-the-nation bill that critics say would raise health insurance costs for all state residents.
The Republican-backed proposal, house bill 1639, mandates that insurance carriers cover conversion therapy, a scientifically discredited practice whose practitioners falsely claim to be able to change the sexual orientation or identity of LGBTQ+ people.
Diaz said the proposed legislation would also force trans people to "out themselves" on state-issued identification cards, requiring Florida residents to list the sex they were assigned at birth on their driver's licenses.
The bill comes amid a mounting assault by Florida Republicans on LGBTQ+ rights, a legislative project that has cost Florida taxpayers millions in legal fees. Last year, the Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, signed the so-called "don't say gay" law banning classroom discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity. Earlier this year, the Florida legislature introduced and advanced 11 bills targeting LGBTQ+ rights, including a proposed ban on Pride flags in public buildings, schools, and universities across the state.
Title: Re: LGBTQ+ people protest in Florida over Republican conversion therapy bill
Post by: Lori Dee on February 28, 2024, 04:32:20 PM
Post by: Lori Dee on February 28, 2024, 04:32:20 PM
Quote from: Jessica_Rose on February 28, 2024, 03:13:26 PMLGBTQ+ people protest in Florida over Republican conversion therapy bill
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/lgbtq-people-protest-in-florida-over-republican-conversion-therapy-bill/ar-BB1j3Mbh?ocid=windirect&cvid=f3f4f420d3b94e3ba0ab0afd708e6a1f&ei=7
Story by Ava Sasani (28 Feb 2024)
... conversion therapy, a scientifically discredited practice whose practitioners falsely claim to be able to change the sexual orientation or identity of LGBTQ+ people.
There is an old well-known psychological technique for this. It is most commonly known as "Brainwashing" and it creates more problems than it solves.
Title: Re: LGBTQ+ people protest in Florida over Republican conversion therapy bill
Post by: Oldandcreaky on February 28, 2024, 04:57:05 PM
Post by: Oldandcreaky on February 28, 2024, 04:57:05 PM
There was a shill who used to do the conservative Christian circuit, pretending to be a reformed lesbian, and at one speech, an audience member asked if she was dating and she said something along these lines: "Not yet, but I do dream about meeting a man with long, red hair in a kilt."