PastorsStoppingTheHarm
@PastorsSTH
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Calling pastors to stand up & stop the harm being done to LGBTQ+ people through Sexual Orientation Gender Identity Change Efforts! #PastorsStoppingTheHarm
Joined June 2019
A look at the history and current state of "conversion therapy" in Canada. It's more prevalent than you might expect and more harmful than you can imagine. Help us stop the harm! https://t.co/IynFnVkmAC
thefulcrum.ca
Reading Time: 7 minutesOver the past 100 years, therapy that sought to force heterosexuality — acquiring the name “conversion therapy” in the 1970s — has been present in Canada. But a mixture of...
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Hear the stories. Stop the Harm. https://t.co/YuI1gtNXUx
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"...There is no reputable empirical evidence indicating that it effectively changes gender identity, and growing empirical evidence that it is associated with poorer lifetime mental health." #PastorsStoppingTheHarm
https://t.co/mhUOf1U2Hd
newsweek.com
"It is clear conversion therapy targeting people who are LGBT is rooted solely in discrimination and hate without any scientific evidence," one expert told Newsweek.
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And thousands more in Canada & abroad. Please help us stop the harm. Share our campaign widely. #PastorsStoppingTheHarm
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newsweek.com
The debunked practice is currently only banned for minors in 18 states, Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C., while adults can legally be offered the service in all states and jurisdictions.
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The #PastorsStoppingTheHarm campaign is drawing clergy voices from across the country: https://t.co/PjoTBIQ7zR
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Thank you to Rev. Susan C. Johnson for her signature & support for the Pastors Stopping The Harm campaign. She is one of a growing list of pastors from across traditions standing up & speaking out. Visit, Sign, & Share: https://t.co/zW3PuhDp0X
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The impact of sexual orientation and gender identity change efforts need to be understood, which requires engagement from many angles, including gov't intervention. #pastorsstoppingtheharm
https://t.co/B5XkRpcONq
cbrc.net
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"Unequivocally, trying to change someone’s sexual orientation or gender identity or expression will cause harm." https://t.co/eT5mWeDbML
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Connecting #LGBTQ+ people with vibrant faith community! #thomasmerton #generousspace #faithfullylgbt Accessible Text: " The beginning of love is to let those we love be perfectly themselves, and not to twist them to fit our own image." - Thomas Merton
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Take some time to learn more about what so-called "conversion therapy" is and why it is harmful. #PastorsStoppingTheHarm
https://t.co/PskvAlS8cu
cbc.ca
The government is considering a nationwide ban on conversion therapy. Here's what it is, and why people are pushing to have it made illegal.
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Listening to the stories of the harm done helps us better understand the far-reaching implications of these practices. #pastorsstoppingtheharm
https://t.co/7t7qwPIHSv
globalnews.ca
"It was causing me to hate myself and my sexuality," one former Journey Canada participant said. "I was like, 'This just doesn't feel right.'"
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Come camping with us! August 2-5, 2019 is our annual Ontario Generous Space Camp-OUT at Russet House Farm. Register here:
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A nation-wide ban would send a strong signal. #PastorsStoppingTheHarm
https://t.co/9BLlkCeYV8
ctvnews.ca
Today's political news, including the latest on Prime Minister Mark Carney, Pierre Poilievre, government policies and more.
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More and more cities & communities are recognizing the harm involved with Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity Change Efforts (SOGICE)- or so-called "conversion therapy"- and are moving to prohibit these abusive practices. #PastorsStoppingTheHarm
https://t.co/OCXmq6y5Tp
cbc.ca
St. Albert is on its way to becoming the first city in Alberta to ban conversion therapy.
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Join Matt Vincent, REUNION Church Planting Network, along with hundreds of other pastors, in stopping the harm of Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity Change Efforts (SOGICE). #PastorsStoppingTheHarm
https://t.co/vV4hOuPMZl
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