Several red states are trying to fight against marriage equality by passing discriminatory laws against homosexuals. “Aversion therapy” is banned in many states, but Oklahoma is dead set on allowing parents to try to electroshock their kids into being straight. Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian, hosts of the The Young Turks, break it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.
“HB 1598 explicitly states that mental health counselors may engage in “sexual orientation change efforts” with any patient—including those under 18 who are forced into the “therapy” by their parents. The bill also consciously refrains from outlawing* the use of “aversion therapy” to change patients’ orientation, then helpfully outlines what such treatments might involve:
“Aversion therapy” means any counseling by a mental health provider that exposes or asks a client or patient to undergo physical pain, such as electroshock or electroconvulsive therapy, touch therapy, pornography exposure or vomit-induction therapy, in order to change sexual behaviors or gender-identity expressions and/or to eliminate or reduce sexual or romantic attractions or feelings toward individuals of the same sex.”*
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I live in Oklahoma. We are always an embarrassing laughing stock when in the national news.
Although there are sane people who live here, there are infinitely more ignorant morons who do instead.
Even our educated people are full of all kinds of ignorance.
It has nothing to do with religion, and everything to do with ignorance. Even our atheists are ignorant redneck conspiracy theorists. No lie. It’s so embarrassing.
does that mean you allowed to torture your kids ?
for whatever belive you think its right ?
are you allowed to torture children ?
that is so evil
im a philosopher
in my philosophy neither torture or rape or slavery is good in any way
my philosophy demands the freedom of thought, it demands that every person is responsible for its own action. as every person is responsible for his thoughts morality and philosophie
and therfore of his actions
in my philosophy
you can t say i only followed orders
you did what you did and it was your judgement that decided your deeds
no one else but you decided to do what you did