Trump's next executive order is a #LicenseToDiscriminate [LGBTQ youth]

[ckaihatsu]

Trump's next executive order is a #LicenseToDiscriminate


Chris –

Donald Trump is reportedly on the cusp of signing anther discriminatory executive order. Under the guise of religious freedom, it's really nothing more than a #LicenseToDiscriminate – and we need you to tell him that directly, right now. (http://action.glsen.org/page/m/33ca5b43/12aa8e27/1f2c6fc1/69f06d26/1636878197/VEsH/)

Previously leaked drafts would have allowed religious-based discrimination against LGBTQ people, women, and minorities.

For LGBTQ students and educators in K-12 schools, this is what that could look like:

School counselors could refuse to provide life-saving services to queer youth.

Principals could fire trans teachers because of who they are.

Schools could make it structurally impossible for students to start GSAs – often the only spaces where LGBTQ students find safety in school.

Trump is poised to sign this executive order tomorrow. Together, with our partners, we are calling on you to tell Trump in no uncertain terms: Your #LicenseToDiscriminate hurts students. (http://action.glsen.org/page/m/33ca5b43/12aa8e27/1f2c6fc1/69f06d26/1636878197/VEsE/)

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[Chesarae]

Seems like he signed the order, but dropped a few of the key terms that would allow for the 'license to discriminate'.

Now it seems to be based more around allowing Churches to talk politics without threatening their tax-exempt status, meh. Imo we're better off keeping religion out of politics, separation of Church & State and all that.

[ckaihatsu]

Sign if you agree: Ban conversion therapy


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Tell Congress: Being gay is not an illness. Ban conversion therapy now.

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Dear Chris,

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Being gay is not an illness.

Leading medical and mental health experts describe so-called conversion therapy, which practitioners claim can force a change in a person’s gender identity or sexual orientation, as dangerous, ineffective and unnecessary.

Conversion therapy is based on the false and hateful lie that being LGBTQ is a defect or disorder that needs curing. It is rooted in anti-gay and anti-transgender bigotry and based on lies that have been disproven again and again.

Recently, the Supreme Court let California’s ban on conversion therapy for minors stand.1 Now progressive champion Rep. Ted Lieu, who pushed for the crucial protections in California, has reintroduced a bill to ban conversion therapy nationally by calling it what it is: fraud.

Tell Congress: Conversion therapy is fraud. Protect LGBTQ people by passing the Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act of 2017. Click here to sign the petition. (https://act.credoaction.com/sign/conversion_therapy_fraud?t=4&akid=23059.247355.s7jw04)

Nearly every major medical, psychological, psychiatric, social work and professional counseling organization in the country has publicly discredited conversion therapy.2 The practice is based on hateful lies and uses controversial practices like “violent role play, reenactment of past abuses, and exercises involving nudity and intimate touching.”3 Multiple studies have found people who undergo conversion therapy to be at higher risk of depression, alienation from family, anxiety and suicide.4 Children forced to go through the therapy are at even higher risk.5

The Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act is simple, Rep. Lieu said.

“It says it is fraud if you treat someone for a condition that doesn’t exist and there’s no medical condition known as being gay. LGBTQ people were born perfect; there is nothing to treat them for. And by calling this what it should be, which is fraud, it would effectively shut down most of the organizations.”6

States like Oregon, Vermont and New Mexico have already banned the practice for minors.7 The practice is dangerous for anyone who is subjected to it. With the recent Supreme Court ruling, we have momentum on our side to build awareness of the dangers of this practice and political support to ban it. If we can help spread understanding of how dangerous and fraudulent conversion therapy is, we can undermine the credibility of the those who practice and promote it and keep LGBTQ people safe.

Tell Congress: Conversion therapy is fraud. Protect LGBTQ people by passing the Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act of 2017. Click the link below to sign the petition:

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Thank you for standing up for the LGBTQ community,

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References:
1. Greg Stohr, “Gay-Conversion Therapy Ban Survives as Supreme Court Rejects Appeal,” Bloomberg, May 1, 2017.
2. The Southern Poverty Law Center, “Conversion Therapy,” accessed May 3, 2017.
3. Ibid.
4. National Center for Lesbian Rights, “#BornPerfect: The Facts About Conversion Therapy,” accessed May 3, 2017.
5. Ibid.
6. Amy B. Wang, “Supreme Court upholds California’s ban on gay ‘conversion therapy,” The Washington Post, May 2, 2017.
7. Movement Advancement Project, “Conversion Therapy Laws,” accessed May 3, 2017.

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