Christains are filling gay children with suicidal dispear

The case, Chiles vs. Can you think of a higher rejection than being put out of your home by your Christian parents or put out of your church—as a gay or transgender child—simply for an orientation you didn’t ask for?. At least two dozen other states have similar laws on the books, all of them good-faith attempts to prevent the lasting harm that can result when a young person is told not just that they can change who they are, but that they should change because God wants them to.

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On the other hand, for lesbian and gay youth, increasing levels of religious importance were associated with increased odds of recent suicidal ideation. Yes, there are kids who question their sexuality, their gender identity or both, and they deserve to discuss their internal conflicts with competent mental health professionals.

Linda Robertson, an evangelical Christian mother of four, wrote that she was terrified when her year-old son Ryan confided to her in that he was gay. Nearly a decade ago, National Youth Pride Services — a leadership development non-profit aimed at empowering LGBTQIA+ Black youth — surveyed gay, Black boys about their mental health history.

Chiles is represented by the Alliance Defending Freedom, a conservative Christian law firm known for its challenges to gay and transgender rights, including one brought to the Supreme Court in by Christian web designer Lorie Smith, who did not want to be forced to create a site for a gay wedding, even though no gay couple had ever approached her to do so.

All claim their family relationships were seriously damaged by the widely discredited practice, and that their children were permanently scarred or even driven to suicide. After reading the brief submitted by a group of 1st Amendment scholars, I was convinced the Colorado law should be ruled unconstitutional.

Learn about those statistics here. How to find a balance? If recent rulings are any guide, the Supreme Court is likely to overturn the Colorado conversion therapy ban. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here.

The following AI-generated content is powered by Perplexity. Ryan died at age 20 of a drug overdose after multiple suicide attempts. The laws were inspired by the horrific experiences of gay and transgender youths whose families and churches tried to change them.

Each competing brief whipsawed my emotions. I had a difficult time reading the gut-wrenching accounts from the parents of gay children who are part of the Supreme Court case about conversion therapy bans and freedom of speech.

Worse, he felt that God would never accept him or love him. The 1st Amendment is sacred in so many ways, and yet states have a critical interest in protecting the health and welfare of children. The job of a therapist is to guide them through their confusion to self-acceptance, not tell them what the Bible says they should be.

The bans, by the way, do not apply to ministers or unlicensed practitioners, and are generally not applicable to adults. Highly rejected gay children have been found to be eight times more likely to attempt suicide. My life’s work is combating the disproportionate, high suicide rate in the LGBTQIA+ community.

Should therapists be allowed

This is read by an automated voice. The therapy is considered harmful and ineffective by mainstream medical and mental health organizations. Suicidal ideation and suicide attempts among lesbian, gay, bisexual, pansexual, queer, and asexual youth: Differential impacts of sexual orientation, verbal, physical, or sexual harassment or assault, conversion practices, family or household religiosity, and school experience.

All three liberals dissented. After six years, Ryan was in despair. My beautiful boy was in danger and I had to do everything possible to save him. But proponents of the bans say there is a big difference between speech and conduct. Bluesky: rabcarian Threads: rabcarian.

Each increase in the level of importance of religion among straight youth was associated with a 17 percent reduction in recent suicide attempts. Parental religiosity can play a significant role in suicide attempts among LGBTQ+ young people. The liberal minority was more skeptical.

This would mean, in essence, that a therapist has the right to inflict harm on a struggling child in the name of free speech.