David Lessard-Gauvin

🇨🇦Fr/Eng. Intérêts: Justice sociale, ÉDI, accès à la justice, sanisme, homophobie, classisme... Interests: Social Justice,DEI,#A2J, sanism,homophobia,classism

[Prof James Davies 💭 @JDaviesPhD]

I worry about the sociological defeatism baked into much therapeutic sermonising: 'you can only change yourself'. This is a frankly demoralising message to send to young people. It also evades our rich tradition of research on the therapeutic power of organising & social action.

[David Lessard-Gauvin @DLG1984]

« Dénoncer n’est pas une faute mais un devoir » « Nous appelons à une culture institutionnelle qui ne tolère pas les représailles, mais qui est engagée envers la justice sociale et contre la violence institutionnelle. » https://t.co/bgA8fZqqPu

[Prof James Davies 💭 @JDaviesPhD]

If a person wants to identify as having a mental disorder, disease or pathology, that’s fine. What’s not fine are professionals labelling sufferers this way with righteous & un-self-critical impunity, pressuring sufferers to defer. This isn’t treatment it’s ideological capture.

[David Lessard-Gauvin @DLG1984]

"We propose that it is therapeutically important to problematize, pathologize and address the systems and narratives that discriminate and cause people to need to cope, instead of focusing therapeutic interventions only on the internal resources of the person doing the coping."

[David Lessard-Gauvin @DLG1984]

"Getting to the Root of the Problem: Supporting Clients With Lived-Experiences of Systemic Discrimination" https://t.co/3O6qV79T3M

[David Lessard-Gauvin @DLG1984]

"People with marginalized identities are often expected to find ways to cope with oppression and then sent back into a broken world, perhaps with stronger coping skills, but often ones which do not address the root cause or source of the pain, which is social injustice."

[David Lessard-Gauvin @DLG1984]

"Our primitive ancestors had to discriminate against those they perceived as different from their clan to enhance their survival. It was adaptive back then; it is maladaptive today."

[David Lessard-Gauvin @DLG1984]

"Homophobia, along with other forms of discrimination against differences, must be investigated and highlighted as psychopathological." https://t.co/S9gB1846sP

[David Lessard-Gauvin @DLG1984]

"Science has afforded much less attention to vestigial psychosocial or behavioral traits (emerging from neural remnants of our ancient past). (...) Homophobia deserves to be viewed through a macroscopic lens as a maladaptive vestigial trait in contemporary society."

[Optez pour le talent @Opteztalent]

Les préjugés inconscients sont des raccourcis mentaux automatiques que nous utilisons pour prendre des décisions rapidement. Tout le monde en a. Ils sont façonnés par notre parcours, nos expériences et notre culture, et influencent souvent à notre insu notre manière de percevoir et de traiter les autres. En savoir plus : https://t.co/twgooiEOXy

[Mad In America @Mad_In_America]

Studying Philosophy Increases Critical Thinking and Open-mindedness

A new study reveals that philosophy majors consistently demonstrate stronger habits of mind and reasoning, even after accounting for baseline advantages.

By Micah Ingle, PhD

https://t.co/ul7Xm74HGL

[CPTSD Foundation @cptsdfoundation]

Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD) is frequently misdiagnosed as Borderline Personality Disorder or PTSD.
This article looks at the widespread misdiagnosis of CPTSD, and the unwillingness of healthcare systems to help and support survivors. https://t.co/BfxnPiiCKl

[Le Devoir @LeDevoir]

Opinion | La prétention de l'extrême centre à la rationalité masque une profonde irrationalité. Sa modération est devenue inflexible.
https://t.co/2vgOaOKo1p

[Nations Unies (ONU) @ONU_fr]

La haine n'a sa place ni dans nos foyers, ni sur nos lieux de travail, ni dans nos écoles, ni dans nos rues.

Elle n’a sa place nulle part.

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[Inter-American Court of Human Rights @IACourtHR]

PRESS RELEASE 📄

The IACHR today notified its Advisory Opinion 32 of 2025 on Climate Emergency and Human Rights, adopted on may the 29th, 2025, in response to the consultation carried out by the Republic of Chile and the Republic of Colombia in January 2023.

[HeadsUpGuys @HeadsUpGuys]

In this deeply personal piece, Ed opens up about the lasting impact of internalized homophobia and how shame shaped his identity, self-worth, and mental health.

https://t.co/ArHt0KOmi6

[Canada @Canada]

In Canada we know that diversity is our strength and we love to celebrate it! This #BeingYouDay,
let it be a reminder to be authentically yourself and celebrate all the things that make you, YOU! 🌈❤️

[Au Canada @AuCanada]

Au Canada, nous savons que la diversité fait notre force et nous aimons la célébrer! En cette Journée #SoisToiMême, rappelons-nous d’être authentiquement nous-mêmes et de célébrer tout ce qui fait de nous ce que nous sommes! 🌈❤

[Centre de la sécurité des télécommunications 🇨🇦 @cst_cse]

Nous nous joignons aujourd'hui au @FBI pour mettre en garde les professionnels de l'informatique et le public contre une grave menace qui pèse sur les entreprises de télécommunications canadiennes.