There is a long history of using "pedophilia" and "grooming" as weaponised terms against the LGBTQIA community.
This locates the threat to children outside of home, instead of protecting them where they are at most risk, writes @immanent (@latrobe). https://t.co/CXAAKiab5s
"Surely faith leaders of all persuasions should be working on improving their ability to provide appropriate pastoral care for their LGBTIQ+ members, rather than seeking legislative support to discriminate against them," writes @immanent. https://t.co/IueS5rsi8G
This week's MJA #podcast is now available. A/Prof Tim Jones (@immanent) & A/Prof @jen_j_p from @LTU_Sex_Health talk about conversion practices & helping LGBTQA+ patients to recover from them … #freeaccess … https://t.co/r4zCvUBVhb #medtwitter
The Collaborative Community History Award winner is: A History of LGBTIQ+ Victoria in 100 Places and Objects by Graham Willett, Angela Bailey, Timothy W Jones & Sarah Rood for @AQuArchive. https://t.co/NxQOMTCnnL #VCHA2021
We wrote a piece on our recent report on the harms of LGBTQA+ conversion practices — and the need to understand the role of faith in people’s recovery https://t.co/Z6hV2wRvnX via @ConversationEDU
Let's all work together for a global ban on the cruel, inhuman and degrading practice of "conversion therapy"! https://t.co/tFfh4RvfAJ via @nbcnews#IESOGI
"Forcing someone to be another person constitutes torture.
The simple existence of #ConversionTherapy increases the chances of suicide in adolescents and young people, and the frustration and abandonment of the personal life project in older adults.” Lia Burbano, @mujerymujerEC
All religious communities have LGBT members who deserve safe and appropriate spiritual care, rather than the spiritual and psychological harms caused by LGBT conversion practices and ideologies.” Timothy Jones (@immanent), Lecturer at Latrobe University