Reports that VP-Elect Mike Pence said 'gay nversn therapy saved his marriage' are fake news.
Contents:
- DID MIKE PENCE SUPPORT 'GAY CONVERSN' THERAPY?
- MIKE PENCE: GAY CONVERSN THERAPY SAVED MY MARRIAGE
- MIKE PENCE IS NOT ANTI-GAY – I’M A GAY MAN WHO KNOWS HE’S BEEN FALSELY ACCED
DID MIKE PENCE SUPPORT 'GAY CONVERSN' THERAPY?
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Mike Pence supported "gay nversn" therapy, cludg the e of electroshock therapy. What's FalsePence never stated that he supported the e of electric shocks or "gay nversn" therapy. In October 2016, an image appeared on social media accg Indiana's ernor (and Republin printial nomee Donald Tmp's nng mate) Mike Pence of supportg "gay nversn" therapy, particularly the e of electric shocks as part of the practice:.
MIKE PENCE: GAY CONVERSN THERAPY SAVED MY MARRIAGE
Indiana's first openly gay legislator hop to ph the issue beyond partisan polics. * pence gay conversion *
Although he didn't say so outright, the posn has been wily terpreted as signalg Pence's support for "gay nversn" therapy, which seeks to "cure" patients of beg attracted to members of the same sex.
Acrdg to the Amerin Psychologil Associatn, electric shocks were one of the techniqu ed to addrs homosexualy through "aversn therapy" prr to the group's cisn 1973 to stop classifyg as a mental disorr.
MIKE PENCE IS NOT ANTI-GAY – I’M A GAY MAN WHO KNOWS HE’S BEEN FALSELY ACCED
Vice Print Pence has been falsely acced of beg anti-gay. As a gay man, I know he rpects all of and oppos discrimatn agast LGBT Amerins. * pence gay conversion *
Psychotheraptic modali to nvert or “repair” homosexualy are based on velopmental theori whose scientific validy is qutnable. The potential risks of reparative therapy are great, cludg prsn, anxiety and self-stctive behavr, sce therapist alignment wh societal prejudic agast homosexualy may rerce self-hatred already experienced by the patients who have unrgone reparative therapy relate that they were accurately told that homosexuals are lonely, unhappy dividuals who never achieve acceptance or satisfactn. The possibily that the person might achieve happs and satisfyg terpersonal relatnships as a gay man or lbian is not prented, nor are alternative approach to alg wh the effects of societal stigmatizatn discsed.
Mike Pence creded 'gay nversn therapy' wh savg his marriage. On 12 November 2016, the Nevada County Soper web se published an article reportg on Vice Print-elect Mike Pence's "surprise announcement" to Fox News that gay "nversn therapy" helped save his marriage by helpg him to rist "certa urg":. Indianapolis, IN — In a surprise announcement today, Indiana Governor and Vice Print-elect Mike Pence said that gay nversn therapy saved his marriage.
Mike Pence, Donald Tmp's nng mate, opposed gay marriage, endg Don't Ask Don't Tell and fightg workplace discrimatn. * pence gay conversion *
The ntroversial Republin, who was elected the 50th ernor of the Hoosier State, has been a long-time proponent of a “Biblil view” on homosexualy and as a member of Congrs stated that the legislative branch “should oppose any effort to regnize homosexuals as a ‘discrete and sular mory’ entled to the protectn of anti-discrimatn laws siar to those extend to women and ethnic mori.
“It[gay nversn therapy] was stmental helpg me overg certa urg, ” said the Vice Print elect an terview wh Fox News. It’s gog to be great to have our first gay Vice Print. Pence has prevly supported the ia of g feral fundg to treat people "seekg to change their sexual behavr, " but he didn't state outright such fundg should extend to electroshock therapy, which was part of anti-gay "aversn therapy" treatments until the Amerin Psychologil Associatn announced 1973 that they would stop classifyg homosexualy as a mental disorr.