Wisconsin Republicans look to undo 'conversion therapy' ban

[Celerity]

https://apnews.com/article/politics-health-wisconsin-state-government-district-of-columbia-1530351ffa2e4fc96f8bbae00f4e283e

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans planned to vote Thursday to again allow therapists, social workers and counselors to try to change their LGBTQ clients’ gender identities and sexual orientations, a practice known as conversion therapy.

A ban on conversion therapy was passed in 2020 by a state board within the Democratic governor’s administration overseeing licensing for mental health professionals. But a committee in the Republican-controlled Legislature temporarily blocked it then and was poised to do so again Thursday.

LGBTQ rights advocates have decried the scientifically discredited practice of trying to “convert” LGBTQ people to heterosexuality and traditional gender expectations as harmful, citing research suggesting the practice can increase the risk of suicide and depression.

At least 20 states and the District of Columbia have outlawed conversion therapy for minors, according to the Movement Advancement Project, a pro-LGBTQ rights think tank. Wisconsin is not one of them.

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[Mad_Machine76]

1. Republicans fight for nothing harder

than the "right" to discriminate or invalidate or change a person's feelings and/or identity.

[republianmushroom]

2. the reason for this

many of them may need it, or they may think they do or members of their family.

[Lithos]

4. It is identity politics

This is being driven by the evangelical right whose world view requires explicit black/white view points else members start to actually "think". Many evangelical groups derive their structure from the power of the patriarchy which is threatened by this type of nuanced view.

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[magicarpet]

5. Schlapp,. has gone astray and lost Jesus...

Schlapp must be cured and Born Again even if it must be beaten into him.

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WASHINGTON — Matt Schlapp, one of the nation’s most prominent conservative leaders and a top ally of former President Donald Trump, is being accused of sexually groping a male aide on Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker’s campaign in October.

"He reached in between my legs and fondled me," the former Walker staffer told NBC News in a telephone interview Thursday night. "To my shame, I didn’t say anything" to stop Schlapp. NBC News is withholding the staffer’s name at his request because he fears the allegations against a powerful Republican could harm his own career in GOP politics.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/matt-schlapp-accused-fondling-male-campaign-staffer-rcna64563#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16735456330015&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nbcnews.com%2Fnews%2Famp%2Frcna64563%23amp_tf%3DFrom%2520%25251%2524s%26aoh%3D16735456330015%26referrer%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.google.com

[Mister Ed]

3. K&R for visibility. n/t