New GOVERNMENT website suggests parents of gays seek therapy [View All]

[Bluebear]

YOUR tax dollars are helping to pay for a website that calls being gay a "lifestyle" and to consider visiting with a thrapist who "shares your values" in case your kid announces he has adopted this "lifestyle". :crazy:

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WASHINGTON - An array of advocacy groups are calling on the federal government to take down one of its new Web sites, saying it presents biased and inaccurate advice to parents on how to talk to their children about sex.

The site — 4parents.gov — stresses the promotion of abstinence. Emphasizing abstinence is fine, said the groups, but the government also should stress the need for contraception if sexual relations do occur....

The Human Rights Campaign said it was particularly concerned about sections of the Web site that focus on sexual orientation. The group works for equal rights for gays, lesbians and bisexuals. The site says: "If you believe your adolescent may be gay, or is experiencing difficulties with gender identity or sexual orientation issues, consider seeing a family therapist who shares your values to clarify and work through these issues."

Joe Solmonese, president of the Human Rights Campaign, said in a separate letter to Leavitt, that describing sexual orientation as an "alternative lifestyle" is outdated and inaccurate language that can alienate youth at a time when they are particularly vulnerable. "By terming sexual orientation a 'lifestyle,' HHS is discussing it as a matter of choice, which is contrary to the vast majority of scientific evidence. Sexual orientation is not a lifestyle," Solmonese said.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050401/ap_on_go_ot/government_sex_talk