Reparative therapy


	Reparative therapy

Thorne

3-16-2007 2:18 PM

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gay, reparative therapy, conversion therapy

Thorne says:

These clips are in response to the discussion at the clip below. It got me thinking about the damage to children who are "taught" to not be gay. How hard it is for kids who feel "different" to seek understanding and acceptance both within and outside of themselves, and then be met with a response like this.

http://clipmarks.com/clipmark/BF2738EF-F6F2-4A1C-9527-86D9CDEE4FF0/

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