@onlinegirlie said it best, but we should offer grace because this screams conversion therapy. i by no means agree w/ this. it’s unfathomably damaging to spread. but it’s devastating that somebody can be this brainwashed into thinking that lgbtq+ is synonymous w/ addiction, etc. https://twitter.com/2dwade/status/1297050242458750977

the replies are breaking my heart. not to say somebody shouldn’t be held accountable for spreading harmful views, but when it becomes so ingrained into thought processes that there’s nothing left…i wish him healing & positive support that embraces him instead of demonizes him.

tw for s*xual a*sault & m*lestation.
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also. apparently he resolved that him being lgbtq+ was a direct result of being assaulted as a child, which is another manipulative, horrific principle spread by conversion therapists. to say i’m at a loss for words is an understatement.

don’t send hate. don’t make jokes/poke fun at somebody who has evidently been spiritually, mentally, & emotionally manipulated/abused. this is sickening on a multitude of levels. the fact that ct is only recently being outlawed in the states is unsurprising, but reprehensible.

to end this thread: info about what conversion therapy is from the @TrevorProject. they’re a great resource for lgbtq+ youth. click the menu, resources, then “trevor support center” for a list of various identities or experiences. they also have hotlines! https://www.thetrevorproject.org/get-involved/trevor-advocacy/50-bills-50-states/about-conversion-therapy/