2016 Republican Party Platform Calls for Therapy Rights for Minors and Families
Equality And Justice For All, whose #TherapyEquality campaign has advocated for families and their minor children that experience unwanted same-sex attractions (SSA) and gender identity confusion, praised Republicans today as they adopted a National Platform this week in Cleveland, OH that calls for the protection of medical treatment and therapy rights for families, parents, and their minor children.
The official Republican Platform document, released on Monday at the National Convention in Cleveland, OH reads (in-part):
“We support the right of parents to determine the proper medical treatment and therapy for their minor children.”
The language occurs on page 37, under the section titled: “Great American Families, Education, Healthcare, and Criminal Justice”, subsection: “Protecting Individual Conscience in Healthcare.”
Christopher Doyle, licensed professional counselor and spokesperson for Equality and Justice For All (www.
“We commend and congratulate Republican leaders and Delegates gathering in Cleveland this week for standing up for children, parents, and families. This great nation was built on the freedom of conscience, free choice, and the right of self-determination. As Republicans from all over the country reaffirm those principles of liberty, we are thrilled that they have placed #TherapyEquality on their agenda for 2016! We encourage Republicans to lead the charge to enact legislation to protect the therapy rights for marginalized and discriminated clients, and their families, who have been stripped of their rights in several states, cities, and municipalities in the last four years. Together, we can restore freedom to all those who seek help and healing.”
Doyle added that while gay activists have succeeded in passing laws in five states and several municipalities to prohibit licensed therapy for minors who seek to resolve unwanted SSA and/or gender identity confusion, it is important to note that twenty states in the last four years have rejected such legislation, including: Connecticut, New Hampshire, Arizona, Georgia, West Virginia, Nevada, Minnesota, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Iowa, Colorado, Virginia, Washington, Florida, Texas, New York, Massachusetts, Maryland, and Hawaii.
“Over 100,000 medical and mental health professionals representing the American Association of Christian Counselors, Catholic Medical Association, American College of Pediatricians, Christian Medical Association, Freedom2Care, Alliance for Therapeutic Choice and Scientific Integrity, and the International Network of Orthodox Jewish Mental Health Professionals support the rights of clients to pursue therapy to overcome unwanted SSA and gender identity confusion. It is now time for Republicans to urge lawmakers in states across the country to support these professionals who respectfully and ethically work with families and minors to help them achieve their goals.”
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