Unlike non-affirmative psychology, affirmative psychology willingly corroborates the gender identity presented by the child, and initially suggests social transition, puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and perhaps even surgery. What we are proposing is that parents and children should be able to have access to these. We're afraid that anything that is not "affirmative therapy" and that does not immediately corroborate a child's identity will be labelled "conversion therapy". We consider this a major problem in this bill.
Needless to say, we are absolutely against conversion therapy of the kind Mr. Ashcroft underwent. However, sexual orientation and gender identity must not be confused. Gender identity is a mental health diagnosis that leads to therapy—that requires therapy. Homosexuality is not a mental health diagnosis. Not at all.