Amanda Marcotte notes that the arrest of Mormon child-rearing guru Ruby Franke for child abuse is part of a wearily predictable story, in which lauded right-wing Christian parents turn out to practice cruelty towards their children.
Why do Americans keep falling foir this, she asks?
"People...desperately want to believe in this fairy tale of the shiny, happy perfect white Christian families."
Grew up as a #queer, #neurodiverse, #Mormon kid and went through "#conversiontherapy" in my teens. I'm writing a book using my story and professional experience as a child, adolescent, and adult #psychiatrist to highlight the harms of maintaining traditions that are rooted in #bias, hierarchy, and intolerance. I plan to provide a framework for evolving from intolerance of #diversity to fully embracing the diversity within ourselves and others. Pre-sale starting Sep 2023! Share if this resonates.
As Jennifer Miller reports, the intense pressure placed on young Mormons to conform to the expectations of their religious community by marrying heterosexually (and refraining from all ssxual activity including masturbation prior to marriage) leads many young Mormons who know they are LGBTQ to seek "reparative" "therapy" — to pray away the gay.
Or, in the casue of "therapist" Scott Owen — to prey the gay….
@religion
Verses in 2 Nephi 12 really speaks to this and to me. And, personally, have found their message to be true.
36 The Divine says “I will teach humanity one line at a time, one concept at a time, and little by little. 37 Those who listen to my concepts and listen to my advice will be blessed and gain wisdom. 38 Those that understand my teachings will be given more to learn. Those that say ‘we have learned enough’ will forget what they have already been taught. (BoM :PPT)
In 2015 I left my abuser of seven years, and since have been disabled with #PTSD and other chronic conditions, fighting #suicide. I was unable to work at all for five years. My personal narrative now is about recovery out of that #DarkSojourn. I'm usually in some kind of pain, and try not to whine too much about it. I'm #Genderfluid#nonbinary (they/them) of recent transition, #polyamorous, and #bisexual.