Homosexuality, harm, hate and other questions
These are my notes and reflections as I try to understand the Alliance Church and it’s relationship to Canadian society and politics.
Homosexuality, anti-gay ideologies, anti-transgender doctrine
I currently have several hypotheses that I’m entertaining about the Alliance Church. Several of these, the Harm Hypotheses and the Harm Hypotheses (strong and weak versions) are about the doctrines and practices regarding gay and transgender folks.
Harm, hate and other questions
Conversion Therapy Is Harmful and Wrong—So Why Is It Still Legal in Canada? | FLARE
Since the ’80s and ’90s, conversion therapy has been condemned by most psychiatrists and psychologists,…
Vancouver becomes first Canadian city to ban anti-LGBT conversion therapy | GEORGIA STRAIGHT
Vancouver has become the first Canadian city to ban the controversial, discredited, and anti-queer practice…
Xtra: Vancouver could become the first city in Canada to ban anti-LGBT conversion therapy
Photo credit: Daniel Tobias/Flickr Creative Commons “The City of Vancouver will soon decide whether or…
The anti-gay nature of the Alliance Church is a matter of public record
Lately, I’ve had some push back from some folks who doubt that the Alliance Church…
One avenue for research; impact statements
One idea for trying to research the harm done to gay and transgender people who…
Explaining harm to straight, cis people
Being gay is just as healthy and normal as being straight.1 But amongst some subcultures…
Assessing harm should be an empirical question
There is widespread agreement in the psychological sciences that homosexuality is normal and healthy. So…
Calling homosexuality a sinful choice is textbook bigotry
When Mary Elizabeth Williams wrote that the “Michigan anti-equality campaign is the last gasp of…
Working argument for the Harm Hypothesis
In recent conversation with an Alliance Church pastor from Alberta, I made the following formulation…