‘Tyrannical’: Ontario bans therapy for teens with unwanted gay attractions
Not with a bang but a whisper, Ontario ’s three political parties quietly collaborated to pass a bill abolishing the right of teenagers with unwanted homosexual or transgendered feelings from seeking psychotherapy. Though it was framed as a human rights measure by its mover, Ontario New Democrat MPP Cheri DiNovo , Bill 77 is a “restrictive tyrannical bill that prevents children from getting the help they need and want with feelings and desires that are not welcome,” Clinton Somerton of Campaign Life Coalition said. CLC made a last-minute effort to get members to lobby their MPPs against it. The Affirming Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Act passed through the Ontario legislature like a knife through butter, with opponents either absenting themselves or sitting on their hands as it was approved on third (and final) reading on Thursday. The bill makes it illegal to provide psychotherapy to minors for either homosexuality or gender dysphoria, and prevents the government