IFTCC Letter to Canadian MPs Nov 2020

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Conversion TherapyCultureDiscriminationHealthHomosexualityMedical Issues and HomosexualityMental HealthOpposition to TherapySame Sex AttractionSexual BehaviorSexual Orientation

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Davidson, Michael Ph.D.
Freedom of speech to articulate alternative, non-affirming responses to homosexuality is an important right to be protected
Ostracising difference: the new ideology of professional psychotherapeutic bodies that shame, and expel members who support autonomous individuals, seeking help to achieve personal emancipation, by reducing unwanted same-sex attractions aligned with personal values
Marking the growth of intolerance towards the religious orthodox in the United Kingdom who reject state collusion with gay advocacy ideologies which threaten personal and religious autonomy and freedoms of expression
Protecting Competent Professional Guidance and Therapeutic Care for Unwanted Sexual Feelings
Viewpoint Discrimination: The UK governments’ determination to disallow contrary views around the discredited idea that sexual preference in inborn
Out of Harm’s Way: Working Ethically with Same-sex Attracted Persons
The Right to Decide: Seeking justice for choices around unwanted same-sex attractions.
A Response to the UK Government’s Intended Ban on Therapeutic Choice
Canadian Government submission: C-4 Opposed, International Federation for Therapeutic and Counselling Choice
Extract from the submission to the UK Government’s Consultation on Conversion Therapy
IFTCC Letter to Canadian MPs Nov 2020
IFTCC Statement on Legislative Proposal of the German Bundestag (4th May 2020) English
IFTCC Submission to New Zealand Government’s Proposed “Conversion Practices Prohibition Legislation Bill” September 2021
IFTCC to UN HRC individual Submission to Victor Madrigal-Borloz
Letter to Doug Beattie, MLA NI Assembly on “Conversion Therapy” Ban
Letter to New Zealand Justice Select Committee 24th September 2021
Submission to the Norwegian Government on the “Oppose Conversion Practices Prohibition Legislation Bill”, 15.10.2021
CIT – A Biblical Theology for Helping LGBT and Former LGBT Persons
Why is the NI Department for Communities using Public Money to Promote the LGBT Agenda?
Letter to Department for Communities (NI) – Public Money Being Used for Biased LGBT+ Research
Statement by Core Issues Trust and the International Foundation for Therapeutic and Counselling Choice (IFTCC)​ Response to the Conversion Practices (Criminalisation) Bill
Conversion Practices Legislation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland
Dr. Laura Haynes
Health and Human Services Section 1557 Proposed Amendment That Would Erase Conscience Rights for Physicians—Opposed. Testimony presented on behalf of the IFTCC to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) of the White House Office of Management and Business (OMB). Attended by representatives of the OMB and of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Testimony in the state of Minnesota, USA, for the Preventive Health Policy Division Hearing, House of Representatives
Canadian Government submission: C-4 Opposed, International Federation for Therapeutic and Counselling Choice
Evidence of Serious Harmful Implications of Therapy Bans
Expert Opinion on the Constitutional Meaning of ‘Sex’ and ‘Gender’: Medical Gender Affirming Treatment case No. 6 of 2021, Bulgarian Constitutional Court [BG]
Expert Opinion on the Constitutional Meaning of ‘Sex’ and ‘Gender’: Medical Gender Affirming Treatment case No. 6 of 2021, Bulgarian Constitutional Court [EN]
IFTCC Letter to Canadian MPs Nov 2020
IFTCC Submission to New Zealand Government’s Proposed “Conversion Practices Prohibition Legislation Bill” September 2021
IFTCC to UN HRC individual Submission to Victor Madrigal-Borloz
Letter to New Zealand Justice Select Committee 24th September 2021
Submission to the Norwegian Government on the “Oppose Conversion Practices Prohibition Legislation Bill”, 15.10.2021
TESTIMONY OPPOSING MINNESOTA HF16 THERAPY BAN BILL
IFTCC Testimony Opposing Oregon HB2458 Therapy Ban for Adults 2023
OPEN LETTER TO MINNESOTA LEGISLATORS IN OPPOSITION TO HB2280 GENDER (TRANSITION) AFFIRMING RIGHTS ACT
IFTCC Testimony in Opposition to AB957 Family Law, Gender Identity as Amended March 13, 2023
TESTIMONY OPPOSING MICHIGAN THERAPY BAN CONSIDERATION
TESTIMONY OPPOSING MICHIGAN THERAPY BAN CONSIDERATION – ABBREVIATED REFERENCES
INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION FOR THERAPEUTIC AND COUNSELLING CHOICE TESTIMONY IN OPPOSITION TO LD1735 (MAINE), Gender Health Care
Private: trial
AB 957 – OPPOSED FOR CALIFORNIA
IFTCC Opposed to AB 665 Minors Consent to Mental Health Services – Letter to CA Senators
IFTCC Opposes US Proposed Rule to Place LGBT Foster Children Only With LGBT Affirming Foster Parents
Professional Organisations Against the Banning of Therapeutic Choice
Why is the NI Department for Communities using Public Money to Promote the LGBT Agenda?
Submission of the IFTCC to the World Health Organisation
Response to Emily Sargent’s ‘Invited’ Investigation In The Times On Former LGB-Identified Persons Who Benefit From Change Allowing Therapy
Response to Emily Sargent’s ‘Invited’ Investigation In The Times On Former LGB-Identified Persons Who Benefit From Change Allowing Therapy
IFTCC Science and Research Council Response to Scottish Government
Protected: Haynes, Laura April 2024 Therapy Bans are an Unscientific Disaster – Full Briefing
Protected: Supplementary Document on the Benefits of Therapeutic Interventions Argued by the IFTCC
Expert Report on The Coalition against Conversion Therapy Memorandum of Understanding on Conversation Therapy In the UK
Protected: IFTCC Contribution to UK Government Goals 18 April 2024
Parliamentary Brief: THE CASS REVIEW AND PSYCHOTHERAPY BANS IN THE U.K.
Re: Opposition to AB 1955 as Amended: Parent Secrecy Act
Summary Expert Report on The Coalition Against Conversion Therapy Memorandum of Understanding on Conversation Therapy In the UK
IFTCC “Dear Legislator” Letter with References
IFTCC “Dear Legislator” Letter (Without References)
IFTCC “Dear Legislator” Letter with References
IFTCC “Dear Legislator” Letter (Without References)
Gender Dysphoria Is Not Simply A Physical Disability – Submission of the IFTCC to the United States DHHS and OCR
Haynes, L. (16 March 2026). IFTCC Testimony in Opposition to California Legislative Bills That Would Force Insurance to Pay for Harmful Medical Gender Interventions and Fund an LGBTQ Identity Affirming Organization to Which to Refer Suicidal LGBTQ-Identified Students Without Parent Knowledge.
Haynes, L. (7 April 2026). IFTCC Letter to California Legislators – SB 943 Opposed – Attempts to Extend Cause of Action and Statute of Limitations for Change Allowing Counselling.
IFTCC Letter to CA BOP – SB 934 Opposed
Dr. Ann Gillies
Canadian Government submission: C-4 Opposed, International Federation for Therapeutic and Counselling Choice
IFTCC Letter to Canadian MPs Nov 2020
Rosik, Christopher H. Ph.D.
NARTH Scientific Advisory Board Member Presents At APA Convention
Looking More Deeply at a Study on GLB Substance Use
Further Reflections on The Counseling Psychologist’s Special Issue on Conversion Therapies and Religion
Study Supports the “Weak Father” Theory of Homosexuality
NARTH Member Christopher Rosik Responds to Presbyterian Web Site
Gay Marriage and Human Sexual Nature
Defining Compulsive Behavior
Sociopolitical Diversity in Psychology (Refs)
Thoughts on the Ordination of Sexually Active Gay Men and Lesbians (Refs)
Book Review of Hooked- New Science on How Casual Sex Is Affecting Our Children
Psychological Practice with Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Clients
Did the American Psychological Association’s Report on Appropriate Therapeutic Responses to Sexual Orientation Apply Its Research Standards Consistently?
Spitzer’s “Retraction”: What Does It Really Mean?
California Senate Bill 1172: A Scientific and Legislative Travesty— A Look at the Bill’s Misuse of Science
Fact-Checking California Senate Bill 11721— Serious Inaccuracies and Distortions Abound: Are Politicians Willing to Listen?
The (Complete) Lack of a Scientific Basis for Banning Sexual-Orientation Change Efforts (SOCE) with Minors
Countering a One-Sided Representation of Science: NARTH Provides the “Rest of the Story” for Legal Efforts to Challenge Antisexual Orientation Change Efforts (SOCE) Legislation
The Alliance and NARTH Institute Response to the WMA Statement on Natural Variations of Human Sexuality
The Reincarnation of Shidlo and Shroeder (2002): New Studies Introduce Anti-SOCE Advocacy Research to the Next Generation
Book Review of James E. Phelan’s Successful Outcomes of Sexual Orientation Change Efforts: An Annotated Bibliography
The Quiet Death of Sexual Orientation Immutability: How Science Loses When Political Advocacy Wins
My Conversation with a Typical Opponent of Professional Therapies that Include Change
Alliance Statement on SAFE-T
A Tale of Two Task Forces: Evidence of a Growing Diversity Problem within Psychology?
In Their Own Words: Therapists Who Support a Client’s Right to Explore Sexual Attraction Fluidity Respond to Questions Posed by Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Therapists
Preparing the Foundation for the Curtailment of Religious Liberty: New Research Targets Conservative Religious Beliefs on Same-sex Sexuality
Recently Published Research Counters Claims of Widespread Harm and Ineffectiveness of Sexual Attraction Fluidity Exploration in Therapy (SAFE-T)
Perspectives from the Front Lines of Therapy Ban Conflicts: An Interview with Peter Sprigg and Greg Burt
A Research Review of Ryan et al.’s Parent-initiated Sex Orientation Change Efforts with LGBT Adolescents: Implications for Young Adult Mental Health and Adjustment
A Research Review of Gartrell et al.’s Sex Attraction, Sexual Identity, and Same-Sex Experiences of Adult Offspring in U.S. National Longitudinal Lesbian Family Study
A Response to the UK Government’s Intended Ban on Therapeutic Choice
A Response to the UK Government’s Intended Ban on Therapeutic Choice
IFTCC Letter to Canadian MPs Nov 2020
IFTCC to UN HRC individual Submission to Victor Madrigal-Borloz
The Creation and Inflation of Prevalence Statistics: The Case of “Conversion Therapy”
A Critical Review of 2020 Research on Harms from Efforts to Change Sexual Attractions and Behaviors: Minimal Advancement of Science, Maximal Advancement of Agendas
Review of Mark A. Yarhouse’s (2019) Sexual Identity & Faith: Helping Clients Find Congruence
Researching Against the Cultural Tide: An Interview with Walter R. Schumm and D. Paul Sullins
2020 Journal of Human Sexuality, Volume 11
A Comprehensive Critical Review of the “2021 [American Psychological Association] APA Resolution on Sexual Orientation Change Efforts”
Assessing the Legal Landscape Regarding Therapy Bans: Three Perspectives from Three Experts from Three Continents
Ideological Gatekeeping or Quality Control? One Author’s Experience with Peer Review at the American Psychologist
The Right to Try Versus Closing of the Sexual Mind
Review of Douglas C. Haldeman’s (Ed.) The Case Against Conversion “Therapy”: Evidence, Ethics, and Alternatives
Protected: Expert Report on The Coalition Against Conversion Therapy Memorandum of Understanding on Conversation Therapy In the UK
Protected: IFTCC Contribution to UK Government Goals 18 April 2024

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