The validity, efficacy and ethics of clinical attempts to change an individual's sexual orientation have been challenged. To date, there are no scientifically rigorous outcome studies to determine either the actual efficacy or harm of "reparative" treatments. There is sparse scientific data about selection criteria, risks versus benefits of the treatment, and long-term outcomes of "reparative" therapies. The literature consists of anecdotal reports of individuals who have claimed to change, people who claim that attempts to change were harmful to them, and others who claimed to have changed and then later recanted those claims.

• Theories at odds with APA position that homosexuality is a mental illness
• Theories integrate old psychoanalytic theories with religious beliefs.

• Homosexuality is not a psychiatric illness.
• Studies that show that conversion therapy works are methodologically flawed ** There is evidence that they are harmful.

United Nations Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity - IESOGI - calls for a global ban on conversion therapy.

Conversion therapy, a practice that aims to change, ‘cure’ or ‘repair’ an individual’s sexual orientation or gender identity, is a global problem that causes severe physical and psychological suffering to its victims. A new expert statement by the IRCT and the Independent Forensic Expert Group (IFEG) concludes that conversion therapy is practiced in more than 69 countries, is unscientific and violates the global ban on torture and ill-treatment.

In an influential book, he defied the idea that being gay, as he was, is an illness, and took on psychiatry’s “history of homophobia.” He died of the coronavirus.

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Evidence on the neurological and neuropsychiatric manifestations and complications of COVID-19 infections is emerging and this is likely to accelerate as the pandemic develops and clinical syndromes are detected, characterised and their mechanisms investigated.

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• [[Twitter thread responding to J.K. Rowling transphobic blogpost]]
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See also:

• [[Twitter thread responding to J.K. Rowling transphobic blogpost]]
• [[J. K. Rowling's transphobic blog post]]

See also:

• [[Twitter thread responding to J.K. Rowling transphobic blogpost]]
• [[J. K. Rowling's transphobic blog post]]

Faculty of medical psychotherapy created a best practice guidelines for remote therapy prepared from existing recommendations by different professional organisations.

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Co-operation in place of competition, bring equality where there is inequality.

Through the collective mass action of the great majority in society - the potential for realising justice and liberation for the whole of humanity. <<<

أمر النائب العام، المستشار حمادة الصاوي، باستبدال الحبس الاحتياطي لآية، المعروفة باسم منة عبدالعزيز، الشهيرة بـ”فتاة تيك توك”، وإيداعها أحد مراكز مشروع وزارة التضامن الاجتماعي الخاصة بـ”استضافة وحماية المرأة المُعَنَّفة”.

وقالت النيابة العامة، في بيان، إن المُتهمة واسمها الحقيقي آية، قبلت استبدال الحبس بالبقاء في مركز الحماية باعتباره موطنًا وسكنًا لها، نتيجة لعدم وجود محل إقامة ثابت لديها.

وكانت منة عبدالعزيز، التي تمتلك حسابًا على تطبيق “تيك توك”، قد حُبست مع 6 آخرين، بعد توجيه تهمتي “التحريض على الفسق” و”تزوير حساب إلكتروني”. <<<

The most recognised barrier to seeking medical support was perceived stigma. Participants were concerned that such labelling will carry long-term professional implications. Due to the aforementioned, concerns were expressed regarding the confidentiality of support services, such as occupational health. <<<

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Two months ago, a young doctor in Alexandria was arrested by state security for reporting a #COVID19 case at a public hospital. She's still under arrest & is facing fabricated charges as punishment for disobeying attempt by management to hide the case and endanger everyone.

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