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Re:Google resists pressure to pull LGBT “conversion therapy”... by AnIdiotOnTheNet on Thursday March 21, 2019 @04:51PM (#19457190)
> Citation needed. LGBT+ people who seek conversion therapy can still be hurt by it.

Yeah, but so can people who smoke, drink, or eat ice cream. At what point is it our job to tell people they can't choose to do things that are bad for them?

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Re:Google resists pressure to pull LGBT “conversion therapy”... by Pfhreak on Thursday March 21, 2019 @05:00PM (#19457272)
I was specifically pushing back on the idea that LGBT+ cannot be hurt by voluntary conversion therapy. I made no comment about the broader conversation, so I'm not sure how your comment is relevant.
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