[Lnc-business] BALLOT 190423-1 Resolution in Opposition to Conversion Therapy (Alt Language)

[Alicia Mattson]

I vote no.

I mean no disrespect for people who had truly abusive childhood
experiences, whether at the hand of a third party institution or at the
direct hand of their own immediate families.

I am not willing to spend much time parsing wording (such as X has its
roots in unethical treatments, therefore it's fraudulent), but our platform
already very clearly says we're against abuse of children, fraud, torture,
etc.  There's a current news story about the Turpin parents being sentenced
for horrific abuse of 12 of their 13 children, but we don't need a
resolution about that, either.  Our platform already opposes these things,
and look how much email traffic this generated...representing a lot of time
for both the writers and the readers.

I am gearing up for a summer petition drive to qualify 5 city initiatives
for the 2020 election ballot.  I'm trying to finish up my feedback for the
LNC minutes.  And I vote for very few resolutions because I wish to
discourage us from spending our valuable time writing more of them.

-Alicia


On Tue, Apr 23, 2019 at 10:04 AM brent.olsen--- via Lnc-business <
lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:

> I vote Yes.
>
> -Brent
>
> On 2019-04-23 02:38, Caryn Ann Harlos via Lnc-business wrote:
> > We have an electronic mail ballot.
> >
> > Votes are due to the LNC-Business list by April 30, 2019 at 11:59:59 pm
> > Pacific time.
> >
> > Co-Sponsors:  Bishop-Henchman, Harlos, Longstreth, Merced, Phillips
> >
> >
> > =============================================
> >
> > Resolution:
> >
> > WHEREAS, the Libertarian Party asserts that all individuals have the
> > right
> > to exercise sole dominion over their own lives, and have the right to
> > live
> > in whatever manner they choose, so long as they do not forcibly
> > interfere
> > with the equal right of others to live in whatever manner they choose;
> > WHEREAS, although children have not reached sufficient maturity to be
> > the
> > full custodian of their rights which are temporarily entrusted to their
> > parents or guardians, their rights to bodily integrity and intimate
> > personal identification, are inalienable and coerced action that would
> > fundamentally deny these rights is abusive; WHEREAS, parents, or other
> > guardians, have the right to raise their children according to their
> > own
> > standards and beliefs, provided that the rights of children to be free
> > from
> > abuse and neglect are also protected; WHEREAS, conversion therapy has
> > been
> > used in the past as a form of punishment for homosexuality and gender
> > identity which does not conform to traditional expectations; and the
> > rights
> > to gender and sexual identity are fundamental rights; WHEREAS, this
> > conversion therapy has its roots in unethical treatment used since the
> > 70's
> > in issues such as drug use, psychiatric disorders, and learning
> > disabilities, that describe humiliation, sleep deprivation, sexual
> > abuse,
> > starvation, and isolation as "treatment techniques", which in any other
> > area are considered torture or cruel and unusual punishment; WHEREAS,
> > children are often subjected to this type of therapy against their
> > will,
> > even by loving and well-intentioned parents who are unaware that the
> > methods used in conversion therapy are extremely forceful and abusive,
> > and
> > that any therapy similar to this has been shown to result in suicide
> > attempts by 20% of these patients: a five-fold increase in the risk of
> > suicide attempts compared to other teens; THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED
> > that
> > the Libertarian Party opposes so-called conversion therapy as
> > fraudulent
> > and abusive, and opposes its protection or funding by federal or state
> > governments; FURTHER, BE IT RESOLVED, the Libertarian Party opposes
> > subjecting unwilling participants through force or coercion, especially
> > children, to any therapy that violates the non-aggression principle
> > through
> > any method that would be considered abuse or torture.
> >
> > =============================================
> >
> > You can keep track of the Secretary's manual tally of votes here:
> > https://tinyurl.com/ballot190423-1.  Votes are noted with a link to the
> > actual ballot cast for verification. You can find the time that the
> > manual
> > tally was last updated at the bottom of the sheet.
> >
> > Please notify me of any discrepancies.
> >
> > --
> >
> > *  In Liberty,*
> >
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> > Caryn.Ann.
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