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Canadian Conservative leader @ErinOTooleMP has been waffling on conversion therapy legislation but is going to have to make a choice when #billc8 is reintroduced this fall. He has four choices. The first is to mount a full scale /2
opposition to the bill led by religious conservatives such as Derek Sloan. This wil fail. The Liberals, NDP and Bloc will combine to pass the bill unchanged and the Conservatives will be accused of being the party of homophobia and transphobia. The second is simply to support /3
the bill. This would divide his caucus and anger a significant part of his base. The third (which sounds like his preferred option) would be to try to get some exemptions for religious leaders. This will probably also not work and would still focus attention on this issue of /4
religious opposition to same sex attraction. It also means that he will have to share the blame when the country realizes the harm that is being done by medical transition of children and adolescents. The fourth option would be build a broad based coalition which would focus /5
on issues around gender identity. While being respectful of religious scruples, the concerns of the therapists, researchers, women, the LGB community and detransitioners would be front and centre. It would show that opposition to the bill is not confined to a disgruntled /6
minority who are still smarting from their defeat on the same sex marriage issue but represents a wide range of people who disagree on many things but share a commitment to the well being of children and young adults.
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