thread 1/5: thso - the new zealand herald chooses to publish a column from an “academic” that rallies behind gay conversion therapy, treating it as a whimsical choice 
thread 2/5: just briefly - fuck him. try being a kid coming to terms with your sexuality and having the weight of your religion and everyone you know in your life actively telling you you’re a piece of shit.
kids commit suicide over this
kids commit suicide over this
thread 3/5: he also implies sexuality is a choice. this is so stupid it might just be his bad writing. but he’s a dumb fuck so who knows.
thread 4/5: he also talks down his nose at the youth MP who was bold enough to raise this issue on tv.
imagine being an adult, employed by a university, and this is how you think about young people
imagine being an adult, employed by a university, and this is how you think about young people
thread 5/5: finally the piece includes a disclaimer from his “unnamed” employer distancing themselves from his views.
cowards, @MasseyUni
and idiocy for the herald and its army of newspapers printing it
vote @NZGreens on this issue.
gay conversation therapy is fucked.
cowards, @MasseyUni
and idiocy for the herald and its army of newspapers printing it
vote @NZGreens on this issue.
gay conversation therapy is fucked.
PS: i've expanded on yesterday's twitter rant. this piece is the culmination of a few months talking to massey students and staff, in regards to elers & massey's underwhelming response:
webworm.substack.com/p/homophobia-t…
webworm.substack.com/p/homophobia-t…
