Definitely not. To be honest I don’t know much about religious (mainly Christian) treatment towards queer people prior the 1900’s, but I definitely know conversion therapy was created by Ivan Lovaas, who was a UCLA professor, and I checked and there was no mention of him being Christian. Why has it become manipulated for religious beliefs and rights? What rights does a religion have over converting? In Christianity, was it Christian-washed to suit fundamentalist ideals? Lovaas also founded ABA therapy (along with another professor, idk who), which is notorious for being ab*sive and dehumanising. It would be the opposite of religion, wouldn’t it? playing the hands of God to force someone out of their identity?
Definitely not. To be honest I don’t know much about religious (mainly Christian) treatment towards queer people prior the 1900’s, but I definitely know conversion therapy was created by Ivan Lovaas, who was a UCLA professor, and I checked and there was no mention of him being Christian. Why has it become manipulated for religious beliefs and rights? What rights does a religion have over converting? In Christianity, was it Christian-washed to suit fundamentalist ideals? Lovaas also founded ABA therapy (along with another professor, idk who), which is notorious for being ab*sive and dehumanising. It would be the opposite of religion, wouldn’t it? playing the hands of God to force someone out of their identity?