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by MarkSimpson 5574 days ago
Why are people downvoting this?

I'm not saying it should necessarily be upvoted or anything, I'm just wondering what part of it people are taking exception to.
2 comments
tallanvor 5574 days ago
I downvoted because the statement "It wasn't hurting anyone by being there" is wrong. Organizations and programs that advocate the ability to cure homosexuality are responsible for a lot of harm to individuals who are either forced into their programs or go to them willingly because they think something is wrong with them. These programs have caused or contributed to suicides among the LGBT community, so to say they aren't hurting anyone is just wrong.

this article mentions this: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/12/nyregion/12group.html?_r=3...

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westicle 5574 days ago
A little recursive perhaps, but why on earth are people downvoting this?

Parent not only responded to the question directly and cogently, but even cited sources. I'm bewildered.

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celoyd 5574 days ago
I did not downvote it. However, I imagine that some people think that this app does hurt people, albeit indirectly, and that this is so obvious that someone overlooking it is either a troll or oblivious.

(I am not taking that position, or any other position about the app or photophotoplasm’s comment, in this comment. I’m staying strictly on the meta level here. Void where prohibited by law. Contents may settle during shipping.)

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