I would like to discuss this german documentation, which I already saw twice now. It begins at a demonstration in Stuttgart that is against the discussion of sexual diversity in schools.. People shout "Protect our children!" The speech is: "Why do they have to put our children with mental disorders into each other".

The reporter asks an elderly lady why she does not consider homosexuality as natural. She simply replies:

No, that's not natural. This is a very small percentage of people who are new. There are also calves that are born with two heads or otherwise misshapen creatures and in my opinion that's one of them, I do not despise them - I'm sorry for them.

I think such statements and comparisons are just disgusting.

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Well, at least it's about healing, which of course is supported by most of the opponents there, since they regard homosexuality as a disease. First and foremost it comes from churchgoers. Catholic doctors call homosexuality a mental disorder, which can be treated by praying to god.

A German psychiatrist explains the consequences of conversion therapy:

• Deep depression
• Anxiety disorders
• Panic attacks
• Loss of love and relationship ability
• Suicide

Due to this consequences these therapies have been banned in California since 2013 and in Malta since the end of 2016. Why? Because these practices are not based on any scientific or medical knowledge.

During a medical therapy one prays and one should "discard" his homosexuality. Cast out the devil, that's how a doctor describes it. Mostly religious rituals are performed, but they are nothing compared to what was practiced in the past. However, there are also variations in which unwanted behavior is punished with unpleasant stimuli such as electric shocks.

Today, there are still methods of healing offered at medical fairs. In addition, there are some smaller sects and groups that are specialized in this field. I find it simply frightening, especially that something like this still exists today.

Healing homosexuality: before

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A known case is that about Alan Turing, which wasn't too long ago. He was charged because of his sexuality. He should decide - prisonment or therapy, he chose the therapy. He was then given estrogens in addition to psychiatric therapy, which visibly made him female. He got depressed and took his own life.

There is a general dispute whether more homosexuals than heterosexuals are commiting suicide, but I have not been able to find a proven study on the Internet. I personally think that more homosexuals are committing suicide than heterosexuals.

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Another known and at the same time very inhuman case is the one of a concentration camp doctor named Carl Værnet. He conducted human trials on homosexual men during the Nazi era.

Believing homosexuality to be a treatable disease, Værnet implanted a metal sexual gland filled with a hormone cocktail artificially produced by biochemists into his involuntary patients.

He tried to legalize his "treatment" and offer these pharmaceutical companies, but this was rejected everywhere - fortunately. He was never convicted for it.

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In general, homosexuals were usually captured, tortured or killed in the past. A common thought back at that time was: You have to cut off their testicles, then they are healed.

My personal conclusion

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I find it frightening and sick to try to cure something like that. I became very sad during my research and the documentaries simply shocked me. I just don't understand how you want to change other people's lives - isn't everyone entitled to their own decisions? What's your opinion on that? What do you think why humanity has been trying to cure homosexuality for decades?

A post from the community is that of @doejane about her personal experiences with this topic, check it out! Stories out of the closet | Dear @doejane, because your post has no high payout and you wrote this article especially for the magazine, you will get 2SBD for free!

"I am Michael" - a drama movie

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This movie really fits the topic perfectly. It is about 2 partners of which one "becomes heterosexual". IIt is based on a true story which makes it even sadder for me. The main character Michael founds the queer magazine "Young Gay America" and is also generally committed to homosexuals - he is a valued member of the LGBT+ community. Since his father seems to have an incurable heart condition and may have to die, Michael reconsiders his life. So he gets into a Mormon church, starts meditating, abandons his homosexuality to find God again, and finally gets to know the believing Rebekah at a Bible school...

I can highly recommend it, especially since there aren't many well-made films dealing with such topics.

Extra Curation: A post from the community

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In the second edition of the magazine I would like to introduce the article by @doejane. She has already written some LGBT contributions in her short time here on Steemit.

A question of honor. Staying underground vs. Coming out

In this post she writes about a bad experience and hiding in gay clubs in Russia.

While she was in the club tear gas bombs were thrown in by 10-15 men who ran away afterwards. Luckily no one was hurt worse. She writes about how many friends have left Russia because they can no longer live freely. There's more to this post, so make sure you check her out!

How you could get featured:
Posts under the tag #lgbt will be upvoted, provided that they have quality. Quotes should be indicitated as such and sources of literature and images should be named.

The PRP-LGBT Account

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It's coming along. First of all I would like to give a giant "Thank you" to @carlgnash for delegating 100SP to this account. This support helps the account enormously!

Next I would like to thank all followers! The account is growing and growing, I hope also the LGBT community on Steemit.

Last but not least I would like to thank @shaka and @jaki01. This is the last time I'll mention you two. I don't mention you to beg your upvotes but to thank you again for them. They totally pushed the first edition and thus also the account.

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@prp-lgbt is primarily intended to curate and share contributions on all possible LGBT topics. At the moment there are not many LGBT related posts and I want to change that with this account. I want to reward people who deal with this topic and show others that you don't have to hide here on Steemit! Steemit is a wonderful platform and I want to spread even more love!

If you want to be part of the team, feel free to write me a DM on Discord!

^{Click on this Banner to get to the LGBT Discord!}

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Sources:
^{https://www.vice.com/de/article/wdkgvw/reparativtherapie-fuer-homosexuelle-teil-1-281
https://www.dbna.de/leben/therapie-von-homosexualitaet-untersagt-14086
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