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Pennsylvania’s Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro, reportedly among the top contenders to be Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate, partnered with a major transgender lobbying group to challenge counselors who support children with gender dysphoria without promoting progressive medical transition methods.
The Trevor Project, a suicide prevention nonprofit for LGBTQ youth, collaborated with Shapiro’s office to weed out licensed counselors – many of whom were part of Christian groups – who were opposed to suggesting so-called “gender affirming care” for children with gender dysphoria.
The nonprofit and Shapiro’s office worked together to stomp out what they deemed as individual therapists doing “conversion therapy,” according to emails obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation through public record requests.
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Josh Shapiro, governor of Pennsylvania, is on the list of Harris’ potential running mates. (Hannah Beier/Bloomberg)
While conversion therapy traditionally focuses on altering same-sex attraction, it now also encompasses gender identity. New policy statements from Pennsylvania’s licensing boards, effective June 8 and adopted by five boards, classify attempts to help gender-distressed children accept their biological sex – rather than endorsing a transgender identity – as conversion therapy, the Dailey Caller reported.
The new policies in Pennsylvania denounce licensed professionals who address a child’s gender distress without supporting their desired transgender identity as engaging in…
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