One such book available in the Central Library’s adult lending section is A Parent’s Guide to Preventing Homosexuality by American psychologist Joseph Nicolosi, who the book says practices gay conversion therapy.
The author says it uses real-life anecdotes of parenting to illustrate how parents can form a child’s sexuality.
Betty Grisoni, co-founder of Hong Kong’s largest lesbian organization Les Peches is not against a ban on the book because of freedom of expression.
However such publications “should perhaps carry a disclaimer” because of the “widespread virulent prejudice, discrimination and stereotyping against sexual minorities [in] publications directly promoting homophobia should be carefully handled by public libraries,” she told scmp.com.
A disclaimer should point to the scientific community’s opposition to gay conversion therapy, she said.
The American Psychiatric Association says forms of gay conversion therapy that include electric shocks and other psychological abuse is unethical and those undergoing such treatment risks depression, anxiety and self-destructive behavior. The United Kingdom Council for Pyschotherapy also calls the practice unethical.
“I am all for respecting free speech but books like Nicolosi’s amount to anti-gay propaganda and are forms of hate,” Bess Hepworth, of Rainbow Families and Out Leadership, was quoted as saying in the report.
The Leisure and Cultural Services Department which is responsible for public libraries said its collection was guided by the Unesco Public Library Manifesto, which “neither takes sides in public issues nor attempts to promote any beliefs or points of view.”
Six public libraries currently stock Daddy, Papa and Me, and Mommy, Mama and Me that promote families with same-sex parents.
One such book available in the Central Library’s adult lending section is A Parent’s Guide to Preventing Homosexuality by American psychologist Joseph Nicolosi, who the book says practices gay conversion therapy.The author says it uses real-life anecdotes of parenting to illustrate how parents can form a child’s sexuality.
Betty Grisoni, co-founder of Hong Kong’s largest lesbian organization Les Peches is not against a ban on the book because of freedom of expression.
However such publications “should perhaps carry a disclaimer” because of the “widespread virulent prejudice, discrimination and stereotyping against sexual minorities [in] publications directly promoting homophobia should be carefully handled by public libraries,” she told scmp.com.
A disclaimer should point to the scientific community’s opposition to gay conversion therapy, she said.
The American Psychiatric Association says forms of gay conversion therapy that include electric shocks and other psychological abuse is unethical and those undergoing such treatment risks depression, anxiety and self-destructive behavior. The United Kingdom Council for Pyschotherapy also calls the practice unethical.
“I am all for respecting free speech but books like Nicolosi’s amount to anti-gay propaganda and are forms of hate,” Bess Hepworth, of Rainbow Families and Out Leadership, was quoted as saying in the report.
The Leisure and Cultural Services Department which is responsible for public libraries said its collection was guided by the Unesco Public Library Manifesto, which “neither takes sides in public issues nor attempts to promote any beliefs or points of view.”
Six public libraries currently stock Daddy, Papa and Me, and Mommy, Mama and Me that promote families with same-sex parents.
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based on some tendency but do not represent 100% accuracy data wheter someone male or female.
sexual and marriage are not come from vagina and penis but male and female term that inside of person or senses.
Vagina and penis/kontol just part of Reproduction organ
- Just find 2 "male" and "female" face to face & naked and their eyes closed, no sound, no touchingng,will There attraction or erection?, what will be the response?
How if the eyes " male" openend but the vagina of "female" covered with opening breast?
will there possible erection?
- The more accurate data to determine male and female just the person concerned.
And it also may contain mistery and only creator who know absolutely on this issue.
- So, Birth Certificate and attached data (male/female, weight, smooth/hairy,& so on) just One day age diagnose.
because cell will still make activity to miosis and differentiation or development)in future as well ass sensoric and motoric response development.
Therefore, There must be another certificate to indicate male and female.
Because LGBT countain 4 character, for simplicity, all can be replaced by B only that represent another possibility.
should be said if you are female then you are sin?
should be said if you are male then you are correct and holly?
- Please ask your Religion Leaders, what I exactly ate lastnite? what time I was sleeping?
IF Hollybooks know everything, which verse telling what i am wearing now?
Ask your God, what God tell, what I did lastnite?
Only I myself who know for more accuracy.
- If someone tell that Hollybook know everything, it just deception, Lie doctrine and defamation.
- Global Economic Crisis caused by people who made deception, Lie, and defamation resulting no accurate measurement.
I remember working with correspondent Singapore Company in certain Country, which straight employee /worker/Crew made Lie or deception data report
Why they did it?
Increasing Population without edequate Resources requirements will lead to Lie, Riots, defamation, conflicts
for some types character of people .
And if energy given to such people, It will lead to Economic Crisis because of no High productivity and accurate measurement.
- sexual and marriage can be built by male and female
- sexual and marriage having less meaning if it is built just based on vagina and penis/kontol .
But should be built with senses. that are couple sense.
Male and female, take and give.
Identification of male and female just from person concerned.
- Why some people keeping that "male" can not marry "male" whithout accurate observation?
It is caused by black Competition.
People who play with / Using black competition having tendency to do Lie, defamation, Terrorism, Hate, fake love,deception and kind of.
- I see in social life, how such kind of person having the tendency.
- By this my experimence, I can figure out or pressume on How few Hollybooks made at past and what was the mission.
- When I was a kid ( 7-9 y.o), I feel that I was different naturally : why I did not like people hate each other, why I did not like to lie, why I gave affection to other?
why I did not like to steal? but why Book around telling me that I was sinful because of my sexuality?
It was not mean that I could not make violence or lie
why I did not find any book that supporting my nature sexuality? what strategy is this? what behind all of this?
Is this black doctrine competition?
I saw other who always like to hurt other, made violence, Lie and they are regarded as Holly /no sin sexually?
Why I did not find book/guide that I am Ok? Even my sister brough book telling that gay was sinful mentioned by verses.
- Should I believe in such book/hollybook rather than to believe in myself?
I still knew what I did when was kid but Do Religions, Books, Hollybooks, God Knew what I did? Can you ask your God, what I did?What verse?
- But now I realize more, Let we make experience: by wiping out of All Hollybooks from our countries
what the response will be and why? Who will be angry?
will you be allowed to angry/make riots or terror if Others refuse you to marry?
who deserve to be angry?
Is there Tirany? is there Law for tirany?
IF hollybook is the way to Heaven, They may go (make efforts)to Heaven Quickly and leaving us on our planet.
IF they miss prophet so much, why they must go to Docter when getting sick?
will you give Law immunity to people who able to make Lie, deception, Terrorism, defamation?
is that because millions dollar that you allow them?
- If they can make different interpretation on Hollybooks verses, why they can not make different interpretation regarding male/ female and marriage or section 377A?
- Here you will know , who they are?
-you gay should also make determination on what is family and continuing family in broad sense.
Someone please publish a book on gay conversion! or a book on straight prevention :)
Is the above a gay prevention or a gay conversion book?
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