London Mayor blocks adds for 'Gay therapy'

[tabitha2]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/ap ... is-johnson

Good for him.

[asinglevoice]

I'm wondering if this is coming on the heels of Dr. Spitzer renouncing his "ex-gay" study. I haven't seen it posted on here recently, but it's a pretty big blow to the religious groups who claim you can pray away the gay, as Spitzer's study is often the leading piece of evidence that they cite in their claims: http://www.truthwinsout.org/blog/2012/04/24187/

[Glass Cowcatcher]

Wait for the "persecuted" or "Socialist Europe!!!!" comments. Nothing at all with having uniform medicine standards, ad all...

[JesusFightClub]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/apr/12/anti-gay-adverts-boris-johnson

Good for him.

This may be the only ever time me and Boris are on the same side!

London *is* a wonderfully diverse city. You might be in a street where you see men holding hands and kissing more often than not. I have been the only white person in a Tube carriage and walked for streets and streets not hearing English or any language I knew. I loved it. It seemed like London was a welcoming place for everyone, even country bumpkins like me who stared amazed at the Muslim women's meeting where they were all in niqab or the view from the 30 storey tower block.

It would be seriously aggressive to put a statement like that on London buses. A lot of ours here say "Try Praying" which is sort of irritating, but that statement would be extreme even in Scotland.

[SpeshulTaterTot]

Aw, Boris. I don't like his politics, but I have a soft spot for him for some reason. At least now we agree on SOMETHING, this makes me happy.

[Sola]

Aw, Boris. I don't like his politics, but I have a soft spot for him for some reason. At least now we agree on SOMETHING, this makes me happy.

Yeah me too. I think it is because he is a person that attracts a lot of ridicule but instead of getting defensive about it, he revels in it. Also he pings my gaydar a little.

[saraelise]

This may be the only ever time me and Boris are on the same side!

London *is* a wonderfully diverse city. You might be in a street where you see men holding hands and kissing more often than not. I have been the only white person in a Tube carriage and walked for streets and streets not hearing English or any language I knew. I loved it. It seemed like London was a welcoming place for everyone, even country bumpkins like me who stared amazed at the Muslim women's meeting where they were all in niqab or the view from the 30 storey tower block.

It would be seriously aggressive to put a statement like that on London buses. A lot of ours here say "Try Praying" which is sort of irritating, but that statement would be extreme even in Scotland.

I've seen the Try Praying ads. Are they specifically targeting homosexuals? I found them sort of vague and annoying.

[freejoytoo]

Yeah me too. I think it is because he is a person that attracts a lot of ridicule but instead of getting defensive about it, he revels in it. Also he pings my gaydar a little.

Ditto. Not a Boris fan but I'm pleased with him about this!

[SpeshulTaterTot]

Yeah me too. I think it is because he is a person that attracts a lot of ridicule but instead of getting defensive about it, he revels in it. Also he pings my gaydar a little.

I saw him on Who Do You Think You Are and he was so unashamed of being a complete dork that I think I just had to like him.

[fakepigtails73]

Go Boris!

I'm sure the Tories in Britain have some social conservatives but it's good to see that one of the best known English Tories politician isn't falling for that "conversion therapy" bullshit.

I've always wondered what do the poor souls that get into "gay conversion therapy" experiment? What "treatment" do they get? The idea of "conversion therapy" itself doesn't seem to be respectful of human rights.