Comment on the appeal at the end of the film that "the law prohibits sexual orientation conversion therapy".
At present, academic circles agree that sexual orientation reversal measures will increase the risk of sexual minorities suffering from other psychological disorders (such as depression and anxiety). Should the law prohibit sexual orientation reversal measures?
What I call sexual orientation reversal measures refers to: efforts to change sexual orientation, including disgusting reversing measures such as vomiting, nausea, and paralysis, and non-disgusting training such as improving dating skills, self-confidence, and emotional communication skills.
Although many evidences prove that sexual orientation reversal measures are harmful, there is still no conclusion on whether sexual orientation can be reversed. In other words, humans have not yet had sufficient evidence to prove that "measures that can successfully reverse sexual orientation" do not exist. One of the reasons for this is that the current science cannot precisely define and measure sexual orientation, and since all sexual orientation reversal measures must be based on precise definitions of sexual orientation, the current research on sexual orientation reversal measures is inherently inaccurate. (Refer to the Appropriate Therapeutic Responces to Sexual Orientation published by APA in 2009. This report is the first to systematically collate the views of academic circles on sexual orientation reversal measures).
Since it is not yet certain whether sexual orientation can be reversed, I believe that the law only requires that all sexual orientation reversal measures be ethical (ie, non-juvenile, non-compulsory, non-public), and it does not necessarily prohibit all sexual orientation reversal. measure. Imagine that a scholar is still investigating the question of whether sexual orientation can be reversed. An adult volunteer participates in the research voluntarily and the scholar promises not to do it in public places. Does this situation need to be prohibited by law? I think it cannot be banned, because humans have never proved that "sexual orientation cannot be reversed." Under the premise of adulthood, voluntary, and private, we should reserve the right of people to judge right from wrong. Taking a step back, if the law expressly prohibits the study of sexual orientation reversal measures, then science cannot progress.
Is there any other milder way to deal with the negative consequences of sexual orientation reversal measures? In my opinion, the law can require the establishment of an ethics review committee to ensure that in the process of implementing the reversal measures, there will be no proven potential harm to the subjects, and then all agencies implementing the measures must be required to pass the ethics review. Can be executed.
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