7 hrs ago lolw Edit: I know about commenting on private videos and also channel members sometimes can get early access

for anyone from Nova Scotia in Canada, there's an organization called the Youth Project with some great resources

She is really so hilarious 😂😂😂😂😂 and her sarcastic smiling face and accent makes it better

*Israeli organizations:* IGY (Israel Gay Youth) - igy.org.il Habayit Hapatuakh Birushalayim (The Jerusalem Open House) - joh.org.il - similar to IGY but in Jerusalem Ha'aguda Lema'an Halahatab Beyisra'el (The Association for LGBT Equality in Israel) - lgbt.org.il - provides resources such as a crisis hotline, therapy (including couples/ family therapy), legal consultation, and a place to provide anonymous reports on homophobia Hamerkaz Hage'e (Tel Aviv LGBTQ Center) - provides similar services to the Association (above), as well as std testing, job search assistance for trans people, NA and SAA groups, and mentoring programs IF YOU ARE UNDERAGE AND NEED A PLACE TO STAY: Otot ("Omens") - www.otot-il.org.il/%d7%a7%d7%95%d7%a8%d7%95%d7%aa-%d7%92%d7%92-2/ - has places in multiple cities, such as Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and Haifa There is help available, don't stay alone

In america we finally got it banned for children under the age of 18. Its intensely still horrific. And many different non profits are still working on banning it entirely. 🤞

yay for y'all! :)

So they are MtF I presume? Congrats either way!

@@leedent7260 MtNB 😁 they’re non-binary / agender and currently doing hrt. We are, I suppose, broadly “queer” as individuals and together 🏳️‍🌈

@@megantaylor2871 is your spouse moving into a femme presentation then?

@@marthahawkinson-michau9611 Yes! Although still nonconforming either way, it’s def on the femme side (which I honestly love)

Love, Love LOVE that Socratetes son is Gay!! I want to see that story too!

Yooo my friend dated him lol

That man invented courage. Also I kinda want to believe he decided to come out out of sheer spite for his father. "Oh, so you hate gay people?? Well your son is one and will become a major advocate for gay rights. Deal with it bitch"

that's what's called a "POWER MOVE"

Seriously brave

I love that

This is awesome.

"Here's how to use protection properly to protect you and your partner. Don't use two at a time, and use it no matter what you are doing. Have fun and be safe.". Also, "Here's how to apply for housing for you and your partner without risking discrimination. And here's the local laws you need to know. Know your rights.". "Oh, you want to get married? Here's the religious and secular institutions that accept lgbtq couples and will officiate your ceremony". "You want to adopt kids? Here's the adoption agencies that accept lgbtq couples".

@@emmacat3202 @MeganTaylor this

Literally what I was thinking. I will become one just to protect the babies!!!

Yeah!

@Jules Herbert agreed.

Seconding this, as it isn't a recognised practise by real doctors.

@Jules Herbert lmfao YES

How about conversion manipulation.

It's only forbidden on underaged kids/teens, though. I mean.. that's still a good start, but still..

Yay for Germany! I only wish that other countries would follow :(

@@demon-dj7yj I think that's because adults have the right to make stupid choices (like conversion therapy). I don't agree with that, though. We're also banning loads of less dangerous things ( ... cannabis ...)

Yeah, the fact is very satisfying, I think. I don't agree with his conservative mindset, he is so confusing, but this is a great thing.

@@wacawaka1802 Er... We have, sadly, but this isn't part of the homophobia. It is not allowed for minors, because we don't have a say in what grown ups do. But as it is proven to be harmful and traumatic, banning it for children is a good thing to do. Also, keep in mind we are not a monarchy. It had to go through all the different station of our legislation, which is a lot, and more than 700, admittedly most of them being straight, white and male, people got to vote on it. I think your comment is kind of weird. Is this about not liking Germany or about wanting conversion therapy, but supporting LGBTGIA+? Seriously, I don't get it, but it could be me, so I am happy if you could explain me your point of view.

It's so upsetting 30 states allow or support it, as if it doesn't harm people.

Indiana succcccccks

*AmERiCa! FuCk yEaH*

As an ecuadorian lesbian, I agree it’s cool that the practice is illegal; unfortunately our general elections are in April and Alfredo Borrero (vice-presidential candidate to Guillermo Lasso) is on record saying that being gay is a “genetic problem” and conversion clinics should reopen🙄 so who knows. maybe soon this country will once again be as backwards as the US.

@@ronarcentales4273 that’s horrible. Is there anything non citizens can do to support the Ecuadorian lgbt community at this time?

It’s interesting how us in the ace umbrella tend to get invisible, but still struggle in our own ways. A demihug for you 💜

@@johndododoe1411 No, because I’m not religious.

@@sofiaestelaramirezlopez1946 Thank you! You too.

I also want to stay single and its like most of the world are against the idea making it stressful when it comes up as a topic

@@johndododoe1411 joining a celibacy group would do more harm and good. people already doubt aces and call them "just celibates". no need to go around and make them believe they're right.

You are the hero we need

Hahahah. Love this idea!

Brilliant!

/would do this, yes.

I was literally coming down here to post the same thing. The only thing I would add is a short course for the kids on how to lie to their parents/church a bit better and a support group for the ones who are old enough to go it alone.

I guess it is a sort of selective blindness from people who both were and weren't around at the time and even those who were maybe feeling better and younger at the time so having a biased perspective too, no doubt by 2050+ we will have people nostalgic for the 2010s and 2020s etc. With rose tinted glasses.

Hint: it’s usually right wing cishet white men that are nostalgic about “the good old days” of the 1950s.

There are aspects of the 1950s that could benefit our modern society. Things such as demanding quality products instead of accepting planned obsolescence...Samsung and iPhone I'm looking at you. Glass backs so we can't change out a bad battery isn't very nice. Shame on you. Anyway, we need to speak up and applaud businesses with pride in their quality products. People in the 50s were paid a living wage, meaning 1 job working 40 hours a week was enough to support a family of 5 people. We need to remember that and recognize that the best parts of the 50s were because people weren't so freaking poor all the time! Our time is too valuable to give it away so cheaply yet here we are in the 2020s fighting the same fight for fair pay they fought in the 1920s. We need to learn both the good and the bad from the past so we can prevent the bullshit and repeat what made that era great.

@@krystlepoulin6382 unfortunately the people that are harkening back to that time rarely, if ever, refer to those things. It’s usually “women knew their place” and “in our day we didn’t have gays/transgenders/autism”.

@@krystlepoulin6382 that's a good perspective.

ABA is not abuse. It helps. Trust me, I was in aba

@@ChaoticKris964 I am glad you feel it helped you. But MANY many people subjected to it have permanent trauma from it, you don’t get to tell them they weren’t abused when they were. Many ABA practitioners still condone shocking a patient as reasonable negative reinforcement. And almost half think it’s acceptable to punish bad behavior with “negative sensory stimulus”. That’s abuse

So true. And for doing a great job at it !!

Definitely bravely and sensitively done. 💪🏽

Will you also use the usual techniques?

@@wacawaka1802 what is your problem

I kind of relate. I live in a mostly christian third world country, where the norm is to be heterosexual and there's a lot of homophobia. However, I've never seen a happy couple outside of the internet. Heterosexual couples I see are always fighting, always making jokes about hating their spouses, always staying together for the kids. My parents really only got married because my mom had a daughter and got pregnant with me (at least he stayed). My grandparents all had bad relationships, and all my aunt's and uncles are either divorced or on the verge of it. It makes me glad I'm gay, because I think I've grown to associate heterosexuality with all of the unhappy relationships I see. I am working on it though, looking at some r/straightsbeingok lmao

@@lereloleloshakirashakira7710 my parents are strait and they hate eachother

And now you are a MAP.

@@slothmaster101 ???

@@slothmaster101 What is a MAP?

very exciting! I signed it as soon as I found out

Would you link the petition?

Yeah, in Aus. It’s only been officially banned in one state(Queensland). They’ve recently been trying to ban it in Victoria but there has been some opposition from the more right side of the LNP. Sadly, with Scumo(Scott Morrison) in charge I don’t think we’ll get a nationwide ban until, the liberals are out. As he’s apart of a Christian cult and stormed out of parliament(still didn’t vote against, which I think says a lot about him not having the courage of his convictions) like a big sook when gay marriage got voted through. Conversion therapy, honestly reminds me a lot of the Hysteria craze of the 19th century.

@@xXPirate-KittyXx With Scomo being a Hillsong religious fanatic he is not going to budge on LGBT stuff. just look at how he's NOT handled women's issues (and sexual assaults!!!) as reference. Fortunately/ unfortunately Morrison is a bureaucrat and a coward at best. If Rudd can push for a brake in the hold of the Murdoch media monopoly then we might get a progressive government at some point and make some positive change in the future but not while while 40-something percent of the federal liberals are members of Hillsong supported by 90% of the media.

Yes I was just thinking that! So glad 😍 Labour did promise it in the election...

I would love a reference to the US military's stance on ABA!

Dear God, that's horrifying!

I read that they employ the kidnapping strategy because they convince their clients (the parents) not to tell their children they will be sent to these camps because they may run away if they know about it. To me it sounds more like a strategy to traumatise children and to then exploit this trauma to gain control over the children. These caps children are sent to are often poorly run with insufficient health and safety standards. Boys are suposed to "man up" in them and so the people running the camps have little understanding of medical conditions which may counter-indicate strenous exercise.

What the actual f-

The kidnapping strategy is also used for other "camps" for "problem" youth in the United States. In many a "troubled" teen is kidnapped then driven, often across state lines, to wilderness camps, boarding schools, or treatment facilities. Unsurprising many are so-called Christian programes/schools (many unlicensed). Even Paris Hilton was kidnapped and taken to wilderness programs. Parents send their kids for a variety of reasons like mental health/ behavioral issues, substance abuse, running away, staying out late, partying, playing too many video games, having sex, being gay, essentially being a teenager. Also these types of programs are sometimes offered as a alternative to juvie and as a place to stick foster children. Unfortunately many of the victims of these kidnappings and programs suffer from PTSD and fractured relationships with their parents.

Never heard that one, but I was ace long before my parents' marriage fell apart lol

I (aroace) am not out to my parents but I'm a bit afraid they won't understand it's a sexual orientation and end up blaming themselves somehow. And I really don't need to add more of those feelings to their lives, even if it's not the case at all.

Shame Jessica didn't go into asexual conversion therapy in more detail - I've not heard organisations doing that but only how abusive individuals can try to use coercive rape or other ways.

@@johnlondonbimeetup7961 I agree. Corrective rape is a huge problem, and it persists in part because it is still legal to use violence to change someone's identity.

Im a counterexample to this - an asexual aromantic whose parents are in a loving marriage, and in fact whose parents are among those rare few who fell in love when they first met each other and the love stuck around. And my mom told me where babies come from when I was 8 and fostered a sex-positive attitude. If marriage and upbringing influenced sexuality like that, I would be 100% straight. As it is, though, the idea of having sex with someone grosses me out, and what would be crushes in a person with romantic leanings translated to "I wanna do cool moves just like this character!" in me, which is NOT a crush - and besides, I felt that way about some of the things my female cousins knew how to do too - and I don't think most people have crushes on their cousins.

Sometimes we have to put our physical and emotional safety ahead of our need to fully represent our sexuality or gender identity. I'm so sorry you had to face any of that, and that your sister is as well, you didn't deserve to be treated that way and you are exactly who you are supposed to be. Please stay safe and know you are loved and valued.

@@AlishaHerbiederbie frick. That's so damn nice. Thank you so much! Aaaah! The same to you fam, I hope you have a wonderful day!!

@@CuddlePhantom 💜💜💜💜💜

Hope, I truly understand the damage that the church can do in the name of Jesus. Please know that not all people in the church are homophobic and hypocritical. My pastor said "don't judge people because they sin differently than you". Meaning, everyone sins and the only entity that can judge is God. In my opinion, you are perfect as you are because God made you that way. Become the best version of you, and love others. My personal motto is Love God, Love People, Don't Judge.

@@JohnboyandKaren my motto is if it doesn't hurt anyone, do as you will. Essentially. If you truly understood what the church did in the name of Jesus than you probably wouldn't be a part of it. Unless you do truly know, then that's worse. I will assume the best though. I appreciate the support. I hope you have a peaceful, passive day.

Asexuals are not bound by the laws of psychology. They’re just too powerful.

That’s what I was thinking! 😂😂

Bi aces: uh oh ....

Lol, you are equally unattracted to men and women right? So, you're bi! And yes, I know that's not quite right, but close-ish

@@summerfoley2481 😂😂😂 I mean,,, 💜 This reminds me of a joke we like to tell the straights™️ sometimes (eg when they tell bi people they’re half straight)... ‘you’re not attracted to the same gender, right? So you’re half asexual!’ 😅😂

Both my grandmother's were subjected to that. Something to do with the devil.

Same with the hand the hand thing. (I don't know if this is related, but I used to get my left and right confused a lot more than my peers when I was younger)

My older brother had to endure this torture when he learned to write. His penmanship has been permanently handicapped ever since. I’m actually really quite glad that none of my teachers cared if a student was left handed or not. I was quite lucky in that regard, as while my older brother is only four years older than me, he had entirely different teachers when he learned how to write.

Yes. My grandma was shamed constantly by her family and in school for being left-handed and were punished even for such things as taking a glass with "the wrong" hand. She barely made it through school and says it was the worst time of her life. I think she still believes herself to be inferior to other people and rightly bullied. Her best friend was her gay cousin. He knew about being ostraciced.

When I was 11, my school went on a trip to a mock ‘Victorian town’ and had to sit through a load of classes etc. I loved it until we were in the classroom and the ‘teacher’ started shouting at me for using my left hand to write with. I had to hold my left hand behind my back whilst she watched to make sure I wasn’t switching them quickly. At 11, even though it was a fake class, it really upset me

Is this true? I’ve never heard it being mentioned here, but I’m sure some people would love the idea 🤢

Nossa realmente surpresa kkkkkk algo de bom esse país tinha q fazer né

@@mafepazito exatamente hahahaha mas não sei se lei alguma ia impedir o pessoal aqui de aplicar isso se quisessem 😞 nunca ouvi falar disso aqui, mas talvez tenha outro nome, não sei

@@NataliaNNS o nome aqui é "cura gay" e muitas igrejas evangélicas e cristãs "oferecem" esse tipo de "tratamento", a prática pode ser banida e punivel por lei, mas não adianta nada se não é posto em prática

o problema do Brasil é que nós temos as leis, mas elas não são postas em prática... de que adianta, por lei, "cura gay" ser proibida mas existir em vários lugares, inclusive igrejas, e a polícia e o governo varrerem pra debaixo do tapete?? Ainda somos o país que mais mata transsexuais no mundo, é uma grande ironia :(

Honestly, that's what I always wonder whenever someone goes really hard on the "choice" argument. Sometimes it may be that they just haven't thought through the logic, but often it does come off like: "Yeah, of course that's an appealing thought....but I have WILLPOWER!" I mean, I didn't even think being bisexual was bad and still subconsciously repressed it for years because "Well, clearly EVERYONE thinks girls are pretty. That's just an objective fact. It's not like it means anything..."

That's extremely messed up, I'm sorry you had to go through that.

@@CarlosHernandez-jv6wk it was but oddly enough it just made me more comfortable with my identity and sexuality. With all their digging around in my psyche they never "found anything" which helped me realize I was normal and not "broken"

@@ninjaplatipus49 I'm glad you were able to get a positive takeaway form that. Even if the circumstances that led to it weren't the best.

That's awful. I hope you will / already do have a happy authentic life 💜

Universities? I mean are Universities even allowed to do stuff like this. As far as I know colleges are pretty accepting of LGBT people.

When We Rise, an ABC miniseries written by Dustin Lance Black, actually takes a look at the relationship between the two in one of the episodes. The whole series looks at the history of LGBT activism in the US, it’s very good!

@@ninavogel1809 thanks! that sounds really good.

You want a nonbinary auntie/funcle? Cuz I'll happily be one. (Be warned: I am WEIRD. Very weird.)

As a demisexual, biromantic and agreeing with that definition of gender, I can share my very supportive parents :) They’ll give you all the love and acceptance that not everyone receives, even though we all should have from our families ❤️

@@sofiaestelaramirezlopez1946 Aw, thanks for that. I really appreciate it 🥰🥰🥰🥰

@@clavesseptem7223 Thank you🥰🥰🥰

@@beanamean880 No prob. :) I send a virtual hug.

I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and so I went to their counseling services to have conversion therapy.

I hope you are now happy as your authentic self living your authentic life. 💖

@@samwhyatt8685 Thank you! I just came out to my family and friends as genderfluid and pansexual. I am the happiest I have ever been

@@danielhilderbrand7393 That's wonderful 😊

Thanks for sharing. You survived. And more and more ppl are allies. Hopefully society will continue to move in the right direction. You deserved acceptance. I hope you find ppl who will love you for you unconditionally.

Well that's an extreme form of ignorance. They would try to change the ugly, red-headed step child into a blonde, blue-eyed beauty because it's seen as the norm

I'm in Vic too, it was so exhausting >< we did it though 💖 hopefully more follow

I told one of my friends that I thought I was lesbian and they told me I was too young to know (I’m 12). Is that too young and should I wait a bit longer to know for sure?

@@cassie7560 I first started feeling an attraction towards girls when I was 12 as well, and my mum reacted in a similar way. I don’t believe you can be ‘too young’ to know, as you know yourself best 💕💕

@@percijessie802 Thank you! I was feeling super down after my friend told me that and you made me feel better :]

@@cassie7560 Your welcome :) 💕

@@cassie7560 You know you best. Your friend is only 12, so we’ll just ignore & forgive their ignorance. Try talking with some adults you trust.

I'm upset but not surprised he's this type of person. He seems so sweet and wholesome on the surface but the more I look into his lifestyle and beliefs the more I realised I don't like him as much as I hoped.

They were too cute for any screen to be capable of displaying any of the images. 🤭🍍

There's also The Miseducation of Cameron Post about conversion therapy, which I've yet to see but heard good things about. It stars Chloë Grace Moretz who I thought did great prior work (e.g. Kick Ass) and I understand is bi. Another reason: directed by Desiree Akhavan who also did The Bisexual on channel 4 in UK, and the film Appropriate Behaviour (and is bi - spot a pattern yet? 😉)

@@johnlondonbimeetup7961 it was a really good movie

My mom thinks the same. I don't agree with it, since it invalidates tons of identities and experiences, but is better than what some other parents think. :)

⁠​⁠​⁠@@laurasofiasarmientodiaz3575 i think the original comment is saying that their mother is a closeted bisexual woman

i had a teacher who went out of his way to find out how to help me with my hand writing as he had never taught some one left handed

🤢 autism is not a diseaseee

not all aba is bad or therapists..

​@@cow1628 Here is an article which explains why Autistic people and allies advocate against all ABA. autisticmama.com/even-new-aba-is-problematic/

@@cow1628 actually, yes, it is

You're definitely not the only one! I have also tried to figure out my identity for a few years now, can't say I'm really any less confused than i was in the begininng, but ey, we all have a different journey that takes us a unique amount of time. You are definitely appreciated no matter what you turn out to be, if not by your community in large, then at least by strangers across the globe who share in your struggles :)

Jessica has that effect on people. She's truly an amazing person!

You got a bad therapist. I did aba therapy for years and it has helped me out a lot.

I'm a cisgender bi woman and married to a cisgender heterosexual man. We've been together 11 years and married for 8 of them. Honestly, it can be an awkward place to be from a label point of view. People assume I've 'picked a team' or that as a raging nymphomaniac (as we well know all bisexual folk are) I'm cheating on a daily basis. The best advice I ever got was that being in a loving relationship doesn't have to impact on your sexuality. If you were married and straight, you could still have crushes on other men without indulging in them physically, and it's the same for gay and bi. You don't have to be a perfect 50/50 either. You could be 75/25 or 40/60, and it could change as you do throughout your life. For me, the best label is Bi. I'm married, my marriage is a happy, stable one and I still have sexual attractions towards other women (and men) that I don't do anything about. Because I love my husband. But if you don't feel that, don't feel pressured into picking one. You have the right to be whoever you want to be, and have the right for that to change as much as you damn well please

The Miseducation of Cameron Post is the more serious version of "but I'm a cheerleader"

I saw the movie based on the book. Horrifying and heartbreaking to say the least. 😔

I saw that movie this past christmas and it broke my heart to see what the boy in the movie had to endure.

I find it more incredible that people still subscribe to religious fairytales as if factual...

I hope Ur ok now!

I'm so sorry. I hope you're alright

I’m so sorry. Please don’t forget that it gets better. You are a human being with intrinsic value, important and lovable, regardless of your sexuality or anything else. You matter so much.

I really do hope you are alright. Not that I expect the “therapy” to have accomplished much of anything positive. But are you ok?

I'm very sorry for what you had to go through. I hope you are fine and in a safer place now.