I turned straight in November 2021 after being gay for about 37 years (since I was 13 thereabouts). My father neglected me and mentally, physically and sexually abused me. I suffered bullying at school. I scored an 8 (highest score available) on the ACE (Adverse Childhood Experiences) index. This left me with CPTSD which manifested…
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We are pleased to be joined by Michael Gasparro, M.A. for this webinar. You may have heard from Michael in his podcast with Waheed Jensen where he discussed the reintegrative therapy model. In this webinar, we will be discussing OCD in the context of same-sex attractions. We discuss how individuals might be obsessed with recovery…
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SAFE-T – Sexual Attraction Fluidity Exploration in Therapy is a term used by the Alliance for Therapeutic Choice and Scientific Integrity to describe explorative therapy for clients with issues around sexuality. It does not imply that categorical change is the goal and in so doing create unrealistic expectations for many clients. Nor does it imply…
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We continue our conversation on the issue of porn addiction in the Muslim community. With nearly 17 years of experience, the Aware Academy Global had trained 100s of coaches around the world on how to tackle such a taboo topic in a non-confrontational and non-judgmental manner. The Aware Academy Global is an educational platform aiming to…
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With the ever-increasing accessibility of explicit content in the digital age, we discuss the issue of pornography with Abu Musa, of My Tazkiyah. We are joined by Abu Musa, who in his journey of doing youth work, saw porn addiction as a major struggle affecting marriages and the Muslim community at large. My Tazkiyah is the…
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The UK government has launched a consultation on its proposals to ban “conversion therapy”. The consultation focuses on: targeting physical acts conducted in the name of conversion therapy; targeting talking conversion therapy with a new criminal offence; and producing a package of holistic measures, such as Conversion Therapy Protection Orders, new support for victims, restricting promotion,…
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My father’s neglect, emotional abuse, my mother’s emotional abuse and living in a dysfunctional family where my masculinity was seen as volatile, I was shamed repeatedly for being a boy and was forced to act like a girl throughout my childhood. School forcefully crossed dressed me and later I was sexually abused by a relative.…
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Ever since I was young, I could always remember myself feeling more inclined towards the same-sex. I can’t pinpoint at what age I remember it started but I feel like it was either at 7,8, or 9 years old. At first, I didn’t believe that I was attracted to the same-sex. I tried to deny…
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The Welsh Government has set out to ban “conversion therapy” as part of their LGBTQ+ Action Plan and is consulting with the public. This consultation closes on 22 October 2021. Respond here to the consultation. Here is our guide on how to respond: Q1. Do you think the Action Plan will increase equality for LGBTQ+…
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The Scottish Parliament Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee is also consulting with the public on the ban of provision or promotion of LGBT+ conversion therapy in Scotland. The consultation will close on 13th August 2021. You can respond to the consultation here. Here is our guide on how to respond: Q1 What are…
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