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CAMFT’s History of Heterosexism 2008 2014 Larchmont Associates, Antioch University, Phillips Graduate Institute, Gaylesta & multiple Chapters send letters & petitions to the CAMFT Board after it continuously refuses to support marriage & family equality (all other professional organizations have) ~ CAMFT rejects multiple requests Refuses to Support Marriage & Family Equality 2008 to 2009 CAMFT publishes several anti-LGBTQ & anti-marriage equality articles Summer of 2009 Town Hall meetings with CAMFT leadership End of 2009 Members express outrage and assert needs with CAMFT leadership at several Town Hall meetings ~ CTME (California Therapists for Marriage Equality) presents CAMFT with petition of over 1,000 signatures requesting LGBTQ Cultural Sensitivity ~ CAMFT finally creates statement for marriage equality but does not address other listed concerns 2010 Challenging, if not hostile communication from many CAMFT leaders CAMFT’s Elections Committee makes it difficult for LGBTQ representatives to be nominated for Board positions ~ LGBTQ representatives and their Allies find communication with several CAMFT leaders challenging, if not hostile 2011 to 2014 CAMFT rejects taking stance on SOCE CAMFT rejects proposals by SFCAMFT and members to make a statement in support of the APA 2009 Findings on Sexual Orientation Change Efforts (SOCE) ~ Anti-gay NARTH uses CAMFT’s rejection of this to legitimize their harmful and ineffective attempts at changing LGBTQ individuals to straight and cis-gendered CAMFT finally includes discrimination against clients in its Ethical Codes but refuses to make a strong and specific statement against practicing SOCE ~ CAMFT fights legislation, SB 1172, banning therapists using SOCE on minors, despite member advocacy ~ While most other professional organizations moved from opposing SB1172 to supporting it, CAMFT maintains a neutral stance
Transcript of CAMFT’s History of Heterosexism - Gaylesta, Inc. History of... · 2014. 3. 11. · make a...
CAMFT’s History of Heterosexism
2008 2014
Larchmont Associates, Antioch University, Phillips Graduate Institute, Gaylesta &
multiple Chapters send letters & petitions to the CAMFT Board
after it continuously refuses to support marriage & family equality
(all other professional organizations have)~
CAMFT rejects multiple requests
Refuses to Support Marriage& Family Equality
2008to
2009
CAMFT publishesseveral anti-LGBTQ & anti-marriage equality
articles
Summerof
2009
Town Hall meetingswith CAMFT leadership
Endof
2009
Members express outrage and assert needs with
CAMFT leadership at several Town Hall meetings
~CTME
(California Therapists for Marriage Equality)
presents CAMFT with petition of over 1,000 signatures requesting
LGBTQ Cultural Sensitivity~
CAMFT �nally creates statementfor marriage equality butdoes not address other
listed concerns
2010
Challenging, if nothostile
communicationfrom many CAMFT
leaders
CAMFT’s Elections Committeemakes it di�cult for LGBTQ
representatives to be nominated for Board positions
~LGBTQ representatives and
their Allies �nd communicationwith several CAMFT leaders
challenging, if not hostile
2011to
2014
CAMFT rejectstaking stance on SOCE
CAMFT rejects proposals by SFCAMFT and members tomake a statement in support of the APA 2009 Findings
on Sexual Orientation Change E�orts (SOCE)~
Anti-gay NARTH uses CAMFT’s rejection of thisto legitimize their harmful and ine�ective
attempts at changing LGBTQ individuals to straight and cis-gendered
CAMFT �nally includes discrimination against clients in its Ethical Codes butrefuses to make a strong and speci�c statement against practicing SOCE
~ CAMFT �ghts legislation, SB 1172, banning therapists using SOCE on minors,
despite member advocacy~
While most other professional organizations moved from opposing SB1172 to supporting it, CAMFT maintains a neutral stance
