From Fridae of Singapore, Jan. 17:
The government of Singapore has granted US$61,500 to an Exodus-affiliated exgay ministry.
The so-called Liberty League breaks with mainstream psychiatry, teaching Singapore teen-agers that in order to “understand” homosexuality, one must believe it is a gender identity disorder. This teaching is at odds with the scientific positions of U.S. professional counselors’ groups such as the American Psychological Association, American Psychiatric Association, American Academy of Pediatrics and American Counseling Association.
The “Liberty” League opposes liberty, as well.
In a Jan. 13 interview with Channel News Asia, Lung declined to support any rights for gay and lesbians, saying only that Liberty League would vaguely “champion human rights equally.” The League is listed as an outreach ministry of the U.S.-based exgay political network Exodus. Like Exodus, Liberty League uses the language of “freedom of choice” but withholds that freedom from individuals who choose not to subject themselves to costly and ineffective reparative therapy programs.
The Liberty League was founded by Leslie Lung, a gender-confused individual and former candidate for transsexual surgery who came to project his own gender confusion and self-shame (relabeled “sexual bondage”) upon all same-sex-attracted persons as a class. The organization’s web site says that “love liberates,” but its position that all same-sex-attracted persons are mentally ill sex-slaves cannot reasonably be considered loving — or truthful.
Lung was influenced to adopt an exgay ideology by American exgay activist Sinclair Rogers, founder of Exodus-affiliated Choices. Rogers treats “transsexualism” as a singular ideology and lifestyle rather than varied and highly individualized states of being.
For more information:
Singabloodypore, a Singapore and South East Asia pro-liberty and human-rights web site: Articles posted Jan. 16 and Jan. 18.
People Like Us: Research, Articles & Letters: information resource for gay and lesbian people in Singapore.
Signapore joins the ranks of Nazi Germany, Apartheid South Africa and many more nations of the past in the funding and encouragement of ‘reparative therapy.’ Can’t believe this is happening in the 21ist century. Even China doesn’t stoop that low.
Never mind such easy targets Xeno — the United States and Australia also funded “don’t be gay therapy”.But glad to see Mike follows Fridae — we’re a bit more local, and enjoy catching up on what’s happening in the region (having attended most of the venues they name etc).Singapore’s a funny ol’ place. A crunch of one generation into another generation that is highly educated (and often well travelled and a bit cynical) with some interesting results. We also have quite a few “refugees” from the Singapore environment in Melbourne.For all the initial feeling that all of Singapore is just one enourmous Tang’s department store… there is another side to the place. And we’ve always enjoyed that.Having said that… if you appear to be a “normal guy” — as in non-feminine — quite a few Singaporeans of the older generation (and many of the younger) still don’t get it. They often seem more understanding (in a pitying kind of way) if you are a big flaming girlie-man, but struggle understanding why two otherwise manly-men are together. I think the Sy Roger’s efforts in Singapore for Exodus should be seen in that way, and hence the $.Oh. It comes down to acquiring $ again…Sooooo typical of Exodus. The frauds.