""Don't you realize that by doing so, you are parroting the lie that our desires define us and that people can be pigeonholed into categories of appetites, proclivities, drives and desires?""
""Don't you see that your labels consign your neighbors to little more than the status of animals who are driven insatiably by their inclinations and instincts?""
""You are stating that if someone wants to do something, 'that's just who they are,' and they can't do anything about it.""
""A 2013 survey showed that 84% of former patients who tried ex-gay therapy said it inflicted lasting shame and emotional harm.""
Everett Piper criticizes the use of labels like 'gay' to define individuals, claiming it reduces them to their sexual desires. He equates homosexuality to animal instincts and suggests that such labeling implies individuals cannot change their inclinations. Piper's comments hint at support for conversion therapy, a discredited practice aimed at changing sexual orientation. He highlights the harmful effects of these therapies, citing a survey where many former patients reported lasting shame and emotional damage from their experiences.
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