Crikey. Florida doctor’s office prescribes ‘ex-gay’ treatment. That's right. A doctor's office. Somehow, I don't think the American Medical Association recommends verses from Leviticus as a treatment for bronchitis.
What's that old saying about how it's not paranoia if they really are out to get you? I'm just glad I'm not applying for any jobs in Daytona Beach.
(via the Eighth Carnival of the Feminists at gendergeek, via Feministe)
I think it's, "Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they aren't out to get you."
Paranoia is looking like a reasonable response to more and more things these days.
Posted by: Cleis | February 09, 2006 at 10:16 PM
I have also heard "I'm only paranoid because they're out to get me."
Posted by: Jane Dark | February 10, 2006 at 05:23 PM
Thanks for the great set of links.
This sort of behavior just makes me want to smack someone.
Do you think it's gotten better or worse? It's hard for me to tell, because all anyone of us has is anecdotal evidence. My vague sense is that most doctors at least recognize the existence of gays/lesbians, but that the obnoxious Christians (and most Christians I know aren't obnoxious) feel more free to be obnoxious.
In the 70s, that idiot probably wouldn't have recognize a lesbian as such because the presumption of straightness was so strong, and so wouldn't have been obnoxious. Now, she recognizes lesbians (and probably "overrecognizes" lesbians), AND feels empowered to be obnoxious.
Posted by: Bardiac | February 11, 2006 at 11:12 AM