China : The end of gay cures‏

"If the World Health Organization speaks up tomorrow, we could end gay 'cures' in China for good. Let's keep it up!"  -Xiao Zhen, gay 'cure' survivor Urgent action: 24h to call the WHO to stop anti-gay 'cures'. Dear Luc, Wow – 95,000 All Out members just joined Xiao Zhen's petition to end gay 'cures'. Now we can make his call even more powerful. In 24 hours the World Health Organization is gathering thousands of doctors and officials to help stop suicide among vulnerable groups – including lesbian, gay, bi and trans people. Major health associations have confirmed these sham 'cures' harm people, and could lead to suicide. What if the WHO took this meeting to call for a ban on gay 'cures' once and for all? Here's the plan, Luc: if thousands of us flood the WHO with emails before the meeting tomorrow, we can push them to call for a ban on gay 'cures' in front of the whole world.    Click here to send an email directly to the World Health Organization's inbox to stop anti-gay 'cures': https://www.allout.org/email-who Imagine the impact it would have on gay and lesbian people in China and around the world. The world's medical authority could set a medical standard that being gay is not a disease and can't be cured. This could push health ministers to fight these anti-gay 'clinics' worldwide. If you take just two minutes to sign, this change could start happening now. If they get thousands of messages from people around globe, they will see this as a huge issue and could speak out against gay 'cures' in front of the whole world. Click here to send a message to the WHO:https://www.allout.org/email-who We've had big successes with global organizations before. A few years ago, hundreds of us called on foreign ministers to vote YES on an historic resolution to protect human rights at the United Nations. The UN approved the resolution, protecting lesbian, gay, bi and trans rights around the world. Let's join together again to end gay 'cures'. Thanks for going All Out, Andre, Gaëlle, Guillaume, Jeremy, Oscar, Sara and the rest of the All Out team. PS. Anti-gay 'cure' survivor Xiao Zhen needs our help. His petition is being considered by the WHO but we need to make sure they tell the whole world gay 'cures' have to stop. They're holding a key meeting on mental health tomorrow: if thousands of us flood them with messages, we could make sure they push Chinese authorities to stop gay 'cures' for good. Click here:: https://www.allout.org/email-who SOURCES World Health Organization : Mental Health Gap Action Programme Forum on September 4 & 5 2014 http://www.who.int/mediacentre/events/meetings/2014/mhgap-forum/en/ United Kingdom's main mental health experts denounce gay 'cures' - June 2014 http://www.psychotherapy.org.uk/UKCP_Documents/policy/Conversion%20therapy.pdf American Psychological Association: Resolution on Appropriate Affirmative Responses to Sexual Orientation Distress and Change Efforts - August 2009 http://www.apa.org/about/policy/sexual-orientation.aspx "Therapies" to change sexual orientation lack medical justification and threaten health - Pan American Health Organization 17 May 2012 http://www.paho.org/hq/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6803%3Atherapies-change-sexual-orientation-lack-medical-justification-threaten-health-&catid=740%3Anews-press-releases&Itemid=1926&lang=fr Support All Out We don't take money from governments or corporations, so the only people we have to listen to are our members. Our tiny team stretches every contribution to make them count. All Out is mobilizing millions of people to build a world where no person will have to sacrifice their family or freedom, safety or dignity, because of who they are or who they love. This is a campaign of Purpose Action, a 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization. Our mailing address is: Purpose Action 115 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10003 USA