Name: Ayelet Kurtzman

Social Justice Group: 2021-2022, Conversion Therapy & “Panic” Defense

Date of Fieldwork: January 20, 2022

Name of Organization and person (people) with whom you met and their title(s):My Social Justice Group

Type of Fieldwork: SJ Presentation

What I did and what I learned about my topic, activism, social justice work or civil and human rights work from this fieldwork?[:: :

On Thursday, I presented with my social justice group, about our topic. We had read a few articles on the issue of conversion therapy and it’s affects on queer youth. Our presentation had a bumpy start with technical issues and not knowing how loud or close to the mic to talk. Here is my personal reaction from my presentation:
The fact that these things are still happening and are still legal in so many places is absolutely disgusting. Knowing that lgbtq+ people everywhere are treated so inhumanely and the government justifies it because they are queer. As somebody who is part of the community and has a lot of people who are close to me who are as well, it’s really scary knowing what happens.