To both points: this thing is done to victims (in this case gay Mormons & family) by people with great emotional leverage over them—friends, family, clerics—and not just random disapproving strangers. Have your family ever guilt-tripped you? If it did, you’d surely agree that it’s emotional torture, when people you care about are pulling at your heartstrings until you “change”.
To both points: this thing is done to victims (in this case gay Mormons & family) by people with great emotional leverage over them—friends, family, clerics—and not just random disapproving strangers. Have your family ever guilt-tripped you? If it did, you’d surely agree that it’s emotional torture, when people you care about are pulling at your heartstrings until you “change”.