Through the character of Dr. Trout, Danforth highlights the ways in which therapeutic practices can be used to manipulate and control vulnerable individuals. Dr. Trout's approach to therapy is characterized by a mix of manipulation, coercion, and emotional abuse, reflecting the ways in which some therapists have used their power to exploit and harm their clients.
Because conversion therapy is still legal in most of the United States. Because the rhetoric of "love the sinner, hate the sin" has been replaced by "parental rights" and "Don't Say Gay" bills. The methods have changed, but the goal remains the same: to make queer children believe that their existence is an error to be corrected. The Miseducation Of Cameron Post.pdf