Exodus Global Alliance, a U.S.-based "ex-gay" organisation, is reaping tax benefits in Canada for attempting to "cure" gay people.

Other countries, most recently New Zealand, have rejected tax benefits for "ex-gay" organisations. They recognised the long-standing consensus in the medical and psychological community that homosexuality is not a disorder and cannot be "cured." Yet Exodus Global Alliance is operating in Canada as a registered charity. This means they don't pay taxes, and all tax-free donations they receive are deductible.

Exodus' activities are not supported by the medical and psychological community. Several respected organisations, incuding the American Medical Assocation and the American Psychological Association, have even issued statements attesting that these activities can result in serious psychological harm.

We, the undersigned, understand that the activities being performed in Canada by Exodus Global Alliance are not only reprehensible, but also do not meet the criteria of a public benefit as defined by the Canada Revenue Agency.

For these reasons, and in the interest of all Canadians, we demand that Exodus Global Alliance’s charitable status be re-evaluated immediately, in accordance with the Canada Revenue Agency’s public benefit criteria.

Most recent 15 of 1577 total signatures

Prateek Goel:
Gee whiz! I think they are the one needed to be cured!

Sarah

Dianne:
This is ridiculous. Being gay is not an illness.

Rebecca Jorge

Morgan McManus

Bethany Aldridge

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Other people not liking something does not make it an illness. We do not need to be cured - the only problem is created by other people's blind bigotry.

Adam Pontifex Maximus K:
I say, Jolly good show old chap, best of luck to you, Tally hoe! Red Barron 5 O'clock!

"Britannia Rules the Waves"

James Anthony Diotte:
We need to go past the ignorance & discrimation.
Not to empower it. Discrimation is EVIL!!!

Josh Dylan

Erin McDonald

Linda Xuan

Sarah Beaulieu

Halie Kaufman

Kalani