Scott Snedeker MD.

[scott snedeker]

Hello, My name is Scott Snedeker. My Brother recently called me about quotation of my letter on this site. I am thrilled to see a resource such Soul Force! I have recently started activism in my small town where I practice medicine and I am warmed by the overwhelming positive response from the commnity! There appears to be an evolved sensibility here that prokes optimism that makes my heart soar! I am forming a Gay Self-esteem workshop in town and I am looking for resouces to get it off the ground. Specifically I am looking for a site to hold meetings. I have created a preliminry website that I would like to use to coordimate this and other endeavors. I'm just learning to use the website so please be patient with my first attempts. I look forward to the change coming today! http://newdawning.bravehost.com MY email is shadout@bellsouth.net

below is a copy of my letter to the editor

Dear Editor,
Imagine the time in your adolescence when you were discovering your sexual awareness. Now Imagine being told that your feelings of sexual attraction make you a worthless deviant because you feel them toward the same sex. So to survive you hide this secret and stifle the growth of your emerging identity and learn to hate yourself. This is psychological child abuse at its worst.
Then imagine the miracle of courageously overcoming this self loathing imposed by your past abuse. This epiphany restores your sense that you are a person deserving of happiness, equal worthiness and love. A hard fought internal struggle won by myself and many other gay people.
Now imagine being told the same false message by your state, your congress and even your president. Our leaders claim they are entitled to legislate their hate toward gay people and permanently incorporate it into our nation's constitution. This example sends a message of sanctioned malevolence and inequality to our children learning in school today. This is homphobia at its most shameful.
Some say being gay is a choice. They are half right. You can choose to be true to your nature and experience passion, romance and love, all essential parts of a balanced normal life. Or you can falsely pretend to be attracted to the opposite sex and live an empty passionless lie.
The undeniable battle for equal civil rights for gay people is on in Washington. I believe our nation's destiny is to overcome homophobia. However we need to stop permitting the psychological abuse of our children. A pivotal point of history is in the making. Ask yourself. Do you wish to align with those who hate, fear and discriminate or those who will help overcome obstacles in pursuit of the ideal of equality and healing?
Scott W. Snedeker MD.
June 7 2006
1095 NW PORT ST. LUCIE WEST BLVD
PORT ST. LUCIE FL
34983
TEL# 772-785-5590

[BruceChris]

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Peace and Love, BruceChris

[Zerbie]

Howdy Scott!

Welcome!

nice letter too. I wish ya lots of luck finding a site for your meetings. Are there some LGBT community resources you could team up with? Perhaps you could arrange to be a speaker at an already existing group? That would take care of the site, and the publicity for you already. I agree the self-esteem workshop sounds like an excellent idea.

I just missed something locally. This week there was a workshop on preserving your self-esteem and sense of self-worth while we battle the ballot initiative we're fighting out here in AZ. I would have liked to have made it to the workshop.

Anyway, thanks for the excellent idea, and may it come to pass, and soon!

[Jennifer5]

Welcome Scott! Glad you're here!

[zimnah]

Dr Snedeker:
Have you contacted nearby universities for their LGBTQ societies and clubs? Those wonderful and brave youngsters woluld be invaluable to your efforts.
Good luck, and welcome to the forums!
--Dawn