Letter: Gehrke shows disdain for the democratic process

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The sun rises on the Utah Capitol on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019.The “conversion therapy” rule should be written so that no one can use it to do things that would be harmful, such as using it to justify firing someone for following their religious persuasions in therapy.

Robert Gehrke mocks our public process for arriving at such a consensus rule. (“Don’t follow the LDS Church’s advice when it comes to dangerous ‘conversion therapy’,” Oct. 17).

His disdain for the Utah Legislature is deplorable. He uses a historical episode to paint a picture of a blundering lawmaking body and support his argument that therapy professionals should be the only group to…