Wednesday, January 2, 2019

Elections and Movies Help Ban Conversion Therapy

This shouldn't even be a thing, but it is, unfortunately. I'm glad that more states are providing the means to protect its LGBT populous.


NEW YORK (AP) — Activists urging more states to ban gay conversion therapy for minors are expecting major gains in 2019, thanks to midterm election results and the buzz generated by two well-reviewed films.

Fourteen states and the District of Columbia have already enacted laws prohibiting licensed therapists from trying to change a minor’s sexual orientation. Leaders of a national campaign to ban the practice are hopeful that at least four more states — Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts and New York — will join the ranks in the upcoming legislative sessions.
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