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US Rep. Ted Lieu To Introduce Bill To Ban “Ex-Gay” Torture As Fraudulent Practice

Chris Geidner reports at Buzzfeed: On Tuesday morning, Democratic Rep. Ted Lieu of California will introduce a federal bill to ban commercial efforts to change people’s sexual orientation or gender identity — often called conversion therapy. “The public views conversion therapy as quackery, as something that harms people,” Lieu told BuzzFeed News on Monday afternoon, just after landing back in …

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BREAKING: Oregon Bans “Ex-Gay” Torture

Via press release from the National Center for Lesbian Rights: Today, the Oregon State Senate passed HB 2307, a bill that will protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth from the dangerous and discredited practice of conversion therapy. The bill was overwhelmingly approved by the State House on March 17 and is now heading to the desk of Governor …

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Mat Staver Has The “Ex-Gay” Sadz

“It’s unbelievable that the Supreme Court would sit on the sidelines while there’s this conflict that’s taking place between the courts of appeal over this major issue. And when this particular situation presents an issue of national, significant, public importance, the Supreme Court should make sure that ideology doesn’t guide its decisions – and unfortunately I think sometimes that’s what …

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NEW YORK: Assembly Passes Ban On “Ex-Gay” Torture Of LGBT Youth

Via press release from the Pride Agenda: “Today the New York State Assembly stood with us and agreed that we’ve allowed our children to be subjected to harm for too long and that state licensed therapists should not be allowed to practice widely discredited and damaging conversion therapies that try to change a young person’s sexual orientation or gender identity,” …

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NEW YORK: State Assembly Committee Advances “Ex-Gay” Torture Ban

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NEW JERSEY: Liberty Counsel Loses Yet Another “Ex-Gay” Torture Ban Challenge

Via Reuters: A federal appeals court on Monday rejected a fresh challenge to New Jersey’s ban on so-called gay conversion therapy for minors, saying the prohibition does not violate the rights of either children or their parents. By a 3-0 vote, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the ban did not infringe the First Amendment rights of minors …

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Quote Of The Day – Vivek Murthy

“Being gay is not a disorder. Being transgender is not a malady that requires a cure. Had I been Leelah Alcorn’s physician, I would have told her exactly that. And that’s the message I want other doctors, nurses, health professionals, and public health leaders to help get out to parents and children who may be confronting these issues.” – Surgeon …

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White House Posts YouTube Clip In Support Of “Ex-Gay” Torture Bans

Posted minutes ago to the official YouTube channel.

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“Ex-Gay” Crackpots: Obama Is Promoting Suicide And Enabling Pedophiles

Via Christian Newswire: Under the guise of liberating young people, President Obama reduced their freedom by condemning all therapeutic efforts to alter one’s sexual identity. His administration went on record Wednesday night to ensure that all gay people in the USA have no clinical option but to embrace their homosexuality. “It is tragic that children who have been exposed to …

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COLORADO: State Senate Committee Rejects “Ex-Gay” Torture Ban Bill

Via the Associated Press: A bill to ban gay-conversion therapy for kids has been rejected by Republicans that control the state Senate. The bill would have banned therapists from trying to change the sexual orientation or gender identity of children. It was rejected 3-2 on a party-line vote in a Senate committee Wednesday. The bill earlier passed in the House, …

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LGBT Groups Applaud Obama’s Support For Laws That Ban “Ex-Gay” Torture

GLSEN Studies conducted by major mental health organizations and personal testimony from lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth have shown that conversion therapy can create dangerous and even life-threatening effects, including depression, decreased self-esteem, substance abuse and suicidal behavior. We are thrilled that President Obama will call for an end to the use of conversion therapy on minors. It is …

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BREAKING: White House Supports Bans On “Ex-Gay” Torture Of LGBT Youth

In December 2014 transgender teen Leelah Alcorn threw herself into traffic after writing a suicide note describing how her parents forced her to undergo “ex-gay” torture. Leelah’s death brought national attention to “ex-gay” torture therapy and spawned a petition to the White House which demands a federal ban on such abuses. After receiving more than 120,000 signatures, tonight White House …

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IOWA: Senate Votes To Bans “Ex-Gay” Torture, But Bill Will Likely Fail In House

Via the Des Moines Register: Iowa mental health professionals would be banned from trying to change the sexual orientation of gay patients younger than 18 under a bill approved on a straight party line vote Tuesday by the Iowa Senate. Senate File 334 was passed 26-24. All Democrats voted in favor. All Republicans voted no. The bill now heads to …

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OREGON: House Votes Overwhelmingly To Ban “Ex-Gay” Torture Of Minors

Via the Associated Press: The Oregon House has voted to outlaw a therapy that purports to change the sexual orientation or gender identity of young people. The bill would make it illegal for social workers or licensed mental health professionals such as psychologists or psychiatrists to practice what’s called conversion therapy on children younger than 18. Laws banning the therapy …

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COLORADO: House Passes “Ex-Gay” Ban

The battle in the state Senate is expected to be tough.

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COLORADO: “Ex-Gay” Torture Ban Advances In State House Committee

From the Associated Press: Colorado mental health professionals would be barred from practicing gay conversation therapy with minors under a bill given initial approval Friday by the state House. The House advanced the bill on an unrecorded voice vote. A final vote this week could send the proposal to the more conservative Senate, where its chances were less clear. The …

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Inside An “Ex-Gay” Torture Camp

Vice reports: Regardless of a nationwide battle toward the acceptance of same­-sex marriage and equal rights for gay people, conversion therapy is still a problem, and it’s being practiced every single day in the United States and throughout the world. In this special report, VICE gets exclusive access to one of the hundreds of gay-conversion-therapy organizations, groups, and sessions in …

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OKLAHOMA: Bill To Prohibit Regulation Of Ex-Gay Torture Advances In House

With an eye on what has happened in California and New Jersey, today an Oklahoma House committee approved state Rep. Sally Kern’s bill to prohibit the state from regulating “ex-gay” torture therapy. Kern, the chair of the committee, claims her bill is the first of its kind in the nation. Her bill is expected to face strong opposition before the …

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VIRGINIA: Gay Man Fires Back At Ex-Gay Crackpots With Billboard Of His Own

Remember the PFOX billboard in Virginia? Remember their humiliation when it turned out that the model on their billboard, Kyle Roux, not only isn’t a twin but is proudly gay? It gets even better: Roux thinks that PFOX, which has since taken down the billboard, purchased the photos of him from a stock photography site. Legally, he said, there’s not …

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