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“The minors we represent do not want to act on same-sex attractions, nor do they want to engage in such behavior. They are greatly benefiting from this counseling. Their grades have gone up, their self-esteem has improved, and their relationships at home are much improved. Legislators and judges in the state of California have essentially barged into the private therapy …

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected the attempt to block California’s law that bans “ex-gay” torture for minors. In resolving two separate legal challenges to the new law, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the arguments of a group of therapists and families who sued to block its enforcement. The three-judge panel was unanimous in upholding …

“Like many women who are sexually assaulted and later become strippers or prostitutes, [former Senator] Scott Brown probably dealt with his sexual trauma by modeling nude ten years after being mauled at a camp. Perhaps he feels that because he dealt with male-male sexual abuse his way, other men should have to figure things out on their own. “He gets …

As you probably know, earlier this summer the most infamous “ex-gay” group, Exodus International, shut down after declaring that “ex-gay” therapy is a crock of harmful bullshit that doesn’t work.  “Ex-gay” activist Christopher Doyle now says Exodus owes people like him an apology and has even written the apology letter that he feels Exodus should issue. From the letter: Dear …

Via Good As You.

Russia Today reports that the lower house of Russia’s parliament is working on a bill that would allegedly provide “ex-gay” therapy to anybody who asks for it.  David Badash ponders the possibilities at New Civil Rights Movement: The “therapy” supposedly would be anonymous and voluntary. But given Russia’s current war on the LGBT community, how long would it be before …

“Last Wednesday, New Jersey Assemblyman Tim Eustace, who sponsored the bill and is openly homosexual, bombastically compared change therapy to ‘beating a child’ and suggested the government take children seeking change away from their parents. He told Talk Radio 1210 WPHT, ‘What this does is prevent things that are harmful to people. If a parent were beating their child on …

“We are thrilled to honor Dean Staver at the First Annual Ex-Gay Pride Celebration. He has been a champion in defending the freedoms of clients who pursue counseling to overcome unwanted same-sex attractions (SSA) and has tirelessly advocated for their God-given right of self-determination and Constitutional rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. I can’t think of a …

But thanks anyway to the hundred JMG readers who sent it to me. (Seriously – don’t stop sending me your tips.)

“Governor Christie just endorsed a law that thus excludes many gay teens who wish to live in accordance with Bible-based values from the circle of care; he has outright banned chastity as a goal of counseling. His bill is not only anti-religious, anti-liberty, and anti-family, it is anti-science because it does not permit scientific knowledge to evolve in the hands …

Perhaps emboldened by the success in New Jersey, a trio of  New York state legislators are renewing the push to ban “ex-gay” therapy for minors. State Sens. Brad Hoylman (D-Manhattan), Michael Gianaris (D-Queens) and Assemblywoman Deborah Glick say New York pols should swiftly pass a similar bill they introduced earlier this year that stalled in Albany. “Conversion therapy is among …

“The new law communicates to gays and lesbians seeking to conform their lives to their values that they are second-glass [sic] citizens, without the same right to seek help that other people enjoy. It is a right of self-determination that Gov. Christie has shut down. Governor Christie’s decision today violates the individual drive of men and women who no longer …

Yesterday New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie signed the bill that bans “ex-gay” therapy for minors. And just like they’ve done in California, the Liberty Counsel will sue. “The New Jersey governor is putting himself in every counseling room, dictating what kind of counseling clients can receive,” said Mat Staver, Founder and Chairman of Liberty Counsel. “This bill provides a slippery …

Today New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will finally sign the bill that bans “ex-gay therapy” for minors. “Government should tread carefully into this area,” he said in the signing note, which was obtained by The Associated Press, “and I do so here reluctantly.” “However, I also believe that on the issues of medical treatment for children we must look to …

Back in June, Brazilian Human Rights Commissioner Marco Feliciano, who is a virulently anti-gay pastor, supported a bill that would re-legalize “gay cure” therapy, which has been banned since 1999.  The bill passed its first hurdle in a House of Deputies committee, prompting protests in several major cities, but was withdrawn the following week by its sponsor when it became …

“What I believe is that when it comes to promising or assuring someone, or causing someone to expect that they’re gong to completely eradicate a set of feelings or temptations or desires, I think that sets someone up for tremendous damage, which can cause them shame and guilt. I certainly believe we should never be offering [conversion therapy] for minors. …

“July 31, 2013 was a great day for former homosexuals in America! While the turnout was humble, the enthusiasm among those who participated in Ex-Gay Pride was immeasurable. Anti-ex-gay extremists are gleeful that ‘less than ten people showed up’…actually, by my count, nine former homosexuals (including an ex-transgender) and a half-dozen more allies came out to lobby Congress and show …

“Professor Nicholas Cummings, rather a giant in the field of psychology who gave a deposition in this case, published an op-ed Wednesday in USA Today. Some have accused Cummings of supporting damaging forms of what they call ‘reparation therapy.’ But the SPLC lawsuit originally claimed any form of sexual-orientation change therapy was necessarily fraud because it never helps people. Cummings’s …

Fewer than ten actually showed up, including Richard “Tennis Racket” Cohen and PFOX loser Greg Quinlan, but that’s not what Sandy Rios predicted on her national radio show for the American Family Association. This is their most hilarious fail since “Ex-Gay” Pride Month got canceled, but you can bet all those AFA radio listeners won’t hear about it. UPDATE: “Hip-hip …