All posts tagged "conversion therapy"
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Oregon bans gay conversion therapy for minors
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown (D), the nation’s first out bisexual governor, signed into law legislation on Monday that prohibits the practice of conversion or “reparative”...
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Supreme Court allows N.J. gay conversion therapy ban to stand
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear a challenge to a New Jersey law that prohibits the practice of conversion therapy on minors. Conversion...
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Proponents embolded by White House support for ban on conversion therapy
For Apryl Prentiss, the news out of the White House last Wednesday was a validation. That was the day the White House responded to an...
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Washington Republicans: Shock therapy bad, talk therapy good for ex-gay treatment
Washington State Republicans this week failed to strip verbal counselling, or talk therapy, from a bill which seeks to ban aversion therapy — also known as...
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White House supports banning conversion therapy for minors
— Valerie Jarrett, Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama, responding to a petition on the White House website which called for a ban on all...
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White House backs conversion therapy bans
The Obama administration on Wednesday came out in support of ending the practice of so-called “conversion” or “reparative” therapy on minors in an effort to...
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Gay “cure” camp in South Africa guilty of murdering teen
Owners of a camp in South Africa, which claimed to offer a gay “cure” have been convicted of murder after a teen in their care...
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Conversion Therapy Ban Fails in Va. House
A Virginia House of Delegates subcommittee on Wednesday dealt the final blow to hopes for a bill that would have prohibited the practice of so-called...
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Conversion Therapy Ban for Minors Dies in Virginia Senate
A bill to prohibit the practice of conversion or “reparative” therapies that seek to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity by licensed therapists...
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Virginia Lags Behind on Equality Measures
Flanked by supporters, progressive leaders and legislative allies, Equality Virginia, the commonwealth’s top LGBT rights organization, held a press conference in the General Assembly House Briefing...
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Hundreds March in Support of Trans Rights
Hundreds of people rallied at Mount Vernon Square in downtown Washington on Saturday, Jan. 10 to call for action to guarantee equal treatment and civil...
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TLC Defends My Husband’s Not Gay, which features former ex-gay activist
"TLC has long shared compelling stories about real people and different ways of life, without judgment."
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PFOX’s Pre-Emptive Strike?
LGBT advocates question veracity of ex-gay group's billboard in Virginia
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Hope Bill Targets Conversion Therapies
Amid the controversy surrounding a billboard in the Richmond area that claims that “nobody is born gay,” as well as the District of Columbia’s historic...
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Face on Ex-Gay Billboard in Virginia Belongs to Gay Man
Face on Ex-Gay Billboard in Virginia Belongs to Gay Man -- and he's not a twin
