All posts tagged "counselors"
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Fairfax County Schools Reject Anti-Trans “Model Policies”
Fairfax joins Arlington in rejecting the Virginia DOE's discriminatory "model policies" for how schools should treat transgender students.
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North Carolina Republicans want to force teachers to “out” trans students to their parents
North Carolina lawmakers are pushing several anti-trans health care bills, including one that would force teachers to "out" trans students.
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Equality Virginia urges supporters to express support for regulations banning conversion therapy
Equality Virginia, the commonwealth’s top LGBTQ organization, is urging its supporters to take some time to get in some last-minute comments on proposed professional regulations...
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Mormon Church says it opposes conversion therapy, but is concerned about rule to limit it
Governor Gary Herbert says clarifying language to protect religious advisers could be added to allay church's concerns
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Richmond City Council passes non-binding resolution condemning conversion therapy
The Richmond City Council has passed a non-binding resolution condemning the use of conversion therapy both within the city limits and across the commonwealth of...
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Anti-gay group asks Supreme Court to overturn New Jersey’s ban on conversion therapy
A prominent anti-LGBTQ religious group is seeking to overturn New Jersey’s ban on conversion therapy and other similar bans throughout the country. Earlier this month,...
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Massachusetts House passes ban on youth conversion therapy
The Massachusetts House of Representatives has passed a bill prohibiting therapists and counselors from subjecting LGBTQ youth to attempts to change their sexual orientation or...
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New Hampshire Senate votes to ban conversion therapy
The New Hampshire State Senate has passed a bill that would ban therapy attempting to change the sexual orientation or gender identity of minors who...
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Virginia Republicans kill attempt to ban conversion therapy on minors
Advocates hope petition drive expressing support for House version of bill will make lawmakers reconsider their opposition
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Tennessee plans to beef up its anti-gay counselor exemption bill
Not content to have passed an anti-LGBT law last year, Tennessee lawmakers are trying to add additional teeth to the measure to ensure it’s as...
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Study that claimed no one is born LGBT was “a political act, not an academic act”
A highly-cited study finding no genetic link to LGBT identity may be politically motivated
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New online poll finds Tennesseans divided over therapist exemption bill
A new poll shows Volunteer State residents are more closely divided than previously thought over a new Tennessee law that allows mental health counselors and...
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Second convention pulls out of Nashville over anti-LGBT law
Centers for Spiritual Living says therapist exemption bill violates its principles of equality for all
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ACA pulls 2017 national conference over Tennessee counseling exemption bill
The largest counseling association in the world has announced it has canceled its 2017 conference scheduled for Nashville in response to Tennessee’s recently passed counseling...
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Tennessee governor signs therapist exemption bill into law
In a victory for religious conservatives, Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam (R) signed into law a bill that allows licensed counselors and therapists to refuse to...
