Why This Straight Grandpa Wants to Ban Conversion Therapy

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Why This Straight Grandpa Wants to Ban Conversion Therapy

http://www.advocate.com/commentary/2016/3/18/why-straight-grandpa-wants-ban-conversion-therapy

The Advocate.com
By Mike Honda
March 18 2016 6:41 AM EDT

A young man stands in a room, swinging a tennis racket into a pillow as hard as he can, gripping the racket until his hands bleed. Every strike is joined by the scream of "Mom!" as the racket impacts the effigy of the boy's mother.

Unfortunately, this is not fiction; it is one of the pseudo-scientific methods used in the underground practice of so-called conversion therapy. It is just one of the ineffective, harmful practices aimed at attempting to "change" a person's sexual orientation or gender identity.
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Thank You Rep. Honda for your continued support and work to ban this travesty called "therapy."