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Title: D.C. Council approves bill to ban conversion therapy on LGBT youth
Post by: suzifrommd on December 02, 2014, 06:57:39 PM
Post by: suzifrommd on December 02, 2014, 06:57:39 PM
D.C. Council approves bill to ban conversion therapy on LGBT youth
Tuesday, December 2, 2014
http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2014/12/d-c-council-approves-bill-to-ban-conversion-therapy-on-lgbt-youth/ (http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2014/12/d-c-council-approves-bill-to-ban-conversion-therapy-on-lgbt-youth/)
The D.C. Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a bill to prohibit LGBT youth from undergoing gay-to-straight conversion therapy.
When signed into law, the District of Columbia will become the third jurisdiction — behind California and New Jersey — to pass legislation protecting LGBT youth from practices that have been determined to cause severe depression and even suicide.
Tuesday, December 2, 2014
http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2014/12/d-c-council-approves-bill-to-ban-conversion-therapy-on-lgbt-youth/ (http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2014/12/d-c-council-approves-bill-to-ban-conversion-therapy-on-lgbt-youth/)
The D.C. Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a bill to prohibit LGBT youth from undergoing gay-to-straight conversion therapy.
When signed into law, the District of Columbia will become the third jurisdiction — behind California and New Jersey — to pass legislation protecting LGBT youth from practices that have been determined to cause severe depression and even suicide.
Title: Re: D.C. Council approves bill to ban conversion therapy on LGBT youth
Post by: Jill F on December 02, 2014, 08:26:30 PM
Post by: Jill F on December 02, 2014, 08:26:30 PM
Conversion therapy is a truly despicable thing that had ought to be banned on a nationwide level as far as minors are concerned. My wife was one of the lawyers who helped get it banned in CA, but there are a lot of other states where it will be more of an uphill battle. The Bible belt may take decades if this is not done nationwide.