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• IS GAY CONVERSN THERAPY LEGAL?
• GAY CONVERSN THERAPY IS STILL LEGAL 41 STAT
• PRAYER AND PA: WHY GAY NVERSN THERAPY IS STILL LEGAL SPE DANGERS
• WHY ARE GAY NVERSN PRACTIC STILL LEGAL THE UK?
• CONVERSN THERAPY IS ILLEGAL THE 19 STATTHE FIGHT TO END NVERSN THERAPY IS {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY SAM MANZELLAAPRIL 3, 2019/9:46 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:3527PX;WIDTH:5291PX;}GETTY IMAGDEPRSED TEENAGE BOY WH UNED STAT FLAG AND A PRI FLAGBY SAM MANZELLAAPRIL 3, 2019 / 9:46 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"CONVERSN THERAPY IS ILLEGAL THE 19 STAT","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2019-04-03T13:46:15.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2019-04-03T13:46:15.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"SAM MANZELLA","KEYWORDS":"CONVERSN THERAPY","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DPE FILMS LIKE BOY ERASED AND THE MISTN OF CAMERON POST SHEDDG LIGHT ON THE HORRORS OF SO-LLED "NVERSN THERAPY," WHICH CLAIMS TO BE ABLE TO CHANGE ONE'S SEXUAL ORIENTATN OR GENR INTY, THE PRACTICE IS STILL LEGALLY RRIED OUT BY LICENSED HEALTH RE PROVIRS (AND RELIG GROUPS, WHO ARE LARGELY EXEMPT OM SUCH LAWS) MOST OF THE UNED {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BELOW, LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW AND WHEN NVERSN THERAPY WAS OUTLAWED DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS AN ONGOG LIST AND WILL BE UPDATED WH NEW ENTRI AS THE FIGHT TO END NVERSN THERAPY NTU {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NEW YORKGOTHAM/GETTY IMAGNEW YORK, NY - JUNE 24: SANDRA LEE (L) AND NEW YORK CY GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMO ATTEND THE 2018 NEW YORK CY PRI MARCH ON JUNE 24, 2018 NEW YORK CY. (PHOTO BY GOTHAM/GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN JANUARY 2019, NEW YORK BEME THE 15TH STATE THE U.S. TO BAN LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH RE PROVIRS OM PRACTICG NVERSN THERAPY. THE BAN WAS PASSED TANM WH THE GENR EXPRSN NON-DISCRIMATN ACT (GENDA), WHICH MAK GENR INTY A PROTECTED CLASS UNR NEW YORK'S HUMAN RIGHTS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MARYLANDGETTY IMAGBALTIMORE HOM AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MARYLAND ALSO BANNED THE PRACTICE MAY 2018, AND THE BILL WAS EVEN SIGNED TO LAW BY A REPUBLIN OFFICIAL, GOV. LARRY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NEW MEXIGETTY IMAGALBUQUERQUE IS THE LARGT CY THE STATE OF NEW MEXI, UNED STAT. ALBUQUERQUE IS KNOWN FOR S PLEASANT SCENERY, SOUTHWTERN CUISE AND INTERNATNAL BALLOON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BACK APRIL 2017, NEW MEXI'S REPUBLIN ERNOR SIGNED A BILL TO LAW PREVENTG HEALTH RE PROFSNALS OM NDUCTG THE PRACTICE ON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}RHO ISLANDGETTY IMAGACROSS THE RIVER PROVINCE, RI. {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE OCEAN STATE ALSO BANNED NVERSN THERAPY 2017, WHEN GOV. GA RAIMONDO APPROVED A BILL RTRICTG THE PRACTICE FOR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DELAWAREGETTY IMAGDELAWARE LEGISLATIVE HALL, DOVER, DELAWARE, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN JULY 2018, DELAWARE OFFICIALLY PROHIBED NVERSN THERAPY FOR LGBTQ YOUTH, SCRIBG THE PRACTICE AS "UNPROFSNAL NDUCT" FOR LICENSED MEDIL AND MENTAL HEALTH PROFSNALS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NEW HAMPSHIREGETTY IMAGAFTERNOON SUNLIGHT SH ON NORTH CHURCH ON CONGRS STREET DOWNTOWN PORTSMOUTH, NEW {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}REPUBLIN GOV. CHRIS SUNUNU SIGNED A BILL BANNG NVERSN THERAPY FOR MORS NEW HAMPSHIRE JUNE 2018. (IN THE SAME LEGISLATIVE SSN, SUNUNU ALSO EXPAND THE STATE'S NONDISCRIMATN PROTECTNS TO CLU GENR INTY AS A PROTECTED CLASS.){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WASHGTONGETTY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LAST MARCH, WASHGTON STATE OUTLAWED THE PRACTICE FOR LGBTQ MORS. ACRDG TO THE SEATTLE TIM, GOV. JAY INSLEE LIKENED NVERSN THERAPY TO "CHILD ABE." "WE HAVE ALWAYS BELIEVED CIVIL RIGHTS OUR STATE,” HE SAID. “WE BELIEVE TOLERANCE FOR ALL.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NEVADAGETTY IMAGA STOCK PHOTO OF THE WORLD FAMO LAS VEGAS STRIP CY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE SILVER STATE BANNED THE PRACTICE FOR YOUTH BACK JULY 2017, MAKG ILLEGAL FOR LICENSED HEALTH RE PROVIRS TO ADMISTER NVERSN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CONNECTICUTGETTY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ALSO MAY 2017, CONNECTICUT TOOK A STAND AGAST NVERSN THERAPY, BANNG TO PROTECT LGBTQ MORS STATEWI. THE BILL THAT EVENTUALLY BEME LAW EVEN GARNERED BIPARTISAN SUPPORT CONNECTICUT'S STATE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HAWAIIGETTY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN MAY 2018, HAWAII OFFICIALLY PROHIBED LICENSED MEDIL PROVIRS OM PERFORMG NVERSN THERAPY ON LGBTQ {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"OVERWHELMG SCIENTIFIC REARCH HAS SHOWN THAT ’NVERSN THERAPY’ IS NOT EFFECTIVE AND EQUENTLY HAS LASTG, HARMFUL PSYCHOLOGIL IMPACTS ON MORS,” GOV. DAVID IGE TOLD HAWAIIAN NEWS NOW. “THIS PRACTICE IS NEHER MEDILLY NOR ETHILLY APPROPRIATE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}VERMONTGETTY IMAGVERMONT STATEHOE MONTPELIER, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BERNIE SANRS' HOME STATE OUTLAWED NVERSN THERAPY ALL THE WAY BACK MAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}OREGONDJAMBEL UNKOV/GETTY IMAG[UNVERIFIED CONTENT] PARTICIPANTS PEDDLE AND RI RICKSHAW BICYCL AT THE PORTLAND GAY PRI PARA PORTLAND, OREGON. THEY WEAR RABOW LEIS TO SHOW SUPPORT FOR GAY RIGHTS DURG GAY PRI {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}OREGON WAS AMONG THE FIRST THREE STAT THE U.S. TO BAN THE DISCREDED PRACTICE, APPROVG A LAW TO PROTECT LGBTQ YOUTH OM NVERSN THERAPY MAY 2015, ACRDG TO CNN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ILLOISKAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP/GETTY IMAGPEOPLE CELEBRATE THE 48TH ANNUAL GAY AND LBIAN PRI PARA ON JUNE 25, 2017 CHIGO, ILLOIS. / AFP PHOTO / KA KRZACZYNSKI (PHOTO CRED SHOULD READ KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP/GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LAWMAKERS THE PRAIRIE STATE ALSO OUTLAWED NVERSN THERAPY FOR QUEER MORS 2015, G S IMPOSSIBLE-TOP-PROVE TRACK RERD OF ACTUALLY BEG "SUCCSFUL" TO ARGUE THAT THE PRACTICE IS NSUMER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CALIFORNIAGETTY IMAGGAY PRI MOVEMENT FLAG ON A STREET OF SAN FRANCIS, CALIFORNIA, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LAWMAKERS THE GOLN STATE OUTLAWED NVERSN THERAPY FOR MORS BACK 2012. MORE RECENTLY, DEMOCRATS THE CALIFORNIA STATE LEGISLATURE HAVE TRIED TO PH FORWARD LEGISLATN THAT WOULD BAN E OF THE PRACTICE ON LGBTQ PEOPLE OF ALL AG—A FIRST THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NEW JERSEYGETTY IMAGNEW JERSEY STATE POL BUILDG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NEW JERSEY BANNED NVERSN THERAPY ALL THE WAY BACK 2013. SCE THEN, THE BAN HAS BEEN CHALLENGED BY NSERVATIVE CHRISTIAN GROUPS, CLUDG LIBERTY COUNSEL, WHO TRIED TO GET THE SUPREME COURT TO OVERTURN THIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MASSACHETTSCHENSIYUAN VIA WIKIMEDIA (CC LICENSE 4.0){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MASSACHETTS BEME THE 16TH STATE TO BAN NVERSN THERAPY WHEN REPUBLIN GOV. CHARLIE BAKER SIGNED THE LEGISLATN TO LAW ON APRIL 8, 2019, WHICH PASSED WH OVERWHELMG MAJORI BOTH THE STATE HOE AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MAEJOEL PAGE/PORTLAND PRS HERALD VIA GETTY IMAGDAN PLOURD, OF PORTLAND, HELPS RRY A FLAG SATURDAY, JUNE 15, 2013 DURG THE ANNUAL PRI PARA PORTLAND, MAE. (PHOTO BY JOEL PAGE/PORTLAND PRS HERALD VIA GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE PE TREE STATE BARRED THE PRACTICE ON MORS ON MAY 29, 2019, WHEN DEMOCRATIC GOV. JA MILLS SIGNED A BILL TO LAW. THAT BILL HAD PREVLY PASSED THROUGH THE STATE'S LEGISLATURE WH SUPPORT OM DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLIN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}COLORADO VLATKORADOVIC/GETTY IMAGRABOW PROTT FIST ON A COLORADO BRICK WALL FLAG - ILLTRATN, BRICK WALL COLORADO AND GAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}OUT GOV. JARED POLIS SIGNED TWO PRO-LGBTQ BILLS TO LAW ON THE EVE OF THE KICKOFF TO PRI MONTH, MAY 31, 2019, ONE OF WHICH BANNED NVERSN THERAPY ON MOR. (THE OTHER MAK EASIER FOR TRANS AND GENR NON-BARY PEOPLE TO UPDATE THEIR BIRTH CERTIFIT AND OTHER STATE ISSUED IDS.) THE LAW ALSO MAK ADVERTISG NVERSN THERAPY A CEPTIVE TRA {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}UTAHGETTY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE BEEHIVE STATE'S REPUBLIN ERNOR SIGNED A LAW BANNG NVERSN THERAPY FOR LGBTQ MORS JANUARY 2020, MAKG UTAH ONE OF THE MOST NSERVATIVE STAT THE NATN TO RTRICT THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WASHGTON, D.C.GETTY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WAS ALSO AN EARLY CHAMPN FOR LGBTQ YOUTH: D.C. LAWMAKERS OUTLAWED NVERSN THERAPY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}CONVERSN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

IS GAY CONVERSN THERAPY LEGAL?

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GAY CONVERSN THERAPY IS STILL LEGAL 41 STAT

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PRAYER AND PA: WHY GAY NVERSN THERAPY IS STILL LEGAL SPE DANGERS

I thk ’s a backlash om gay marriage and gay rights and gay equaly, they’re really doublg down and the ‘ex-gay’ platform is one of their ways of rollg back, ” he said. ”A man wears a hat that says Make Ameri Gay Aga at San Francis’s LGBT pri para. Photograph: Elijah Nouvelage/RtersLast month a California urt heard a challenge om a mister to the state’s first--the-natn ban (enacted 2012 and effective 2014) on licensed therapists attemptg to change the sexual orientatn of practice gaed h attentn June when a GoFundMe page was set up to raise legal fe to extrite Sarah, a 17-year-old, om a “pray away the gay” mp east Texas where she was allegedly sent by her parents agast her “Save Sarah” mpaign raised $64, 218.

It really do take a toll on you, ” he rells a boot-mp type weekend at a retreat about an hour om Dallas where participants unrwent tense physil activy, “then they really try to break you down emotnally, ” that was particularly tough and ed him to qutn not only whether he uld change, but whether he should want bizarre and paful experienc turned him away om the procs, he said, as did beg iends wh a gay man who was happy after takg the ntrastg path of g out and acceptg his a relig hoehold, Sean Sala, 31, said he was his late teens when he went to Livg Hope, an “ex-gay” mistry the Dallas regn then affiliated wh Exod Internatnal, a work which shut down 2013 and apologised for directg “years of undue judgment” at the gay muny.

“There was a room full of teenage boys who don’t want to be gay. “There was no place my bra at all where I believed that beg gay was OK, ” Sala said.

WHY ARE GAY NVERSN PRACTIC STILL LEGAL THE UK?

”Ricky Chelette is executive director of Livg Hope, which scrib self as offerg “support and rourc for leavg homosexualy”. ”Asked if he believed some of the people he has worked wh have changed om beg gay to straight, Chelette said: “If you mean by ‘straight’ they’re no longer dog the gay practic that they may have been dog before as hookg up wh people or havg sex wh other people of the same genr, y, we’ve had people that have done that. “The practice is based on the false premise that beg lbian, gay, bisexual, or transgenr (‘LGBT’) is a mental illns or disorr ed by a velopmental ficiency, trma, and/or unmet emotnal needs, ” the plat stat.

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(PHOTO BY GOTHAM/GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN JANUARY 2019, NEW YORK BEME THE 15TH STATE THE U.S. TO BAN LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH RE PROVIRS OM PRACTICG NVERSN THERAPY. THE BAN WAS PASSED TANM WH THE GENR EXPRSN NON-DISCRIMATN ACT (GENDA), WHICH MAK GENR INTY A PROTECTED CLASS UNR NEW YORK'S HUMAN RIGHTS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MARYLANDGETTY IMAGBALTIMORE HOM AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MARYLAND ALSO BANNED THE PRACTICE MAY 2018, AND THE BILL WAS EVEN SIGNED TO LAW BY A REPUBLIN OFFICIAL, GOV. LARRY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NEW MEXIGETTY IMAGALBUQUERQUE IS THE LARGT CY THE STATE OF NEW MEXI, UNED STAT. ALBUQUERQUE IS KNOWN FOR S PLEASANT SCENERY, SOUTHWTERN CUISE AND INTERNATNAL BALLOON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BACK APRIL 2017, NEW MEXI'S REPUBLIN ERNOR SIGNED A BILL TO LAW PREVENTG HEALTH RE PROFSNALS OM NDUCTG THE PRACTICE ON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}RHO ISLANDGETTY IMAGACROSS THE RIVER PROVINCE, RI. {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE OCEAN STATE ALSO BANNED NVERSN THERAPY 2017, WHEN GOV. GA RAIMONDO APPROVED A BILL RTRICTG THE PRACTICE FOR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DELAWAREGETTY IMAGDELAWARE LEGISLATIVE HALL, DOVER, DELAWARE, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN JULY 2018, DELAWARE OFFICIALLY PROHIBED NVERSN THERAPY FOR LGBTQ YOUTH, SCRIBG THE PRACTICE AS "UNPROFSNAL NDUCT" FOR LICENSED MEDIL AND MENTAL HEALTH PROFSNALS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NEW HAMPSHIREGETTY IMAGAFTERNOON SUNLIGHT SH ON NORTH CHURCH ON CONGRS STREET DOWNTOWN PORTSMOUTH, NEW {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}REPUBLIN GOV. CHRIS SUNUNU SIGNED A BILL BANNG NVERSN THERAPY FOR MORS NEW HAMPSHIRE JUNE 2018. (IN THE SAME LEGISLATIVE SSN, SUNUNU ALSO EXPAND THE STATE'S NONDISCRIMATN PROTECTNS TO CLU GENR INTY AS A PROTECTED CLASS.){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WASHGTONGETTY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LAST MARCH, WASHGTON STATE OUTLAWED THE PRACTICE FOR LGBTQ MORS. ACRDG TO THE SEATTLE TIM, GOV. JAY INSLEE LIKENED NVERSN THERAPY TO "CHILD ABE." "WE HAVE ALWAYS BELIEVED CIVIL RIGHTS OUR STATE,” HE SAID. “WE BELIEVE TOLERANCE FOR ALL.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NEVADAGETTY IMAGA STOCK PHOTO OF THE WORLD FAMO LAS VEGAS STRIP CY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE SILVER STATE BANNED THE PRACTICE FOR YOUTH BACK JULY 2017, MAKG ILLEGAL FOR LICENSED HEALTH RE PROVIRS TO ADMISTER NVERSN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CONNECTICUTGETTY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ALSO MAY 2017, CONNECTICUT TOOK A STAND AGAST NVERSN THERAPY, BANNG TO PROTECT LGBTQ MORS STATEWI. THE BILL THAT EVENTUALLY BEME LAW EVEN GARNERED BIPARTISAN SUPPORT CONNECTICUT'S STATE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HAWAIIGETTY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN MAY 2018, HAWAII OFFICIALLY PROHIBED LICENSED MEDIL PROVIRS OM PERFORMG NVERSN THERAPY ON LGBTQ {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"OVERWHELMG SCIENTIFIC REARCH HAS SHOWN THAT ’NVERSN THERAPY’ IS NOT EFFECTIVE AND EQUENTLY HAS LASTG, HARMFUL PSYCHOLOGIL IMPACTS ON MORS,” GOV. DAVID IGE TOLD HAWAIIAN NEWS NOW. “THIS PRACTICE IS NEHER MEDILLY NOR ETHILLY APPROPRIATE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}VERMONTGETTY IMAGVERMONT STATEHOE MONTPELIER, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BERNIE SANRS' HOME STATE OUTLAWED NVERSN THERAPY ALL THE WAY BACK MAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}OREGONDJAMBEL UNKOV/GETTY IMAG[UNVERIFIED CONTENT] PARTICIPANTS PEDDLE AND RI RICKSHAW BICYCL AT THE PORTLAND GAY PRI PARA PORTLAND, OREGON. THEY WEAR RABOW LEIS TO SHOW SUPPORT FOR GAY RIGHTS DURG GAY PRI {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}OREGON WAS AMONG THE FIRST THREE STAT THE U.S. TO BAN THE DISCREDED PRACTICE, APPROVG A LAW TO PROTECT LGBTQ YOUTH OM NVERSN THERAPY MAY 2015, ACRDG TO CNN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ILLOISKAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP/GETTY IMAGPEOPLE CELEBRATE THE 48TH ANNUAL GAY AND LBIAN PRI PARA ON JUNE 25, 2017 CHIGO, ILLOIS. / AFP PHOTO / KA KRZACZYNSKI (PHOTO CRED SHOULD READ KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP/GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LAWMAKERS THE PRAIRIE STATE ALSO OUTLAWED NVERSN THERAPY FOR QUEER MORS 2015, G S IMPOSSIBLE-TOP-PROVE TRACK RERD OF ACTUALLY BEG "SUCCSFUL" TO ARGUE THAT THE PRACTICE IS NSUMER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CALIFORNIAGETTY IMAGGAY PRI MOVEMENT FLAG ON A STREET OF SAN FRANCIS, CALIFORNIA, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LAWMAKERS THE GOLN STATE OUTLAWED NVERSN THERAPY FOR MORS BACK 2012. MORE RECENTLY, DEMOCRATS THE CALIFORNIA STATE LEGISLATURE HAVE TRIED TO PH FORWARD LEGISLATN THAT WOULD BAN E OF THE PRACTICE ON LGBTQ PEOPLE OF ALL AG—A FIRST THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NEW JERSEYGETTY IMAGNEW JERSEY STATE POL BUILDG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NEW JERSEY BANNED NVERSN THERAPY ALL THE WAY BACK 2013. SCE THEN, THE BAN HAS BEEN CHALLENGED BY NSERVATIVE CHRISTIAN GROUPS, CLUDG LIBERTY COUNSEL, WHO TRIED TO GET THE SUPREME COURT TO OVERTURN THIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MASSACHETTSCHENSIYUAN VIA WIKIMEDIA (CC LICENSE 4.0){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MASSACHETTS BEME THE 16TH STATE TO BAN NVERSN THERAPY WHEN REPUBLIN GOV. CHARLIE BAKER SIGNED THE LEGISLATN TO LAW ON APRIL 8, 2019, WHICH PASSED WH OVERWHELMG MAJORI BOTH THE STATE HOE AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MAEJOEL PAGE/PORTLAND PRS HERALD VIA GETTY IMAGDAN PLOURD, OF PORTLAND, HELPS RRY A FLAG SATURDAY, JUNE 15, 2013 DURG THE ANNUAL PRI PARA PORTLAND, MAE. (PHOTO BY JOEL PAGE/PORTLAND PRS HERALD VIA GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE PE TREE STATE BARRED THE PRACTICE ON MORS ON MAY 29, 2019, WHEN DEMOCRATIC GOV. JA MILLS SIGNED A BILL TO LAW. THAT BILL HAD PREVLY PASSED THROUGH THE STATE'S LEGISLATURE WH SUPPORT OM DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLIN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}COLORADO VLATKORADOVIC/GETTY IMAGRABOW PROTT FIST ON A COLORADO BRICK WALL FLAG - ILLTRATN, BRICK WALL COLORADO AND GAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}OUT GOV. JARED POLIS SIGNED TWO PRO-LGBTQ BILLS TO LAW ON THE EVE OF THE KICKOFF TO PRI MONTH, MAY 31, 2019, ONE OF WHICH BANNED NVERSN THERAPY ON MOR. (THE OTHER MAK EASIER FOR TRANS AND GENR NON-BARY PEOPLE TO UPDATE THEIR BIRTH CERTIFIT AND OTHER STATE ISSUED IDS.) THE LAW ALSO MAK ADVERTISG NVERSN THERAPY A CEPTIVE TRA {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}UTAHGETTY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE BEEHIVE STATE'S REPUBLIN ERNOR SIGNED A LAW BANNG NVERSN THERAPY FOR LGBTQ MORS JANUARY 2020, MAKG UTAH ONE OF THE MOST NSERVATIVE STAT THE NATN TO RTRICT THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WASHGTON, D.C.GETTY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WAS ALSO AN EARLY CHAMPN FOR LGBTQ YOUTH: D.C. LAWMAKERS OUTLAWED NVERSN THERAPY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}CONVERSN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

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”Nbt believ that the massacre of 49 people at a gay nightclub Florida last month adds urgency to efforts to end a practice found on the ia that beg gay is a form of sickns. “That if reparative therapy works, if ’s a healthy thg to do and n be done… then homosexualy is a choice.

The realy is that I’d known I was gay sce I was probably ten years old, ’s not somethg I chose, ’s not somethg that was veloped out of some terrible event my childhood, ’s jt another part of my personaly, jt another part of who I am. In 2018, Thera May vowed gay nversn practic – a range of dangero and discreded ‘therapi’ that falsely claim to change a person’s sexual orientatn or genr inty or exprsn – would be banned the UK.