Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker Signs Law Banning Gay Cure Therapy
Massachusetts has become the 16th state to enact a ban on gay conversion therapy, as Republican governor Charlie Baker signed a bill into law. On Monday (April 8), Baker signed a bill that outlaws “sexual orientation and gender identity change efforts [for] patients less than 18 years of age.” The…
Former Conversion Therapist Says He’s ‘Choosing To Pursue Life As A Gay Man’
A Utah-based proponent of the medically denounced practice of so-called gay conversion therapy has announced that he identifies as gay. David Matheson, a practicing Mormon, told the LGBTQ nonprofit Truth Wins Out late Sunday that he has “embarked on a new life-giving path that has already started a whole new growth…
Supreme Court rejects challenge to gay conversion therapy ban
Original story from PinkNews The US Supreme Court has upheld California’s ban on so-called gay conversion therapy. An appeal to the Californian law, which bans any counselling that aims to change a child’s sexuality, was rejected today. The most populous state in the US signed into law a prohibition on the…