Congresswoman considers new federal ban on treatment for teens’ unwanted gay attractions
'It’s time to end this abusive quackery masquerading as medicine,' says Democrat Rep. Jackie Speier.
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Articles tagged Sexual Orientation Change Efforts
Ontario bill barring therapy for teens with unwanted gay attractions passes second reading unopposed
‘We will not tolerate questionable practices that attempt to suppress people’s true identities,’ says the bill’s sponsor, New Democrat MPP Cheri DiNovo.
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Ontario health minister urges regulators to ban treatment for same-sex attractions
'This isn't treatment,' says Health Minister Eric Hoskins.
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My brief encounter with MPP Cheri DiNovo shows the bankruptcy of banning gay change therapy
DiNovo was apparently so taken aback talking to a reporter who questioned her tyrannical bill that she abruptly hung up.
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Leading Toronto psychiatrist slams ‘extremists and fanatics’ who want to ban gay change therapy
Dr. Joseph Berger says he's helped several clients with homosexual feelings to live productive, heterosexual lives.
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Ontario NDP want to ban therapy for unwanted gay attractions: Liberals claim it’s already illegal
'Gays don’t like the idea that their lifestyle is based on childhood trauma and that this trauma is treatable,' notes one expert on change therapy.
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