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Illinois gay conversion therapy ban passes House, moves to Senate
Source: chicago tribune.
"I have teenagers, and they have pretty fragile self-esteem without being told they're diseased, just by being who they are," said sponsoring Rep. Kelly Cassidy, D-Chicago, who first brought legislation banning gay conversion therapy for minors in 2014. (E. Jason Wambsgans, Chicago Tribune 2011)
Read more: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-gay-conversion-therapy-met-20150519-story.html#page=1
busting w pride at my rep, kelly cassidy, the point person on marriage equality in illinois, scoring yet again.
it should pass the senate, but will rauner sign it?
we shall see.
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Illinois gay conversion therapy ban passes House, moves to Senate (Original Post)
mopinko
May 2015
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shenmue
(38,584 posts)1. Hope it passes
mopinko
(73,421 posts)2. the senate should be the easy part.
the governor better sign it if he wants to get anything done in springfield.
sheshe2
(96,618 posts)3. Bravo Kelly Cassidy.
"I have teenagers, and they have pretty fragile self-esteem without being told they're diseased, just by being who they are," said sponsoring Rep. Kelly Cassidy, D-Chicago, who first brought legislation banning gay conversion therapy for minors in 2014. (E. Jason Wambsgans, Chicago Tribune 2011)
Thank you mopinko!
I too hope it is signed.
