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Judi Lynn

(160,219 posts)
Mon Oct 7, 2013, 01:21 PM Oct 2013

Ohio may be next state to ban gay conversion therapy

Source: Salon

Monday, Oct 7, 2013 11:53 AM CDT
Ohio may be next state to ban gay conversion therapy

State Sen. Charleta Tavares would like to ban the discredited practice, saying, "We don’t want to do any harm"

By Katie Mcdonough

A Democratic state legislator in Ohio would like to see her state become the next to ban so-called gay conversion therapy, and has introduced a bill to block all licensed counselors from providing the discredited “treatment” to young people.

“If they are already questioning their sexuality, we don’t want them to think there is something wrong with them that needs to be fixed,” Democratic state Sen. Charleta Tavares told the Columbus Dispatch.

“We don’t want to do any harm to a child,” she added.

As the Dispatch notes, the Ohio Psychological Association is expected to back the bill, joining groups like the American Psychological Association in condemning the practice.



Read more: http://www.salon.com/2013/10/07/ohio_may_be_next_state_to_ban_gay_conversion_therapy/

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Ohio may be next state to ban gay conversion therapy (Original Post) Judi Lynn Oct 2013 OP
what do they know about psychology daybranch Oct 2013 #1
Good for them! 7962 Oct 2013 #2
I hope they follow through and do this. Nika Oct 2013 #3

Nika

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3. I hope they follow through and do this.
Mon Oct 7, 2013, 05:03 PM
Oct 2013

It is an insult to common sense to try to brainwash someone's gender preference from them.

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