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After initially stating that he was undecided on whether New Jersey should ban the controversial use of “gay conversion therapy,” Gov. Chris Christie said Thursday he opposed the practice, but stopped short of taking a position on a bill that would ban the therapy on LGBT youth.
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“Governor Christie does not believe in conversion therapy,” spokesman Kevin Roberts said in a statement to the New Jersey Star-Ledger. “There is no mistaking his point of view on this when you look at his own prior statements where he makes clear that people’s sexual orientation is determined at birth.”
Just one day earlier, Christie told reporters that he only knows little about the practice, which is aimed at trying to “convert” gays to become straight.
Roberts declined to say why Christie changed his opinion overnight, which came just hours after Democratic challenger Barbara Buono slammed his indecision as “disgusting,”
“Gay children don’t need to be ‘cured,’” said Buono, a state senator from Middlesex, N.J.
Earlier this week, a state Senate panel advanced a bill that would prohibit licensed therapists from performing the controversial therapy any person under the age of 18.
Christie declined to indicate whether he’ll support the bill, and said that he won’t review the legislation until the final version is passed by state’s lawmakers.
The measure, S2278, is backed by the American Psychological Association’s research; opponents say a ban would infringe on parents’ ability to do what they think is best for their children.
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better late than never! ;)
It’s a step…
…off a short pier – hope he dies
he’s getting somewhat better. Baby steps.
ill eat to that!
Since its ineffectualness has been explained to him, or since he was shown polls indicating how his ignorance could affect his popularity with voters?
I’ve always heard that praying the gay away really work…jk! Freaking joke! My wife’s brother is a therapist who initially told her being gay wasn’t a choice and then turned around and told her parents that he could get her help for her problem! It is a shame
Of course, Christie opposes “Gay Conversion”, and we do too! It does not work. He’s NOT getting somewhat better! He is getting progressively worse! I guess he is STILL EVOLVING!
I think comments hoping for him to die are unnecessary.
He’s smart enough to know that Republican opposition to gay rights is rapidly becoming a losing proposition and that if he wants to run in 2016 he’d better start sucking up to the LGBT community now.
Well he will never convert to gaydom great news. Must be election time all trying to appease gay people
A bigger flip flop then mittens
Y’all need to calm down. The whole republican party hates this guy. Seems he actually attempts to use his brain every so often on a few issues. The more that Fox News hates him, the more I like him.
steps, little or big…in the right direction are still steps in the right direction~just sayin~
Lol, he’s such an idiot.
better late than never.. but I don’t know that I could trust someone who even had to take time to think about this….it seems to me like he was just waiting to see how his decision would help or hurt his political career. I doubt he had an epiphany over night. I just don’t trust him.
oh really the same ass hat that denied marriage to loving couples in his stare. hyprocry at it,s finest
It’s better that he changed his mind rather than stay with the status quo.
Lets let him change with the times. He is changing for whatever reason and I’ll take it. I just get so tired of bad news everywhere everyday. At least this doesn’t contribute to the bad news. Much better post then if it said he supports the therapy.
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Just loving all this Repugnican sucking up. They are SO transparent. Unfortunately some people won’t figure out what’s going on and will fall for it.