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Judge orders New Jersey ‘gay conversion’ nonprofit to close
A New Jersey nonprofit found to have violated consumer fraud laws for offering therapy it said would turn gays to heterosexuals must shut down, a judge ordered Friday.
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Jury in New Jersey says ‘gay conversion’ therapy was a fraud
A nonprofit organization that claimed its so-called “conversion therapy” would turn gay men straight violated the state’s consumer fraud act, a jury found Thursday in a civil trial.
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Jury to begin deliberations in New Jersey ‘gay conversion’ therapy trial
The lawsuit filed in 2012 accuses Jews Offering New Alternatives for Healing (JONAH) of violating New Jersey’s consumer fraud laws by promising to turn gays into heterosexuals.
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Head of ‘gay conversion’ therapy group testifies he believes homosexuality is a spiritual disorder
Arthur Goldberg testified he believes homosexuality is a spiritual disorder and a condition caused by emotional wounds occurring in childhood and adolescence that can be cured through a “gender-affirming” process.
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Plaintiff in lawsuit against ‘gay conversion’ practitioners describes therapy methods
One of four plaintiffs who sued a nonprofit that promised to turn them from gay to straight wept on the witness stand Wednesday as he described cutting off contact with his mother after being told she was the cause of his homosexuality.
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Jury to hear opening arguments in New Jersey ‘gay conversion’ trial
Four men and two of their mothers are suing the organization Jews Offering New Alternatives for Healing (JONAH), a nonprofit that offers “gay conversion” therapy, under New Jersey’s consumer fraud laws.
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New Jersey trial on gay conversion therapy set to begin
Jurors are expected to hear testimony this week in a lawsuit that claims a nonprofit violated state consumer fraud laws when it offered treatment it said would turn gays into heterosexuals by, among other methods, having them spend more time naked with their fathers.
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N.J. judge: Gay conversion therapy group can’t claim homosexuality is a disorder
A judge in New Jersey has ruled that claims by a gay conversion therapy group that describe homosexuality as a curable mental disorder are fraud.
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N.J. judge excludes key ‘conversion therapy’ experts in consumer fraud case
A New Jersey judge has ruled that several prominent proponents of gay-to-straight conversion therapy will not be allowed to testify in a consumer-fraud case against a conversion therapy organization.
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N.J. judge: Conversion therapy practitioners could be liable for damages
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — A judge has ruled that a New Jersey conversion therapy organization is potentially liable for the costs to repair the damage it inflicted on four young people by using discredited therapy it claimed can convert people from gay to straight.