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N.J. governor Chris Christie now says he opposes ‘gay conversion therapy’
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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N.J. Gov. Chris Christie undecided on proposed ban on ‘ex-gay’ therapy
STONE HARBOR, N.J. — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Wednesday that he is undecided on whether the state should ban the controversial use of “gay conversion therapy.”
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N.J. teen whose coming out went viral, testifies against conversion therapy
Jacob Rudolph, the LGBT teen from New Jersey who came out at a school awards ceremony, testified before a state Senate committee on Monday, calling for a statewide ban on gay-to-straight conversion therapy.
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N.J. senate panel advances bill to prohibit conversion therapy for gay youth
TRENTON, N.J. — A New Jersey state Senate panel on Monday advanced a bill that would prohibit licensed therapists from performing controversial therapy aimed a converting minors from gay to heterosexual.
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New Jersey Democrats to try to override veto on same-sex marriage
TRENTON, N.J. — Democratic leaders in the New Jersey Legislature will try to override Gov. Chris Christie’s same-sex marriage veto. Assemblyman Reed Gusciora of Trenton, one of two openly gay state lawmakers, says Democrats agreed to renew the push for marriage equality during a meeting Thursday. The strategy could include putting the question to voters […]
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Lawsuit claims M&M-Mars fired worker over her sexual orientation
HACKETTSTOWN, N.J. — A New Jersey woman has filed a lawsuit against candy maker M&M-Mars, alleging she was fired because she is lesbian.
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Rutgers University names new student center for Tyler Clementi
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Rutgers University has announced it has named a new student named for Tyler Clementi, a gay student who jumped to his death in 2010 after his roommate used a webcam to record Clementi in an intimate encounter with another man.
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High school senior awarded ‘class actor’ comes out in front of 300 classmates
Jacob Rudolph, a high school senior from in Parsippany, N.J., stood before 300 classmates on Friday night during his senior class awards ceremony to accept the honor of Class Actor. But Jacob’s acceptance speech revealed that his acting went deeper than a few school plays.
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Proposed legislation in N.J. would ban conversion therapy for LGBT minors
TRENTON, N.J. — A bill has been introduced that could make New Jersey the nation’s second state to impose limits on gay-to-straight “reparative,” or “conversion” therapy.
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Princeton student who challenged Scalia over anti-gay opinions only came out one month ago
The university freshman who challenged U. S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia about his comparison of laws banning homosexuality to laws banning bestiality and murder, only declared his sexual orientation publicly a month ago.