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Bill prohibiting ‘ex-gay’ therapy for minors called ‘fascism, ex-gay bashing’
REEDVILLE, Va. — A new bill making its way through the California state legislature that would ban “ex-gay” reparative therapy for minors, has been called “fascism and ex-gay bashing” by the head of an “ex-gay” advocacy group.
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California state Senate approves bill to ban ‘ex-gay’ therapy
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California State Senate today approved a bill designed to limit the ability of mental health providers in California to engage in dangerous sexual orientation change efforts (sometimes referred to as “ex-gay therapy,” “conversion therapy” or “reparative therapy”).
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It is Time to Ban Reparative Therapy
Reparative therapy, which seeks to “cure” homosexuality, is a destructive form of consumer fraud, where avaricious practitioners try to profit off their victims by instilling a deep sense of shame and guilt. There is not one shard of evidence supporting such efforts, while there is a long trail of blood and tears from the human casualties who bought into the lie that they were abnormal and needed to be converted into heterosexuals…
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California Senate committee advances bill to limit reparative therapy
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Legislation designed protect LGBT minors from what critics charge is harmful and ineffective ex-gay therapy, advanced through a California state Senate Committee on Monday.
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Psychiatrist behind controversial ‘ex-gay’ study retracts original claims
In a move that serves as a significant blow to “ex-gay” programs and anti-gay organizations, Dr. Robert Spitzer has repudiated his much-criticized 2001 study that claimed some “highly motivated” homosexuals could go from gay to straight.
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Lesbian chef awarded $1.6 million from ‘pray away the gay’ boss
NEW YORK — A jury in New York has award $1.6 million to to a lesbian chef who accused restaurateur Edward Globokar of forcing her to participate in prayer meetings at Mary Ann’s, a Mexican restaurant in New York City’s Tribeca neighborhood.
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Anti-gay preacher Damon Thompson abruptly gone from ministry position
HAMILTON, Ala. — There was much weeping and gnashing of teeth among supporters of The Ramp ministry in Hamilton Sunday night as it became evident that ‘Prophet’ Damon Thompson had either left or been removed from the ministry.
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The Top 10 Ex-Gay Stories of 2011
In June, I penned a column, “The Fall of the Ex-Gay Myth,” which predicted that so-called “ex-gay” programs would crumble from internal rot. “It’s time for the discredited ‘ex-gay’ myth to simply go away and be rightfully viewed as an experiment that was tried and failed,” I wrote at the time. In the months since this column was written the decline of these “pray away the gay” organizations has only accelerated.
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Australian Member of Parliament suggests: If you’re gay, ‘grow out of it’
Fiona Simpson, a member of the Queensland Parliament, who is actively seeking a ministerial position in a Liberal National Party government that would entail responsibilities for community services and women’s services agencies, is being criticized for a 2002 speech where she said that “people can grow out of the homosexual lifestyle thanks to efforts by “compassionate” support groups” such as Exodus Ministries International.
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Of all the ‘ex-gay’ ministries, John Smid’s ‘was the most cult-like’
For decades, John Smid had been the leader of Love in Action, the infamous “ex-gay” ministry that took away the underwear of clients if the undergarments appeared too gay. The strict Memphis-based ministry also used an egg timer in the bathroom to make sure its clients would not masturbate while showering.