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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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U.S. Supreme Court rejects challenge to N.J. ban on gay conversion therapy
The justices did not comment on their order Monday, which followed similar action last year that left California’s therapy ban in place.
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Appeals court upholds decision to dismiss suit challenging N.J. conversion therapy ban
A judge’s decision to dismiss a lawsuit challenging New Jersey’s ban on gay conversion therapy was upheld Monday by a federal appeals court.
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Chris Christie defends Indiana governor on religious freedom law
Christie, in his first remarks on the subject in an interview with The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday, focused on defending Pence: “I know Mike Pence, and he’s got nothing but love in his heart for people.”
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Lesbian couple in New Jersey again locked in legal battle with sperm donor
When Sheena and Tiara Yates decided they wanted to have a second child, the lesbian couple sought out a sperm donor and drew up a contract in which the man agreed to give up his paternity rights – a measure they believed would spare them a second custody battle with a donor.
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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.