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California Senate passes bill to ban gay conversion therapy

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  1. Puppersaregood
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    Conversion Therapy Torture The Whole thing is pseudoscience why is it even legal anywhere?

    Conversion Therapy Torture

    The Whole thing is pseudoscience why is it even legal anywhere?

    7 votes
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    musicotic
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    I think this is one of the first laws that applies to adults, but I'm not sure See this map and the Wikipedia page for the progress regarding minors.

    I think this is one of the first laws that applies to adults, but I'm not sure

    See this map and the Wikipedia page for the progress regarding minors.

    5 votes
    1. spit-evil-olive-tips
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      According to this, as of April it was legal for adults in all 50 states, so I think this is indeed the first law that applies to more than minors. It sounds like they were able to ban it for all...

      According to this, as of April it was legal for adults in all 50 states, so I think this is indeed the first law that applies to more than minors.

      It sounds like they were able to ban it for all ages by lumping it into the same legal category as other forms of quackery:

      the law would outlaw conversion therapy as a consumer protection, establishing that practitioners who claim to be able to “cure” a patient’s sexual orientation or gender identity are conducting fraudulent business practices under California’s Consumer Legal Remedies Act

      2 votes
  3. z3r0f14m3
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    All so called Youth Camps need to be abolished. At the same time I am very against having to sign to attend a camp. There has to be a middle ground.

    All so called Youth Camps need to be abolished.

    At the same time I am very against having to sign to attend a camp. There has to be a middle ground.

    1 vote