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New York passes Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (GENDA) and legislation banning “conversion therapy”

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  1. clerical_terrors
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    Banning Conversion Therapy seems long overdue, the fact that it is still considered viable by some despite so much mounting evidence that it is both ineffective and deeply harmful is depressing....

    Banning Conversion Therapy seems long overdue, the fact that it is still considered viable by some despite so much mounting evidence that it is both ineffective and deeply harmful is depressing. Kudos to NY for getting that.

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  2. croc
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    Just came to say that I was honestly surprised to see that Conversion Therapy even existed still here in the US. My first thought after that: In how many US states is Conversion Therapy still...

    Just came to say that I was honestly surprised to see that Conversion Therapy even existed still here in the US.

    My first thought after that: In how many US states is Conversion Therapy still practices?

    Quick google search: Wikipedia states that only 15 states, the District of Columbia, and 43 counties, municipalities and communities have banned Conversion Therapy.

    5 states banned it in 2018 and 20 counties, municipalities and communities banned it in 2018.
    I'm only guessing the trend will continue on into 2019.

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