July 1, 2014 by Joeli Katz, Youth Issues Intern SCOTUS declines to hear case against California's conversion therapy ban California's ban on the use of conversion therapy on LGBT youth will not be challenged or overturned Read More
June 17, 2014 by Joeli Katz, Youth Issues Intern New York Assembly passes bill to ban reparative therapy for youth The New York State Assembly passed a bill to ban reparative therapy, or gay conversion therapy, for minors under age 18. Read More
December 3, 2012 by Dani Heffernan, Senior Media Strategist at GLAAD The APA Removes "Gender Identity Disorder" From Updated Mental Health Guide On Saturday, the APA approved changes to the DSM-V that removed the term "Gender Identity Disorder" (GID), which has been used previously to diagnose transgender individuals. Read More