July 1, 2014
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
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June 30, 2014
VIDEO: GLAAD intern Jacob Rudolph gives empowering speech to kick off NYC Pride
Jacob Rudolph, GLAAD's Communications and Public Relations Intern and a young LGBT advocate who has already inspired many, gave an empowering speech in front of thousands of people at the NYC Pride Rally to kick off the weekend's pride festivities.
June 24, 2014
#BornPerfect campaign launched to end "conversion therapy" for LGBT youth across the country
The National Center for Lesbian Rights new #BornPerfect campaign aims at ending the dangerous practice of "conversion therapy" for youth in the next five years.
VIDEO: CNBC educates Gov. Rick Perry on the fact that gay people cannot be 'changed'
Gov. Rick Perry (R-TX) appeared on CNBC this morning and responded to his recent comparison of gay people to alcoholics. In the process, the former presidential candidate made everything worse by making inaccurage claims about the LGBT community, and also by creeping me out.
May 19, 2014
Snapshots: So-called "ex-gay" therapy, NYC Pride, Modern Family, and more
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May 15, 2014
Survivors tell NY Senate why they should ban ex-gay conversion "therapy"
New York Senate holds a public forum on legislation barring so-called "ex-gay therapy" for minors.
March 28, 2014
Minnesota ban on so-called "ex-gay therapy" fails to pass
Legislation that would ban so-called "ex-gay" therapy failed to pass in the Minnesota Legislature.
March 7, 2014
Washington ban on so-called "ex-gay therapy" stalls
The state of Washington is in the process of banning so-called 'gay cure conversion therapy.' This past January the bill was introduced to the Washington State Legislature.
February 13, 2014
Changing our approach to ending "gay conversion therapy," as told by the New York Times
Instead of creating new legislation that explicitly bans the practice one state at a time, Jacob M. Victor, a law student at Yale, suggested we try a different approach---making use of laws that are already in place.
December 4, 2013
Student and politician team up to ban "ex-gay therapy" for kids
Alec Fischer, a 20-year-old student at the University of Minnesota, is leading the movement to have the discredited practice of "ex-gay" (also known as "conversion" or "reparative") therapy for minors banned in his state. With help from Representative Karen Clark and more than 80,000 supporters, Alec's vision is on its way to becoming law.
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