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California lawmakers ban therapy to ‘cure’ LGBT minors
The California Assembly on Tuesday approved a bill that would prohibit mental health providers in the state from attempting to change the sexual orientation of minors. “This, in my opinion, is an abusive practice in the guise of therapy,” said California Assembly Speaker John A. Perez, the first openly-gay man…
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