Articles about Conversion Therapy

17 April 2013
US: Appeals court to hear arguments around constitutionality of California ‘gay cure’ ban 8 The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals is on Wednesday to hear arguments around California's law prohibiting "gay cure" therapy, as administered by mental health professionals.
11 April 2013
Video: Gay son of leading ‘conversion therapist’ talks about coming out to him 8 The gay son of one of the first therapists to write on "gay cure", therapy has spoken about about coming out, saying it was difficult, but that he managed to overcome the issue with his father.
22 March 2013
US: New Jersey Governor announces opposition to ‘gay cure’ therapy 7 The Governor or New Jersey has official announced his opposition to gay conversion therapy, after previously saying he had been undecided on the issue.
22 December 2012
US court suspends California’s ban on therapies to turn gay teenagers straight 28 A three-judge panel in the Ninth US Circuit Court of Appeals has suspended the implementation of a new law banning therapists offering treatment to young gay people to turn themselves straight.
4 December 2012
California: Judge blocks new ban on ‘gay cure therapy for young people 32 A federal judge has temporarily blocked California from a new law that bans licensed psychotherapists from attempting to change the sexual orientation of young people.
1 December 2012
US: Gay “conversion therapy” advocates seek injunction to halt ban in California 19 The yet to be implemented law banning discredited "gay cure" therapy in the state of California has been challenged by a Christian legal group, which said it violates privacy, and freedom of speech.
30 November 2012
US: Rabbinical Council of America does not endorse gay “cure” conversion therapy 1 The Rabbinical Council of America has taken steps to re-iterate a statement made last year, in which it said it did not support the "conversion therapy" provided by a New Jersey based group.
2 October 2012
UK: BACP warns against gay conversion therapy 16 Britain's largest professional body of psychotherapists has warned its members against attempting to "convert" gay people, after discovering practitioners were still offering the "treatment".
31 May 2012
California senate approves ban on ‘gay cure’ therapy for minors 10 The Californian state senate last night approved a bill to ban the use of so-called conversion therapies on minors which attempt to alter their sexual orientation.
30 May 2012
Californian ban on ‘gay cures’ for minors may see senate vote today 17 A bill at California's state legislature which would ban attempts to turn gay minors straight through therapy and require adults to be informed of the unproven effectiveness of such treatments is expected to be voted on at the senate later today.
28 May 2012
Christian ‘gay cure’ therapist loses appeal 85 A Christian psychotherapist lost her appeal last week against a ruling by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy that her behaviour in offering to therapeutically change a patient's sexuality was negligent.
9 May 2012
California set to pass a bill to ban ‘conversion therapies’ 37 In a bill that is the first of its kind, California looks set to partially ban so-called 'conversion' or 'reparative' therapy that claims to 'wean people off' their homosexuality.
24 April 2012
California pushes for a partial ban on ‘gay conversion therapies’ 27 A bill passing through Californian Senate seeks to ban so-called 'reparative therapy' for gay men and women below the age of 18, and would force psychiatrists to inform older patients of the many mental and physical harms such 'therapies' might cause.
27 September 2011
French smartphone app ‘tells mothers if their son is gay’ 39 A new app for Android smartphones claims it can tell anxious mothers whether their son is gay.
21 January 2011
Gay journalist accuses Christian therapist of smearing his name over ‘intimidation claims’ 72 The professional trial of a Christian therapist who tried to 'convert' a gay man has been halted after a witness was allegedly intimidated, Christian campaigners say.
17 February 2010
Anti-gay cure group to protest outside Christian convention 53 Gay campaigners are to protest outside a gay cure conference in Northern Ireland this weekend.
10 February 2010
Campaign launched to expose ex-gay therapists 46 A gay journalist who went undercover to expose the methods of gay conversion therapists is organising a campaign to stamp out the controversial therapy.

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