Articles about Jerry Brown

7 May 2013
US: Supporters of ‘gay cure’ therapy call for new hearing on New Jersey bill to ban it 9 Supporters of controversial "gay conversion" therapy in the US state of New Jersey, are calling for a bill to ban it to be subject to a new Senate hearing.
26 April 2013
US: Bill to ban ‘ex-gay’ therapy to be introduced in New York 3 Two Democratic Senators in the US state of New York have announced plans to introduce legislation to outlaw the practice of controversial "gay 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.
3 January 2013
California’s governor seeks to restore gay ‘cure’ ban 7 California Governor Jerry Brown has now appealed a court injunction that has so far prevented the enforcement of a new law designed to ban gay conversion therapy for children.
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.
5 December 2012
Confusion for California’s gay ‘cure’ ban after judges issue opposite rulings 9 For the second time in two days, a federal judge in California has issued a decision on the state's new law prohibiting licensed psychotherapists from trying to change the sexual orientation of gay minors.
29 November 2012
California representative calls on US Congress to ban gay ‘cure’ treatments for kids 3 California Democratic Representative Jackie Speier has introduced a resolution in the US Congress calling for a ban on gay conversion therapy for minors.
5 October 2012
California: Second lawsuit filed against gay ‘cure’ ban 26 A second federal lawsuit has been filed seeking to overturn California's new ban on gay conversion therapy for those under the age of 18.
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".
1 October 2012
California bans teenage gay ‘cure’ therapy 19 Campaigners and medical professionals have welcomed California Governor Jerry Brown’s decision to ban teenagers from accessing discredited treatments that seek to reject an LGBT identity.
29 August 2012
Bill to ban gay conversion ‘therapy’ may be signed into law in California 12 A groundbreaking new bill which would ban anti-gay "therapy" has passed the California Assembly and is on its way to state governor Jerry Brown.
30 March 2012
Students in California may be asked to declare sexuality when enrolling 24 Prospective students at the University of California and California State University campuses may be asked to volunteer information when applying or enrolling next year on whether they are LGBT.
15 July 2011
California governor signs bill for gay history in schools 37 California governor Jerry Brown has signed into law a bill requiring all schools to teach about the contributions of LGBT people through history.
3 November 2010
US mid-term results pose challenges and opportunities for gay rights 13 The US mid-term elections have seen the Republicans gain control of the lower house, while the Democrats held on to the Senate.

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