Bill Prohibiting Gay-To-Straight Therapy Passes In D.C.

Bill Prohibiting Gay-To-Straight Therapy Passes In D.C. | The Daily Caller:
"Washington, D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray signed legislation banning any form of therapy which purports to help gay youth transition to straight on Monday, according to the Human Rights Campaign.
The legislation, termed The Conversation Therapy for Minors Prohibition Amendment Act, was originally passed by the city council without objection on Dec. 2, rendering Washington, D.C. the first city to ban the practice.
New Jersey and California are two states with similar prohibitions.
Similar legislation has been unsuccessfully proposed in over 12 other states.
Licensed mental health providers will no longer be able to offer sexual orientation change therapy to minors in Washington, D.C., based on the bill authored by Councilmember Mary Cheh.
Supporters of the bill claimed that no major medical association endorses conversion therapy.
Some even accused mental health practitioners of lying to families and abusing their power."