California, September 30, 2012:
Today, California became the first state to ban "gay cure" therapy for kids. This is therapy that tries to turn thought ot be gay kids, straight. Gov. Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 1172, which prohibits children under age 18 from undergoing “sexual orientation change efforts.” The law goes into effect Jan. 1 and prohibits state-licensed therapists from engaging in these practices with minors.
I think it's great that California has this ban in effect. I am actually shocked however, that more states don't already have a similar ban in place. I hope more states will follow their lead and create one. I think we are probably closest to this in the northern states because they tend to be more tolerant than the south. The south will definitely not have any laws in favor of gay marriage any time soon.
Besides the fact that this kind of therapy is allowed, the idea that parents would actually take their kids to therapy to make them straight is appalling. I can't even imagine the psychological damage that the child would endure from this. First of all, they wouldn't all of a sudden become straght. Secondly, they are basically being told by the people that are supposed to love them unconditionally that they are not good enough the way they are and they need to change themselves so people will like them better. These kinds of parents just make me really sad for the kids that are not being accepted for no reason at all.
http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/09/30/14159337-california-becomes-first-state-in-nation-to-ban-gay-cure-therapy-for-children?lite
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