Oregon’s Gov. Bans Conversion Therapy
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown Monday signed into law House Bill 2307, which bans the use of so-called conversion therapy on minors.
The bill passed the Oregon Senate earlier this month by a vote of 21-3, after passing the House in March. Oregon now joins California, New Jersey, and the District of Columbia in outlawing the scientifically discredited therapy, which attempts to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity.
The practice, sometimes called “ex-gay” or “reparative” therapy, has been denounced as ineffective and harmful by every major mental health organization in the nation, and by President Obama and other top federal officials.
The Oregon law, which includes protections against efforts to change a transgender person's identity, prohibits licensed therapists from attempting to change a minor’s sexual orientation or gender identity, “including attempting to change behaviors or expressions of self or to reduce sexual or romantic attractions or feelings toward individuals of the same gender.”
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http://www.advocate.com/ex-gay-therapy/2015/05/19/oregon-s-bisexual-gov-bans-conversion-therapy
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I'm thinking there's no need to point out she's bisexual, Oregon being the progressive state I'm so proud to call my home. But hey, as our state motto says, "She Flies with Her Own Wings."
Yes indeedy!
