Sentences with phrase «ban gay conversion therapy»
Since the equality vote Hoylman, Assemblywoman Deborah Glick (D - Manhattan) and a host of other Democratic legislators have tried to pass GENDA, a bill guaranteeing protections for non-gender-conforming individuals, and a bill to ban gay conversion therapy — a debunked process by which therapists use talk therapy, apply shock treatment or treat the individual as though they suffer an addiction akin to alcohol or drug dependence.
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«Every mental health organization in the country disapproves of conversion therapy,» said Shurka, 29, a New York City resident who travels the country to lobby for efforts to ban gay conversion therapy as part of the #BornPerfect campaign.
New York State Legislator Burke's not - so - subtle reference to the vice president - elect would ban gay conversion therapy for minors within Erie County.
The New York Senate has blocked two bills passed by the Assembly last week — one banning gay conversion therapy for minors, as well as the Gender Expression Nondiscrimination Act (GENDA).
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Manhattan Democratic Sen. Brad Hoylman, the Senate's only openly gay member and sponsor of a bill aimed at banning conversion therapy, praised the effort to curtail one of «the biggest consumer frauds in history.»
Maryland's House yesterday passed a ban on gay conversion therapy for minors 95 - 27 which had already passed the Senate.
Gay conversion therapy is the latest high - profile legislation that Christie has addressed in recent days, the others dealing with medical marijuana and his veto of a bill that would ban certain guns.
Erie County legislators Thursday banned a controversial technique called gay conversion therapy.
Languishing in the Senate are bills to ban toxic chemicals in children's toys and outlaw gay conversion therapy for minors.
The New York City Council approved a gay conversion therapy ban, which is currently awaiting the mayor's signature.
On Feb. 16, 2016, Cuomo issued a set of regulations banning public and private insurers from covering gay conversion therapy.
«Every member of the Independent Democratic Conference supports GENDA and the ban on gay conversion therapy.
Advocates and Democrats have tried for years to pass the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (GENDA)-- legislation granting protections in law to gender - nonconforming individuals — and a ban on gay - conversion therapy.
A national action organization called CREDO has launched a petition that asks citizens to tell Congress being gay is not an illness and they want them to pass the legislation to ban conversion therapy.
The Associated Press reports: Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has signed a bill to prohibit health professionals from practicing «gay conversion therapy» on minors, as a growing number of states and municipalities are banning the practice.