Sentences with phrase «called gay conversion therapy»

Erie County legislators Thursday banned a controversial technique called gay conversion therapy.

Kennedy was endorsed by the Stonewall Democrats of Western New York, who cited in a statement his support for the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act and for outlawing so - called gay conversion therapy.

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And now, today, he has «reluctantly» signed a bill forbidding so - called «gay conversion therapy» in his state.

In a statement, Cuomo called conversion therapy — which gay, lesbian or transgender people are counseled to change their orientation or gender identity — a «hatefully and fundamentally flawed practice.»

An executive order released on Saturday by Gov. Andrew Cuomo blocks insurance companies from covering so - called conversion therapy of gays and lesbians.

Sen. Brad Hoylman is releasing a report on the harm produced by so - called gay «conversion therapy» — a controversial method of «treating» young people in an effort to «cure» them of their preference for members of the same sex.

In advance of receiving an award from the Human Rights Campaign, Cuomo announced a series of measures intended to eliminate so - called conversion therapy, a practice that claims the ability to reverse same - sex attraction in some people but that has been widely discredited by scientists and criticized by gay - rights groups.

The federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration released a report calling for an end to the practice of «conversion therapy» for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth.

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.