D.C. Bans Conversion Therapy for Gay Teenagers

Washington, D.C. joins California and New Jersey as the only places in America to outlaw the practice

Washington, D.C.’s city council voted Tuesday to ban a controversial therapy practice that aims to convert gay teens into heterosexuals.

The bill, which passed unanimously, forbids licensed mental health professionals from influencing minors with “efforts to change behaviours, gender identity or expression, or to reduce or eliminate sexual or romantic attractions or feelings toward a person of the same sex or gender.” Only California and New Jersey have similar bans in place, the Washington Post reports. The move adds another victory for gay rights as federal judges continued to strike down several states’ same-sex marriage bans this year.

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