Tag: SB 1172
Federal Appeals Court Upholds SB 1172 Protecting California’s Youth
Today the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld California SB 1172 which prohibits dangerous and disproved efforts designed to change a young person’s sexual orientation or gender expression that have proven to inflict great emotional harm.
False and Abusive Practices Aimed at “Changing” Sexual Orientation take Another Discrediting Blow
The National Association for Research & Therapy of Homosexuality, the leading anti-LGBT organization advocating for dangerous efforts that falsely attempt to change one’s sexual orientation,
GLAAD releases facts and resources for media covering so-called “ex-gay therapy”
Recent developments concerning so-called “ex-gay” programs will likely capture media attention. When reporting on this issue, it is absolutely critical that journalists provide audiences with the proper context for this discussion.
Gov. Brown Signs SB 1172 Protecting California’s Youth
California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed into law SB 1172, a bill that will put an end to dangerous and disproved efforts designed to change a young person’s sexual orientation or gender expression that have proven to inflict great emotional harm.
Nearly 50,000 People Tell CA Gov. Jerry Brown to Stop the Psychological Abuse of Children
Momentum is building in California and across the country to put an end to dangerous efforts designed to change a young person’s sexual orientation or gender expression that have proven to inflict great emotional harm and have resulted in suicide.
Urges CA Gov. Brown to Support Bill Banning Use of Dangerous Therapies on LGBT Young People
Today the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organisation, sent a letter to California Governor Jerry Brown urging him to support SB 1172, a bill prohibiting therapists from harming youth by subjecting them to dangerous efforts that purport to change one’s sexual orientation.