Gay-Conversion Therapy Ban Survives as Supreme Court Rejects Appeal according to : Bloomberg

Robert Oliver and Mark Heller (R) hold hands, draped in flags, as they celebrate the Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage on June 26, 2015 in West Hollywood, California. California officials urged the Supreme Court not to hear the appeal, saying the law doesn't restrict what religious leaders can say, except in the context of a state-licensed therapy session. The U.S. Supreme Court let stand a California law that bans licensed therapists from working with children to change their sexual orientation from gay to straight, rejecting an appeal that said the measure violates religious rights. The law applies to licensed doctors, psychologists, family therapists and social workers, and it subjects violators to discipline by state licensing bodies. The rebuff leaves intact a federal appeals court decision upholding California's 2012 first-of-its-kind law.




Democratic lawmakers reintroduced a bill on Tuesday that would ban conversion Therapy nationwide, a controversial practice that seeks to change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity. "So-called 'conversion therapy' isn't therapy at all," Sen. Booker said in a statement. When asked whether the GOP supports "conversion therapy," he told the AP, "It's not in the platform." Related: LGBTQ Activist Fights to End Conversion TherapyBefore President Donald Trump took office, delegates at the Republican National Convention endorsed language in the official Party platform that seemed to support conversion therapy. Alex Wong / Getty ImagesIn a released statement, Sen. Murray cited fresh fears under the Trump administration as a reason for reintroducing the legislation.

U.S. Top Court Rejects 'Gay Conversion' Therapy Ban Challenge

California outlawed gay conversion therapy in 2012, calling it ineffective and harmful. Gay conversion therapy methods range from counseling, hypnosis and dating-skill training to aversive techniques that induce pain or electric shocks in response to same-sex erotic images, according to California officials. Supporters of gay marriage hold rainbow-colored flags as they rally in front of the Supreme Court in Washington March 27, 2013. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts ReutersBy Andrew Chung(Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday left intact California's ban on "gay conversion" therapy aimed at turning youths under age 18 away from homosexuality, rejecting a Christian minister's challenge to the law asserting it violates religious rights. The Supreme Court turned away a challenge to New Jersey's law in 2015.


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