NY Daily News : declared in City Council bill would ban any profit from conversion therapy

Conversion therapy that aims to turn gay people straight would be banned in New York under a new bill in the City Council. Cuomo has signed an order prohibiting health insurance companies from covering gay conversion therapy. "The idea that you can change a person's sexual identity though some kind of conversion therapy is just barbaric, just ridiculous," Mark-Viverito told the Daily News . A pride flag hangs at City Hall after the Supreme Court legalized gay marriage in June 2015, still conversion therapy is not illegal in New York. Stephen Hayford, legislative director of New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms, said it's unfair to ban the therapy — especially for adults who freely choose it.

Hope 2017 rejects accusation of conversion therapy

KEARNY MESA, Calif. (KGTV) -- The executive director of Restored Hope Network met with 10News on Friday to respond to accusations of conversion therapy at their Hope 2017 conference. Anne Paulk tells 10News the conference is not about conversion therapy. Paulk says they do see homosexuality as a sin, but she strongly rejects any idea that they are forcing people to change their sexuality. The group says they only help those who go to them for advice and they don't work with children. The protesters say this conference hurts people in the long run by not allowing people to be who they really are.


The most recent scientific research shows that sexual orientation is immutable and there is no evidence to suggest it can be changed through conversion therapy or otherwise. Last month, Nevada became the eighth state to ban conversion therapy, defined as any practice or treatment that seeks to change a minor's sexual orientation or gender identity. Yet, in one 2012 study of 139 gender dysphoric boys, even those with severe gender dysphoria outgrew it. By incorrectly conflating sexual orientation with gender identity, the ban will accomplish more harm than good for the children it purports to protect. Though it's been hailed as a progressive victory, the ban is misguided.


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