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Activists And Suicide Prevention Groups Seek Bans On Conversion Therapy For Minors

Greg McDonald Jr. (left) sits with his fiancé Jon Jost. McDonald's parents considered sending him to counseling when they were concerned he was gay. Now they support a ban on conversion therapy. Leila Fadel/NPR hide caption

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Activists And Suicide Prevention Groups Seek Bans On Conversion Therapy For Minors

Conversion therapy aims to change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity. The practice is discredited by mental health professionals and is linked to higher rates of suicide.

Activists And Suicide Prevention Groups Seek Bans On Conversion Therapy For Minors

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Thursday

Maryland Delegate Says Her Dad, A State Senator, Suggested Conversion Therapy To Her

Members of the Maryland House of Delegates convene at the state house in Annapolis, Md., on the first day of the state's 2018 legislative session. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption

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Maryland Delegate Says Her Dad, A State Senator, Suggested Conversion Therapy To Her

Maryland Sen. Bryan Simonaire voted against a state ban on conversion therapy. Later, his daughter, Meagan, a state delegate, voted for the ban, saying her parents urged her to do it as a teenager.

Thursday

Federal Court Backs Calif. Ban On Conversion Therapy For Minors

A federal appeals court has reversed an injunction that kept California's law banning conversion therapy from taking effect. This composite image shows sate Sen. Ted Lieu, left, who introduced the original bill, and David Pickup, a marriage and family therapist who is a plaintiff in the suit against it. Rich Pedroncelli/AP hide caption

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The Two-Way

Federal Court Backs Calif. Ban On Conversion Therapy For Minors

California's pioneering law that prohibits treating young gay people with psychotherapy in an attempt to change their sexual orientation has cleared a constitutional challenge in federal appeals court. The law was put on hold after its opponents won an injunction last December.

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