NJ Gov. Christie signs ban on controversial gay conversion therapy...
(I HOPE HE'S NOT JUST PANDERING FOR HIS POTENTIAL PRESIDENTIAL RUN IN 2016)
HE CLEARLY SPOKE OF THE DANGER OF CONVERSION THERAPY (suicide, etc...)
(let's face it, even the biggest conversion group, the EXODUS CHURCH, has finally admitted "it doesn't work"--DUH!)
Christie's action is seen as a victory for gay rights groups...
Christie has said that he believes that sexual preference is a trait
people are born with and that, although his Catholic faith calls
homosexuality a sin, he does not...
When he vetoed the same-sex marriage law last year, he said the state
should hold a referendum on the issue instead. In June, he criticized
the Supreme Court's decision striking down a ban on federal rights for
same-sex married couples. At the same time, the governor said he is
"adamant'' that same-sex couples deserve equal legal protection and vows
to abide by a same-sex marriage law if the voters approve it. He also
appointed the first openly gay judge to the state's Supreme
Supporters
of same-sex marriage say they have greater hope New Jersey will soon
allow it after Republican Gov. Chris Christie signed legislation Monday
banning the controversial practice of "conversion" therapy for gay
youth.
New Jersey is only the second state in the nation, after
California, to forbid licensed therapists from using therapy to try to
change the sexual orientation of minors. But the state is the only one
in the Northeast not to allow gay couples to marry: Christie vetoed
same-sex marriage legislation last year.
Christie said that while
he is concerned about "government limiting parental choice on the care
and treatment of their own children,'' he sided with expert opinion from
the American Psychological Association that so-called conversion
therapy can lead to depression, suicidal thoughts and substance abuse in
teenagers.
The conversion therapy law "sets a national precedent
on not allowing this abuse to go forward,'' said Troy Stevenson,
executive director of Garden State Equality, which supported the ban.
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