California bans "Gay Therapy" camps

...well for kids anyway

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Gov. Jerry Brown has signed legislation prohibiting a form of therapy aimed at changing a minor’s sexual orientation from gay to straight, the first law of its kind in the nation, officials said Sunday.

Sen. Ted Lieu (D-Torrance) introduced the measure based on his belief that so-called conversion therapy isn't based on science and is dangerous.

"Yeah, we kinda' realized that a book full of inconsistencies and logical fallacies isn't the best material to glean scientific facts from"

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“No one should stand idly by while children are being psychological abused, and anyone who forces a child to try to change their sexual orientation must understand this is unacceptable,” Lieu said.

Well it's about time someone in power in America realized this

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The bill, SB 1172, was opposed by Republican lawmakers as an intrusion by the state into the decision of parents about how to raise their children.

Well there's a surprise.

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The conservative Pacific Justice Institute has said it will file a lawsuit alleging the measure violates constitutional protections, including the free speech rights of therapists and the right of patients to get access to information.

"ITS OUR RIGHT TO BULLY AND IRREPARABLY DAMAGE OUR CHILDREN!"

Weren't these the same people who were frothing at the mouth over a islamic center in NYC? Where was their "freedom of religion" card in that mess?

tldr child abuse is bad mmkay

the asylum wrote:

Weren't these the same people who were frothing at the mouth over a islamic center in NYC? Where was their "freedom of religion" card in that mess?

Silly Asylum! Freedom of religion only applies to the right people

WD40 wrote:

the asylum wrote:

Weren't these the same people who were frothing at the mouth over a islamic center in NYC? Where was their "freedom of religion" card in that mess?

Silly Asylum! Freedom of religion only applies to the right people

Bryan Fischer must be having a hell of time with the presidential election--does he vote for the "liberal Muslin fascist communist" Obama, or the Mormon Romney?

reminder that jerry brown also vetoed the TRUST act and the domestic workers bill of rights

queer complacency is gonna keep him in office cos who gives a fuck about domestic workers and immigrants who cant vote for him amirite

i mean who needs meal breaks and overtime pay or you know a safe place to live

Liberty Council

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In signing the bill, Gov. Brown said that change therapy “will now be relegated to the dustbin of quackery.”

The California governor and legislature are putting their own preconceived notions and political ideology ahead of children and their rights to get access to counseling that meets their needs. A number of minors who have struggled with same-sex attraction have been able to reduce or eliminate the stress and conflicts in their lives by receiving counseling of their choice which best meets their needs and religious convictions. This bill will harm children, stress families, and place counselors in a catch-22, because they will be forced to violate their licensing ethical codes.

This law undermines parental rights. Mental health decisions should be left to the patient, the parents, and the counselors – not to the government to license one viewpoint.

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LifeSiteNews

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SACRAMENTO, May 1, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) - A new bill that would hamstring therapy for unwanted homosexual attraction and label support for the effectiveness of such therapy “therapeutic deception” has passed its first hurdle in a California committee.

While banning outright such therapy for minors regardless of consent, Senate Bill 1172, introduced by Senator Ted Lieu and backed by Equality California, makes it an actionable offense for a mental health professional to conduct such therapy with a consensual client “by means of therapeutic deception.”

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Dacus pointed out that clinical evidence has shown that sexual molestation and other trauma at an early age can lead to sexual confusion. “To deprive these young people of quality psychiatric counseling and therapy is a gross and outrageous violation against humanity,” he said.

Coupled with California’s recent legislation mandating that public schools use textbooks highlighting homosexual roles in history, Dacus said California’s legislators are waging an “egregious attack on children and youth.”

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Correction: This article originally followed a report claiming that Senator Ted Lieu is “openly homosexual.” This is in fact untrue. Sen. Lieu is married to his wife Betty. We regret the error.

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In The Market

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Parshall: It reminds us that this really is spiritual warfare, it may look like a bit of legislation but in the end it’s really the old Deceiver rattling his tail saying, ‘Has God said.’ If you tell somebody they can’t change then we are being reminded by the Father of all Lies that God is not telling us the truth.

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Dallas: I have often said and I’ll say it again, same-sex marriage is not the last item on the agenda here. The last item I fully believe is the silencing and the restricting of any group or individual who opposes the normalization of homosexuality.

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Pacific Justice Institute

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“Of all the freedom-killing bills we have seen in our legislature the last several years, this is among the worst,” said Brad Dacus president of PJI. “This outrageous bill makes no exceptions for young victims of sexual abuse who are plagued with unwanted same-sex attraction, nor does it respect the consciences of mental health professionals who work in a church. We are filing suit to defend families, children, and religious freedom. This unprecedented bill is outrageously unconstitutional.”

PJI’s lawsuit will seek an injunction to prevent implementation of the law on Jan. 1.

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Linda Harvey

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For some teens, this means they will never hear that a person who has same-sex attractions does not have to act on those desires. They may also never hear the fact that no science has demonstrated that people are born gay, but reality doesn’t stop the aggressive homosexual lobby.

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’m sure you are thinking ‘well that’s goofy California, how can we expect anything else?’ Yet similar bills may soon be introduced in New Jersey and a few other states. It’s the latest strategy of those who oppose biblical morality to portray high sexual standards as being mean and hateful. Good luck with that because most of America is starting to see how false and harmful the gay agenda is and it’s our youth who are particularly at risk.

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There are no words to describe how seriously evil this is. It can affect certain children in a make it or break it way. Imagine you are the parent of a thirteen year old son who announces that he think he might be gay and wants to start daring other guys! You as a well-informed Christian know this is not the way he was born and that he could easily start down the road of spiritual, emotional and physical tragedy. But no counselor in California can now share this information with your son if they choose to follow this law.

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CharismaNews

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Since when is helping a confused teenager under assault by powers of this dark world a dustbin of quackery?

I don’t believe kids are born gay. I don’t have all the answers, but I believe there’s a spirit of immorality involved at the root level.

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What’s next for California lawmakers? Banning the gospel—or any practice that aims to reduce or eliminate people going to hell? Will Brown relegate the good news of Christ to the dustbin of quackery, too? Will California outlaw any ministry that does not affirm or encourage experimentation with or acceptance of homosexuality? Will churches lose their tax-exempt status if they preach the gospel?

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Since when is helping a confused teenager under assault by powers of this dark world a dustbin of quackery?

Since you lunatics decided that kids who are born gay are just 'confused teenagers under assault by the POWERS OF THIS DARK WORLD? '

And here I did it all wrong when my son told me he was gay by continuing to love him and accept him for who he is. I should've dragged him to the nearest church so they could have saved him from the assault by the POWERS OF THIS DARK WORLD!