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Washington Post 14 September 2019 Comment: Key part…. “By trying to regulate and censor private sessions between an adult and his counselor, New York City directly violated freedom of speech — a core right protected by the First Amendment,” A New York City Council member on Thursday proposed repealing the city’s ban on conversion therapy to […]

Reuters 21 November 2020 A divided federal appeals court on Friday declared unconstitutional two south Florida laws that banned therapists from offering conversion therapy to children struggling with their sexual orientation or gender identity. In a 2-1 decision, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sided with two therapists who said the laws in the

Media Release 9 February 2021 Family First NZ has released a legal opinion on the proposed law to ban ‘conversion therapy’ which shows that the proposed ban will be yet another attack on parents’ rights and is fundamentally flawed and dangerous. The opinion by Grant Illingworth QC is based on Labour MP Marja Lubeck’s private

NewsHub 5 February 2021 Simon Bridges says he is concerned banning gay conversion therapy would pander to what he says is a growing cancel culture and would be an attack on free speech. Bridges, the ex-National Party leader and current spokesperson for Justice, said on The AM Show he wanted to see the details on

MercatorNet 2 February 2021 – Leah Gray A proposed ban on ‘conversion therapy’ ignores the experiences of many formerly LGBT people I am an ex-lesbian, as well as someone who experienced gender dysphoria as a child. Now I am married to a patient and gracious man and have a young son. Ten years ago I

The Age 2 February 2021 Doctors and psychiatrists want the Andrews government to make changes to its plan to ban gay conversion therapy, due to concerns it will discourage some practitioners from treating vulnerable patients. The Victorian branches of the Australian Medical Association and the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists say the

The reasoning behind ‘conversion therapy’ bans is often based on a 2018 research paper from the Human Rights Law Alliance and La Trobe University, “Preventing Harm, Promoting Justice” (PHPJ). It was based on the experiences of a mere 15 participants. But an organisation called Free To Change has researched the many ex-LGBT voices which testify to

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NewsTalk ZB 3 February 2021 The LGBT+ community will have to wait for legislation to ban conversion therapy to be introduced, with the Government confirming it isn’t coming just yet. Meanwhile, the National Party leader has been labelled ignorant after offering no view on whether the practice should be banned. Conversion therapy is the practice

Stuff co.nz 1 February 2021 The Government won’t say when it plans to roll out long-awaited legislation banning the practice of conversion therapy, despite it being a Labour manifesto pledge at the last election. The ban is coming, but Justice Minister Kris Faafoi’s office is being tight-lipped about when to expect it, saying they can’t