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California Bars Anti-LGBT “Conversion” Efforts

HeadlineOct 01, 2012

California Governor Jerry Brown has signed into law a bill that bans so-called “conversion” therapy aiming to “reverse” homosexuality in minors. The measure bars anyone under 18 from undergoing efforts to change their sexual orientation. The measure is the first of its kind to pass on the state level.

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