Conversion therapy

(UPDATE: Gov. Brown signs Bill into law) U.S.’s only LGBT governor expected to sign conversion therapy ban

By Lexie Cannes (Courtney O'Donnell) on May 9, 2015 • ( 1 )

LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Update May 20, 2015. Gov. Brown signs bill into law. It takes effect immediately. From The National Center for Lesbian Rights: “Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has signed House Bill 2307 into law, making Oregon… Read More ›

Moved by Leelah’s story, President Obama calls for end to ‘conversion therapies’

By Lexie Cannes (Courtney O'Donnell) on April 9, 2015 • ( 3 )

LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — White House senior adviser Valerie Jarrett said President Barack Obama was moved by the tragic story of trans woman Leelah Alcorn and has called for the end of conversion therapies — the type of… Read More ›