Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam of Virginia has signed into law a bill banning 'conversion therapy' for minors. The widely discredited practice attempts to forcibly change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity.
Democratic Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has signed into law a bill banning the controversial practice of"conversion therapy" for minors, according to a release from his office Tuesday.
The legislation, House Bill 386, adds the commonwealth to a growing list of states that have issued similar bans on the widely discredited practice, which attempts to forcibly change someone's sexual orientation or gender identity.Northam said in the news release that he was proud to sign the bill, adding that"conversion therapy sends the harmful message that there is something wrong with who you are.
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