Tag: New Jersey
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Jury Finds That Anti-LGBT Conversion Therapy Is Fraud
Today, in Michael Ferguson v. JONAH – a case brought by the Southern Poverty Law Center in New Jersey Superior Court against practitioners of so-called “conversion therapy” – the jury found that the defendants providing this dangerous and discredited anti-LGBT practice are guilty of fraud under New Jersey’s consumer protection laws.
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Teen’s Puts New Spin On Coming Out Of The Closet
Maxwell Barrett wanted to leave high school “with a bang.” He succeeded.
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First Federal Bill to Prevent Dangerous Anti-LGBT Conversion Therapy Introduced in Congress
Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-CA) will introduce the “Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act” – the first federal legislation to prohibit the practice of providing “conversion therapy” to any person in exchange for monetary compensation or advertising such services.
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NJ Gov. Chris Christie Vetoes Transgender Rights Bill
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie vetoed today a bill that would have made it easier for transgender residents to obtain an amended birth certificate.
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HRC Statement on Senator-Elect Cory Booker’s Victory
Human Rights Campaign President Chad Griffin issued the following statement this evening on the news that Newark, NJ Mayor Cory Booker has won the special election to be the next Senator from New Jersey:
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Gov. Christie Signs Bill Protecting New Jersey’s Youth
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has signed into law AB 3371, a bill that will put an end to dangerous and disproved efforts designed to change a young person’s sexual orientation or gender expression that have proven to inflict great emotional harm.