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Lesbian Lawmaker Seeks to Ban Counseling for Unwanted Same-Sex Attraction

Posted on March 23, 2014 by David E Smith

Lesbian state representative and activist for all things homosexual, Kelly Cassidy (D-Chicago) has introduced yet another terrible piece of legislation that ultimately redounds to the detriment of children.

Rep. Cassidy has proposed “The Conversion Therapy Prohibition Act” (HB 5569), which would prohibit all licensed mental health providers in Illinois from helping minors change their unwanted same-sex attraction. For those who have been paying attention, this is the same kind of pernicious legislation that passed in California and New Jersey but was stopped in Virginia, Maryland, and Minnesota.

Take ACTION: HB 5569 is scheduled for a hearing in the …

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