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Conversion-Therapy Conundrum: The California Legislature Considers a Bill Limiting Services That Attempt to Turn Gay People Straight

Choking up as he began to speak to a panel of fellow lawmakers, Assemblyman Evan Low paused to collect himself. The room had just quieted after a conservative advocate who opposed his bill heckled the committee—and Low—for not hearing his side out, causing a brief shouting match in the otherwise-staid hearing room. “It was very […]

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