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Reparative Therapy of LGBT+ People Legal in Most States

December 17, 2014 No Comments

One lawmaker in Virginia says he will introduce legislation in the upcoming session to outlaw “reparative therapy” of LGBT+ youth.

It’s in response to a billboard that went up in the Richmond area stating emphatically no one is born gay and it can be cured.

“There’s is no on/off switch for sexual orientation, and putting this bill in is necessary to send that message.”
Del. Patrick Hope (D-Arlington County)
Quoted from LGBTQNation

Proponents say such bills prohibit free speech.

The billboard was also the subject of another […]

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Boy Scouts lift ban on gay scouts

May 23, 2013 6 Comments

UPDATED:

The Boy Scouts of America, meeting in Grapevine TX passed a resolution 61%-38% to remove its ban on openly gay scouts that has been in place during the organization’s 103-year history. Gay leaders are still

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