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TORRANCE DAILY BREEZE: Here's to a South Bay teacher extraordinaire

May 15, 2012

By Ted W. Lieu

In celebration of National Women's History Month, each member of the California Assembly and Senate may honor a woman from his or her district. This profiles Ted W. Lieu's choice, Donna Duperron.

When Donna Duperron was in the third grade, she would gather up the neighborhood children and `play' school, complete with worksheets and lessons on counting or learning the ABCs.

MANHATTAN BEACH PATCH: Gay 'Conversion' Therapy Ban Moves Forward

May 15, 2012

By Reza Gostar

A plan to ban a so-called conversion therapy that aims to make gay people straight has moved one step closer to a full vote by the State Senate.

The patient-protection plan presented by State Sen. Ted W. Lieu, whose district includes Manhattan Beach, was approved by a policy committee last week.

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SANTA MONICA MIRROR: Santa Monica City Hall Backs Proposed Changes For California Coastal Conservancy

May 15, 2012

By Parimal M. Rohit

Santa Monica may only share about four miles of the nearly 1,100-mile California coast, but council members believe they are looking at the bigger picture in supporting the proactive protection of the waters that touch both the city and state.

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JUVENILE JUSTICE INFORMATION EXCHANGE: California Could Become First State to Ban Homosexual Conversion Therapy for Teens

May 14, 2012

By Clay Duda

If passed, a California law will make it the first state in the nation to ban controversial therapy aimed at turning gay and lesbian teens straight.

State Sen. Ted Lieu (D-Torrance), sponsor of the bill, said the so-called reparative therapy wrongly treats homosexuality as a disease and can be harmful to minors.

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TOWLEROAD: ANDERSON COOPER ON COSTS OF REPARATIVE THERAPY

May 12, 2012

 

California's legislators, led by State Sen. Ted Lieu (D), are now contemplating a bill that would ban mental health professionals from performing "reparative" therapy on teenagers:

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CNN: California bill would ban 'conversion therapy' – State Sen. Lieu and American Prospect's Gabriel Arana explain

May 11, 2012
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In California now, efforts to ban a form of psychotherapy that claims it can make gay teens straight is now in the state's Senate. Supporters say the treatments don't work and can cause harm. Conservative religious groups say the ban interferes with parents' rights.

State Senator Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) wrote the bill and American Prospect's Gabriel Arana underwent this sort of therapy in 1998 in California. Arana says, it did not change his sexual orientation, and in fact he's now married to his same-sex partner.

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DAILY SUNDIAL: No conversion therapy in California

May 11, 2012

By Karlee Johnson

News this week has been a-buzz with developments from the queer-o-sphere and, while not all of it is particularly pleasant, they are each part of the beginning of a larger conversation toward change that we will be seeing in California and the rest of the U.S.

No conversion therapy in California

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SACRAMENTO BEE: Cal State students end hunger strike after 10 days

May 11, 2012

Associated Press

LOS ANGELES -- A student group says a dozen California State University students have ended their hunger strike to protest fee hikes and administrator raises after 10 days.  A spokesperson for Students for Quality Education says students who ended their fast were cheered by State Senator Ted Lieu's call for Chancellor Charles Reed's resignation.