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SACRAMENTO — On Aug. 30, less than three months after one of the nation’s leading doctors on ex-gay “cures” recanted his often-cited study, California’s Legislature on a 22-12 vote sent Gov. Jerry Brown a milestone bill to end the now-discredited attempts to change a minor’s sexual orientation.

California children would be prohibited from undergoing therapy to change their sexual orientation under a bill state lawmakers are sending to Gov. Jerry Brown. Senate Bill 1172 by Sen. Ted Lieu, D-Torrance, cleared the Legislature on Thursday when the state Senate approved it 22-12, with Democrats in support and Republicans opposing.

Written by AP, WiG reports
State lawmakers this week approved a bill that would establish a first-of-its-kind ban on the controversial “ex-gay” therapy for teenagers.

The California Assembly on Aug. 28 approved the high-profile bill on a 52-22 vote after a heated debate, with many Republicans opposed.

The bill returns to the Senate for a final vote before going to the governor.

The California Assembly and Senate have passed a ban on 'conversion' therapy for minors, calling the practice unscientific and dangerous. The bill could soon land on Gov. Jerry Brown's desk.

By Daniel B. Wood, Staff writer
California is poised to become the first state in the country to ban “conversion” or “reparative” therapy for minor – treatments that claim to stop a young person from being lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender or to reverse such tendencies.