(Springfield, IL) — Illinois is now the fifth jurisdiction in the country to outlaw the practice of trying to change the sexual orientation of gay youth. A bill was signed by Governor Rauner yesterday that would ban so called “gay conversion therapy.” The measure bars any mental health providers from engaging in treatment aimed at changing minors from gay to straight. Similar bans also exist in California, New Jersey, Oregon, and Washington DC.
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