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Maine Bans Gay Conversion Therapy

The US state of Maine has banned gay conversion therapy, becoming the 17th state to do so.

 

Janet Mills, the sate’s newly elected Democratic governor, signed the bill into law on May 29.

 

“Conversion therapy is a harmful, widely-discredited practice that has no place in Maine,” she said.

 

“By signing this bill into law today, we send an unequivocal message to young LGBTQ people in Maine and across the country: we stand with you, we support you, and we will always defend your right to be who you are.”



 

“The legislature and Gov. Mills are sending a clear and concise message to our LGBTQ young people: You matter. You belong. And you are loved for who you are,” addedAssistant House Majority Leader Ryan Fecteau.

 

“So-called conversion therapy is irresponsible and harmful. I am so proud that Maine is standing tall to affirm that no young person needs to ‘fix’ what is not broken.”

 

The state’s previous Republican governor, Paul LePage, had turned down a nearly identical bill just a year ago.



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