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Behind the Aegis

(53,833 posts)
Wed Feb 25, 2015, 01:15 AM Feb 2015

Bill Allowing Gay Conversion Therapy Clears House Committee

Source: KTUL ABC News Oklahoma

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Legislation to prohibit Oklahoma from regulating the practice of so-called gay conversion therapy has been approved by a state House committee.

Without debate, the Children, Youth and Family Services Committee voted 5-3 and sent the bill to the full House.

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The bill sponsored by Oklahoma City Republican Rep. Sally Kern, who chairs the committee, is opposed by medical and psychological associations who say conversion therapy involves abusive tactics and is a dangerous and discredited practice. They say Kern's bill is the first of its kind in the U.S.

Read more: http://www.ktul.com/story/28189563/bill-allowing-gay-conversion-therapy-clears-house-committee



Kerns is a PSYCHO! Thankfully, this is facing some very tough opposition, but it doesn't mean it couldn't pass. Yet one more thing for the GLBT community of OK to fear.
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Bill Allowing Gay Conversion Therapy Clears House Committee (Original Post) Behind the Aegis Feb 2015 OP
fucking disgusting Kali Feb 2015 #1
I think most of us knew there would be backlash once the anti-equality law was struck down. Behind the Aegis Feb 2015 #5
Oklahoma Thespian2 Feb 2015 #2
It's not just Oklahoma, but the Christo-Fascist trying to force their beliefs on the rest of us. YOHABLO Feb 2015 #3
sorry LGBT people, Oklahoma Jesus does not love you nt msongs Feb 2015 #4
If I had the money rpannier Feb 2015 #7
I want to promote a Fundie Christian Conservative Conversion Therapy Bill rpannier Feb 2015 #6
Banning AP US History, allowing reparative therapy... alp227 Feb 2015 #8
Evil idiots. SunSeeker Feb 2015 #9
*pukes* sakabatou Feb 2015 #10
I thought this was going to be an Idaho story jmowreader Feb 2015 #11
Yuck romanic Feb 2015 #12
Don't worry nichomachus Feb 2015 #13

Kali

(54,990 posts)
1. fucking disgusting
Wed Feb 25, 2015, 01:22 AM
Feb 2015

and how revealing - a debunked "therapy" that needs special legislation to protect it from scrutiny or regulation? yeah that sounds legit!

Behind the Aegis

(53,833 posts)
5. I think most of us knew there would be backlash once the anti-equality law was struck down.
Wed Feb 25, 2015, 01:33 AM
Feb 2015

It has been appearing in all kinds of ways, but this is a major shot at us. Kerns is a major asshole who has been leading the charge.

Thespian2

(2,741 posts)
2. Oklahoma
Wed Feb 25, 2015, 01:26 AM
Feb 2015

please resign from the United States of America. Your people obviously do not fit in a civilized society.

rpannier

(24,304 posts)
7. If I had the money
Wed Feb 25, 2015, 01:47 AM
Feb 2015

20 ' tall Oklahoma Satan and equally tall, Oklahoma Vishnu would be featured next to their tiny fundie statue

alp227

(31,962 posts)
8. Banning AP US History, allowing reparative therapy...
Wed Feb 25, 2015, 01:56 AM
Feb 2015

is there no low Oklahoma won't sink to? With the AP US History law alone I'd award Oklahoma's legislature the nuttiest state legislature of the year.

jmowreader

(50,453 posts)
11. I thought this was going to be an Idaho story
Wed Feb 25, 2015, 04:51 AM
Feb 2015

...and it's exactly the kind of shit Idaho legislators would pull.

nichomachus

(12,754 posts)
13. Don't worry
Wed Feb 25, 2015, 01:01 PM
Feb 2015

If they continue with the fracking operations in OK -- already causing an unprecented swarm of earthquakes -- the state will be uninhabitable in a few years anyway.

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