Kontakte: Anne Stanback, CT Equality: (860) 280-6896

Today the Connecticut House of Representatives passed HB 6695, AAC Pwoteksyon Jèn yo kont Terapi Konvèsyon, by a vote of 141-8. Sponsored by Representative Jeff Currey and Senator Beth Bye, the bill has 100 co-sponsors and was approved by a unanimous vote of the Public Health Committee.

“We are thrilled with this vote to protect the well-being of Connecticut’s youth,” said Anne Stanback, speaking for the Connecticut Equality Coalition. “We look forward to the Senate vote and to the moment when this barbaric practice is banned in our state.”

Òganizasyon medikal, sante mantal, ak byennèt timoun nan nivo leta ak nasyonal yo tout opoze pratik terapi konvèsyon an, yon pratik ki chache chanje oryantasyon seksyèl oswa idantite sèks yon moun. Anpil dokimantasyon pwofesyonèl montre pratik la pa efikas pou chanje oryantasyon seksyèl oswa idantite sèks epi li danjere pou jèn yo. Jèn ki te sibi terapi konvèsyon yo gen plis risk pou yo gen depresyon, panse swisid ak tantativ swisid, ak itilizasyon dwòg ilegal.

Under the bill’s provisions, any licensed health professional who practices conversion therapy would be subject to discipline by the Department of Public Health up to and including the loss of their professional license

The Senate will take up the bill next. Governor Dannel Malloy has said he will sign the bill. Connecticut would join California, Illinois, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Vermont and Washington DC in banning the practice.

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