Massachusetts GOP governor signs bill banning gay conversion therapy
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker (R) on Monday signed a bill banning gay conversion therapy for minors in the state.
The Massachusetts State House News Service reported that Baker signed the bill, which bars health care providers from conducting or promoting "sexual orientation and gender identity change efforts with a patient who is less than 18 years of age."
The move makes Massachusetts the 16th state, in addition to Washington, D.C., to enact protections for LGBTQ youth regarding the practice, which has been widely denounced as harmful and medically discredited.
The measure was overwhelmingly passed by the Massachusetts state House and Senate earlier this month, according to NBC Boston....