Republicans reject Colorado ban on youth gay conversion

[IDemo]

Source: Houston Chronicle

DENVER (AP) — Colorado Republicans in the Senate rejected a bill Wednesday to ban gay-conversion therapy for kids.

The bill, sponsored by Democrats, would have banned therapists from trying to change the sexual orientation or gender identity of children. It failed 3-2 on a party-line vote in a Senate committee.

Gay-conversion therapy has been rejected by mainstream psychological associations. But some fear that making such therapy illegal treads on religious freedom.

"I am hesitant to use the heavy hand of government to take away the dignity of choice in cases where individuals want this therapy," Sen. Owen Hill, R-Colorado Springs, said in a statement after the vote.

Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/article/Gay-conversion-therapy-debate-hits-Colorado-s-GOP-6185573.php

[AuntPatsy]

1. They need to give it up already, it really feels as if a very concentrated push of anti-gay,

anti-women, pro racism, rah rah war echoes memos have been sent to every self styled republican including our beloved media outlets, one would believe an important election must be coming up...

[msongs]

2. "take away the dignity of choice"? same nuts who dont give women "the dignity of choice" nt

[Geronimoe]

3. Voodoo economics and voodoo medicine

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Medicine practiced via religious beliefs is voodoo medicine. The Republican knuckle draggers want to bring back shamans and witch doctors.

[olddots]

4. I will never run out of hatred for these parasitic vermin

[AtheistCrusader]

5. It's not therapy. it's religious child abuse.

[rpannier]

6. Yep. Agreed. Treads on Religious Freedom

I am taking my religious belief in human sacrifice to the God Opsawallabanach to Colorado Springs and opening up a church. The God Opsawallabanach needs to be fed so that the earth will not melt into the sun killing everyone

[7962]

7. If this actually worked, doesnt it mean I should be able to be made gay??