August 21, 2013

The following excerpts are from Linda Harvey’s article “Christie’s score: ‘Gay’ agenda 3, children 0” on the World Net Daily website: … “So now Christie favors teens being denied the opportunity to overcome homosexual desires, which are not inborn but often the byproduct of early sexual exposure or molestation. No science has found a gay gene, but Christie said he believes people are born this way and that it’s not a sin.”

“There are only a few reasons why an alleged ‘conservative’ politician supports such fascist left-wing schemes. Perhaps Christie doesn’t really have much of a heart for kids. If 12-year-olds are indoctrinated at school into thinking they are homosexual and end up the victims of advances by HIV-infected predators, maybe the governor is not too concerned. (more…)

August 20, 2013

The following excerpts are from the article “NARTH to work with Liberty Counsel to overturn New Jersey legislation to ban therapy!” on the NARTH website: … “NARTH as an organization and several individual therapists attempted to contact Governor Christie and ask for the opportunity to meet with him. Once that failed NARTH wrote to the governor to inform him and provide him with research evidence that (1) there is no evidence that people are born gay (2) the APA cites and reports no evidence that individuals are harmed by professional therapy for unwanted same-sex attractions and (3) that there is absolutely no evidence that children who might be seen by a therapist – in some cases because of abuse or neglect – and are having confused or misdirected feelings of same-sex attraction experience any suicidal feelings or depression related to (SOCE) therapy.” (more…)

August 20, 2013

Following is the Family Research Council press release “New Jersey Governor Chris Christie Undermines Freedom By Banning Sexual Orientation Therapy” reprinted in its entirety: Washington, D.C. – Family Research Council (FRC) today voiced disappointment with New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s decision to sign into law Assembly Bill 3371, which forbids licensed professional counselors in the state to “engage in sexual orientation change efforts with a person under 18 years of age.”

A similar bill in California has been put on hold by the federal courts after its constitutionality was challenged in two lawsuits (now pending on appeal in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals). (more…)

August 20, 2013

The following excerpts are from David Pickup’s article “New Jersey Governor Christie Makes Himself Complicit in the Effects of Sexual Abuse onto Children” on the Voice of the Voiceless website: “On Monday, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie joined a small but effective group of lawmakers by signing legislation into law that bans all types of therapies that seek to ‘reduce or eliminate homosexual feelings’ for minors.”

… “Christie said he had to side with the ‘experts’ on this issue, yet, these so-called ‘experts’ could not produce one scientific study documenting that SOCE is ineffective or harmful for adolescents, despite their claims. Christie had to have known that the outcomes of adolescents undergoing SOCE have not been studied, and therefore, any decision to promote or reject such an intervention would be premature. In the case where solid evidence is lacking, the responsible action is to refrain from making any judgment until the science can be produced.” (more…)

August 19, 2013

Following is the Pacific Justice Institute press release “BREAKING: Free Speech Advocates Blast Christie For Signing Gay Therapy Bill” reprinted in its entirety: Trenton, NJ—Governor Chris Christie finalized his decision to sign a bill today outlawing therapy for minors seeking professional help for unwanted same-sex-attractions. “Governor Christie is no friend of free speech,” said Brad Dacus, President of Pacific Justice Institute (PJI) in response to the Governor’s decision.

PJI filed the first of two lawsuits against a nearly identical bill in California. PJI obtained a preliminary injunction in December 2012, and the law is currently on hold because of the serious free speech and religious freedom restrictions it imposes. (more…)

August 19, 2013

Following are excerpts from Casey Mutchler’s article “Groups to fight N.J. ban on gay conversion therapy” on WashingtonTimes.com: “Defenders of so-called gay conversion therapies vowed to continue the fight Monday after Gov. Chris Christie signed into law a measure making New Jersey the second state to ban the therapy targeting gay teens who want to change their sexual orientation.” (more…)

August 13, 2013

Following is the press release “NARTH Condemns Gay Persecution” reprinted in its entirety from the NARTH website: The National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality condemns the growing trend in some parts of the world aimed at terrorizing gay youth and homosexual adults. Media accounts of these neo-Nazi type efforts to harass, intimidate and even physically assault gays whether on-line or in personal confrontations are disturbing. (more…)

July 30, 2013

In a USA Today column critical of the Southern Poverty Law Center lawsuit against JONAH, former American Psychological Association president Nicholas Cummings concluded … “But contending that all same-sex attraction is immutable is a distortion of reality. Attempting to characterize all sexual reorientation therapy as ‘unethical’ violates patient choice and gives an outside party a veto over patients’ goals for their own treatment. A political agenda shouldn’t prevent gays and lesbians who desire to change from making their own decisions.”

“Whatever the situation at an individual clinic, accusing professionals from across the country who provide treatment for fully informed persons seeking to change their sexual orientation of perpetrating a fraud serves only to stigmatize the professional and shame the patient.” (more…)

July 23, 2013

In an article entitled “Former Homosexuals do Exist in South Africa” André Bekker gives a well documented presentation of the known facts about homosexual causation and the possibility of sexual orientation change. The article begins: “Discussing the subject of Homosexuality is one of the most controversial and politicized subjects of our day. However, a discussion that is needed is the matter of people who have decided against a gay identity and/or lifestyle, and have transitioned to a heterosexual identity, or who find themselves in some stage of this transition.”

July 22, 2013

Jeff Bennion wrote an articulate opinion piece entitled “A low attack on same-sex therapy” that was published in the New York Post. Here is an excerpt commenting on the Southern Poverty Law Center’s lawsuit against Jonah: … “It’s just the opening shot in a massive legal effort to ban help for gay people — a campaign I take personally. I’m one of those people the SPLC is out to harm — by substituting its judgment about what’s good for me for my own.”

“The client’s right to determine the course of his own therapy is a touchstone of modern psychotherapy. So the effort to deny people access to this therapy not only infringes on my right to self-determination, it violates the ethical standards of every major mental-health association.” …