Thursday 9 April 2015

Barack Obama calls for end to gay 'conversion' therapies

Obama has been a vocal supporter of gay rights, both on US soil and abroad and is the first US president to come out in support of same-sex marriage US President Barack Obama is calling for an end to so-called conversion therapies that seek to change sexual or gender orientation of young homosexuals or transgenders. The call is in response to a petition on the White House website that was launched after the death of 17-year-old Leelah Alcorn, a transgender youth who committed suicide in December. In a note posted online before her death, Alcorn wrote about being forced to undergo conversion therapy by her parents.




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