Watch Obama Wants End Of Gay Conversion Therapy For Minors TYT News Video

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“…17-year-old transgender youth, Leelah Alcorn, stunned her friends and a vast Internet audience in December when she threw herself in front of a tractor-trailer after writing in an online suicide note that religious therapists had tried to convert her back to being a boy.

“In response, President Obama is calling for an end to such therapies aimed at “repairing” gay, lesbian and transgender youth.

“His decision on the issue is the latest example of his continuing embrace of gay rights.

“In a statement that was posted on Wednesday evening… Mr. Obama condemned the practice, sometimes called “conversion” or “reparative” therapy, which is supported by some socially conservative organizations and religious doctors.”

Read more: NY Times

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