Stop Conversion Therapy
On May 19, 2015, Congressman Ted W. Lieu introduced the Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act (TFPA), the first federal bill banning so-called "conversion therapy".
Click here for the media advisory giving details about the announcement press conference.
Click here to read the press release announcing the bill.
Legislation
Click here for a fact sheet on the Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act.
Click here to read the full legislative text.
Click here for a list of cosponsors and to track the bill's progress.
Partners
Congressman Lieu worked with many brilliant and tireless civil rights, health, education, and interfaith advocates to develop this legislation. Partner organizations include:
American Academy of Pediactrics
American Counseling Association
American School Counselor Association
API Equality - Los Angeles
Equality California
GLAAD
GLSEN
Human Rights Campaign
Interfaith Alliance
Los Angeles LGBT Center,
National Center for Lesbian Rights
National Center for Transgender Equality
National Association of School Psychologists
National Association of Secondary School Principals
PFLAG National
School Social Work Association of America
Southern Poverty Law Center
Social Media
The social media conversation surrounding the TFPA can be found by searching for the hashtag #lovedoesntneedacure.
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