State bans gay-repair therapy for minors - SFGate

Altho a victim of this mentality, I never had to deal with this type of therapy,,,the "pray the gay" away was very popular in college in the 80s,,,

"LGBT youth will now be protected from a practice that has not only been debunked as

junk science, but has been proven to have drastically negative effects on their well-being. We commend Gov. Brown for putting children first, and call on all states to take California's lead on this issue," said Chad Griffin, president of the Human Rights Campaign.

This legislation comes just months after psychiatrist Robert Spitzer repudiated his own 2001 study in which he claimed that homosexuality could be cured.

State bans gay-repair therapy for minors - SFGate