“Conversion therapy,” which seeks to change an individual’s sexual
orientation or gender identity, has been rejected by a long list of
medical organizations, James J.S. Holmes told the ABA’s House of Delegates on Tuesday.
Holmes, the outgoing chair of the ABA’s Commission on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, spoke in favor of Resolution 112
(PDF). He said conversion therapy has been rejected because it’s
ineffective, unnecessary, contrary to the medical understanding of
identity and risks serious harm to the patient. Minors in particular are
vulnerable, he said, because they often have no choice and are
vulnerable to “shame-based technologies.”
“It’s a fraud. It’s an unfair, deceptive practice,” said Holmes, a
partner at Sedgwick’s Los Angeles office. “It causes harm and it must be
stopped.”
At least four jurisdictions—California, New Jersey, Oregon and the
District of Columbia—have passed laws forbidding licensed professionals
from performing this kind of therapy on minors. The House passed the
resolution without opposition.
Gay 'conversion therapy' for minors opposed by ABA House leaders
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