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‘Gay conversion’ therapy on trial in NJ

Suit says Jewish-based nonprofit violated Consumer Fraud Act As he pointed to photographs of the his clients, plaintiffs’ lawyer David Dinielli said GayTrialLiMandriAE_300_200_90JONAH officials warned them they were destined for “sad lonely lives” if they quit the program. Photos by Associated Press Arthur Goldberg, who founded JONAH in 1988, listens to the opening day of testimony.… Read the rest of this entry »

Posted: June 5th, 2015 | Author: | Filed under: New York, News | Tags: , | Comments Off on ‘Gay conversion’ therapy on trial in NJ

Gay ‘conversion therapy’ faces a legal fight in New Jersey case

I-Chose-Change-posterA first-of-its-kind lawsuit over whether gay “conversion therapy” violates state consumer-fraud law is set to begin Tuesday in New Jersey. Lawyers for four gay men and two of their mothers will tell a jury that their clients were tricked into believing counselors with Jews Offering Alternatives for Healing (JONAH) could relieve the men of their same-sex… Read the rest of this entry »

Posted: June 1st, 2015 | Author: | Filed under: New Jersey, News | Tags: , , , , , , | 1 Comment »