Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Gay Conversion Therapy
President Obama today is calling for the end of gay conversion therapy because of its potentially devastating psychological effects. The White House says he won’t call for a federal law banning therapists from using such therapies but will support state bans. So far, only California, New Jersey, and Washington, D.C.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readPresident Obama today is calling for the end of gay conversion therapy because of its potentially devastating psychological effects. The White House says he won’t call for a federal law banning therapists from using such therapies but will support state bans. So far, only California, New Jersey, and Washington, D.C. have banned gay conversion therapy for minors. We talk to an activist who spent five years going through conversion therapy in four different states.
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Madeleine Brand
Host, 'Press Play'
Jolie Myers
Managing Producer, 'Press Play'
Matt Holzman
Producer, 'The Document'
Anna Scott
Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter
Clinton Anderson
psychologist and director of the LGBT office at the American Psychological Association
Matthew Shurka
was in conversion therapy for 5 years
The full episode
1 of 4Gay Conversion Therapy, Police Video Apps, and Bottling California’s Water- 0:00Gay Conversion TherapyYou’re reading this
- 18:11Apps to Capture Videos of Police Interactions
- 27:39Bottling Water in California
- 40:27LA Pot Shops Getting Shut Down