Massachusetts has banned conversion therapy — a widely discredited practice designed to change LGBTQ people's sexuality or gender identity — on people under the age of 18. It joins 14 other states and D.C. in doing so. (via WBUR)
Gov. Charlie Baker on Monday signed into law a ban on conversion therapy for minors.
The bill passed both branches last session, but lawmakers did not get it to Baker before the clock ran out on the formal legislating calendar for the year.chambers
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