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S.C. attorney general tells state's capital city to drop its conversion therapy ban

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson told Columbia that its ban on the discredited practice of conversion therapy was unconstitutional, but critics questioned the timing and motivation of the letter.

Southern Baptist Leader Renounces 'Reparative' Therapy

Russell Moore acknowledges that so-called ex-gay therapy is "severely counterproductive."

Op-ed: What Actually Happens During 'Ex-Gay' Therapy

Twenty-three years after his first brush with so-called reparative therapy, a writer describes his six-year experience with the process.

Osmond Brother Defends Antigay Reparative Therapy

Alan Osmond, the eldest of the singing group the Osmonds, says being gay is not genetic and that "reparative" therapy is successful, and reveals Chuck Norris was enlisted to butch up the group's dancing.

Michele Bachmann Supported Reparative Therapy for Gays

Rep. Michele Bachmann once worried about "the deep emotional wounds" that gay people suffer and wanted to ensure that so-called reparative therapy was done compassionately, according to her statements around a Love Won Out conference in 2004.

Rep. Salmon's Gay Son Struggled With Reparative Therapy

Rep. Matt Salmon's son said he had experienced years of reparative therapy before finally deciding to live as an openly gay man.

WATCH: Viral Video Star Testifies Against Reparative Therapy

The New Jersey teen who became a YouTube sensation after his coming-out video went viral urged a state Senate committee to ban gay conversion therapy on minors.

New Jersey Senate to Consider Banning 'Reparative Therapy'

New Jersey considers following California's lead.

WATCH: Jon Stewart Smacks Down Ex-Gay Proponents

The Comedy Central host pulls no punches on the flawed logic of the antigay right.

WATCH: Anderson Cooper Schools Texas Rep on 'Reparative Therapy'

The AC360 host shoots down a Texas Republican's arguments in favor of 'ex-gay' therapy.

Appeals Court Hears Challenges to Calif. 'Reparative Therapy' Ban

The court will try to resolve conflicting rulings in two cases brought against the ban by conservative groups.

WATCH: Dr. Oz and Dr. Drew Take on Reparative Therapy

Dr. Mehmet Oz and Dr. Drew Pinsky both aired episodes addressing so-called ex-gay therapy Wednesday, featuring commentary from the National Association for the Research and Therapy of Homosexuality, which propagates the scientifically discredited practice.

OP-ED: Reparative Therapy Survivor Says Bachmann’s Rhetoric Matters

A survivor of so-called reparative therapy, who testified in the federal Proposition 8 trial about its dangers, says lives are on the line because of the rhetoric coming from Michele and Marcus Bachmann.

Hidden Camera Sting Finds Reparative Therapy at Bachmann's Clinics

New evidence has surfaced that Marcus Bachmann's Christian counseling clinics are actually in the business of so-called reparative therapy for gay people -- a claim that he had denied.

WATCH: California Takes Big Step in Becoming First to Outlaw 'Reparative' Therapy

Speaker John A. Perez, the first out gay person elected to lead a state House in American history, speaks in support of the bill.

Op-ed: When Parents Are the Enemy

Suicide, reparative therapy, and the epidemic of LGBTQ youth homelessness.

Op-ed: Religiously Backed or Not, This Therapy Is Abuse

A progressive rabbi says faith leaders promoting 'reparative' therapy are dangerously distorting religious freedom.

Liberty Counsel Plans Lawsuit After Jersey Bans 'Ex-Gay' Therapy

The antigay organization hopes to overturn New Jersey legislation that outlaws reparative therapy for minors in the state.

Texas Ad Company Will Remove 'Ex-Gay' Billboard

A billboard in Dallas promoting so-called reparative therapy will be removed 'within a week,' the president of Impact Advertising says.