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30 05, 2019

Maine Bans Barbaric Conversion Therapy on LGBTQ Youth

By JRL Charts|2019-05-30T13:48:05-07:00May 30th, 2019|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: 17 states ban conversion therapy, Civil Rights Project director, district of columbia conversion therapy ban, GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders, lgbt politics, Maine bans conversion therapy, Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D), Mary Bonauto|

AUGUSTA, MAINE — (05-30-19) — Maine has banned the barbaric practice of conversion therapy on Wednesday, making it the 17th state along with the District of Columbia, to ban the practice on LGBTQ youth. On Wednesday Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) signed the conversion ban bill and tweeted...“Today I signed into law a bill banning [...]

5 08, 2018

South Dakota Charles Rhines Sentenced to Death for Being Gay?

By JRL Charts|2018-08-05T17:31:28-07:00August 5th, 2018|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: American Civil Liberties Union, Attorney Ethan Rice, Charles Rhines, Civil Liberties Union of South Dakota, civil rights organizations, GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders, Lambda Legal, Lambda Legal Fair Courts Project, lgbt politics, National Center for Lesbian Rights, National LGBT Bar Association, sentenced to death being gay, South Dakota Jury|

'South Dakota' man 'Charles Rhines', has made headlines for being sentenced to death for being gay by a South Dakota jury, alleges six civil rights group who filed an appeal on his behalf after new anti-LGBT evidence came to light in Charles Rhines sentencing case. In a time where we see LGBT civil rights in [...]