N.J. Gov. Christie signs ban on gay conversion therapy

[Ohio Joe]

Supporters of same-sex marriage say they have greater hope New Jersey will soon allow it after Republican Gov. Chris Christie signed legislation Monday banning the controversial practice of "conversion" therapy for gay youth.

New Jersey is only the second state in the nation, after California, to forbid licensed therapists from using therapy to try to change the sexual orientation of minors. But the state is the only one in the Northeast not to allow gay couples to marry: Christie vetoed same-sex marriage legislation last year.

Christie said that while he is concerned about "government limiting parental choice on the care and treatment of their own children,'' he sided with expert opinion from the American Psychological Association that so-called conversion therapy can lead to depression, suicidal thoughts and substance abuse in teenagers.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2013/08/19/chris-christie-gay-conversion-therapy-new-jersey/2671197/

While he did the right thing here, Christie is still a POS and I would not trust him with a burnt out match.

[RKP5637]

1. K&R! n/t

[mountain grammy]

2. "While he did the right thing here, Christie is still a POS and I would not trust him

with a burnt out match."

Worth repeating each time Christie "does the right thing," which he actually does once in a while. But, he's "still a POS and I would not trust him with a burnt out match" much less my vote.