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John Kasich Dodges Question on 'Conversion Therapy'
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/john-kasich-dodges-question-conversion-therapy/storyRepublican hopeful John Kasich answered a question about "conversion therapy" at a campaign event in Troy, New York, today by instead switching the topic to gay marriage and anti-discrimination laws, irritating his questioner, who said she didn’t ask about “gay marriage and wedding cakes.”
Kasich also said this afternoon that he had not heard of the case of Leelah Alcorn, a transgender teen who attracted national attention when she killed herself in 2014 in Ohio, where Kasich took office as governor in 2011.
Alcorn, a 17-year-old who was subjected to "conversion therapy," wrote a suicide note about her difficulties growing up transgender; her case prompted the White House to call for an end to the use of the technique, which aims to try to change a person's gender identity or sexual orientation, on minors....
"First of all, I’m not familiar with that case,” Kasich said, before pivoting to his position on gay marriage and failing to directly address the question about "conversion therapy." Kasich explained, as he has before, that he thought it was time to move on now that the Supreme Court had guaranteed the right to a same-sex marriage, and that recent laws and legislative efforts in North Carolina, Indiana and other states represented an incorrect approach to dealing with discrimination.
Kasich also said this afternoon that he had not heard of the case of Leelah Alcorn, a transgender teen who attracted national attention when she killed herself in 2014 in Ohio, where Kasich took office as governor in 2011.
Alcorn, a 17-year-old who was subjected to "conversion therapy," wrote a suicide note about her difficulties growing up transgender; her case prompted the White House to call for an end to the use of the technique, which aims to try to change a person's gender identity or sexual orientation, on minors....
"First of all, I’m not familiar with that case,” Kasich said, before pivoting to his position on gay marriage and failing to directly address the question about "conversion therapy." Kasich explained, as he has before, that he thought it was time to move on now that the Supreme Court had guaranteed the right to a same-sex marriage, and that recent laws and legislative efforts in North Carolina, Indiana and other states represented an incorrect approach to dealing with discrimination.
Hurray for the sane, reasonable one!
