"The Case Against Conversion "Therapy"" Rebecca S. Newman-Gonchar National Staff Development Council The

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"The Case Against Conversion "Therapy"" Rebecca S. Newman-Gonchar National Staff Development Council TheThis volume explores the history and effects of so called conversion "therapy" on LGBT people. Although the practice has been widely discredited, it remains legal in most states and continues to be practiced with lesbian, gay, and bisexual children and adolescents. Furthermore, as the past 20 years have seen an increase in gender nonconforming and transgender individuals, there has been a similar rise in efforts to socially reprogram gender