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Mexican lawmakers urged to oppose bill criminalizing ‘conversion therapy’

Dec 5, 2023

By Diego López Colín

The proposal calls for significant penalties, including prison sentences and fines, for those who offer or perform such therapy. Read more

Maura Preszler, author of 'Choosing to See Beauty'. Credit: Hannah Quintana Photography.

Made in His Image founder writes book on trauma, forgiveness, and healing

Jul 29, 2021

By Autumn Jones

Maura Preszler grew up in an abusive household, despite the family’s outward Catholic appearance. They went to Mass on Sundays,... Read more

Pope Francis, pictured April 17, 2013. Credit: Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk.

Pope Francis says seeing a psychiatrist helped him with anxiety when he was younger

Feb 27, 2021

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis has said that seeing a psychiatrist in Argentina helped him with anxiety when he was a younger priest... Read more

Maura Byrne, founder of Made in His Image. Photo courtesy of Maura Byrne.

Beauty in suffering: How one woman is fighting the stigma of therapy

Dec 22, 2015

By Mary Farrow

Maura Byrne was terrified to go to therapy for the first time.  Read more

Maura Byrne, founder of Made in His Image. Photo courtesy of Maura Byrne.

Beauty in suffering: How one woman is fighting the stigma of therapy

Jan 4, 2015

By Mary Farrow

Maura Byrne was terrified to go to therapy for the first time.    Read more

Robert Matsui Federal Courthouse in Sacramento is home to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California. Photo by Rojer via Flickr.com (CC BY 2.0)

Judge blocks Calif. 'gay therapy' law over free speech concerns

Dec 5, 2012

By Kevin J. Jones

A federal judge has temporarily blocked a California law that bars therapy to change the behaviors or orientations of those... Read more

The Pacific Justice Institute logo. CNA file photo.

Calif. gay therapy ban imposes 'state orthodoxy,' foes charge

Nov 6, 2012

By Kevin J. Jones

A legal group is seeking a federal injunction against a California ban on “reparative therapy” for minors with homosexual attractions... Read more