Colorado Senate narrowly defeats bill that would ban conversion therapy for "gay" minors

blogs.denverpost.com reported: "A Colorado Senate committee killed a bill Wednesday that the state’s gay rights organizations and mental health groups had high hopes for: a ban on gay conversion therapy for minors. The ban failed on a 3-2 party-line vote in the Senate State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee. Republican Sens. Ray Scott of Grand Junction, Jerry Sonnenberg of Sterling and Owen Hill of Colorado Springs voted to kill the bill. Democratic Sens. Andy Kerr and Pat Steadman voted for the ban. Rep. Paul Rosenthal, D-Denver, sponsored the bill and waged passionate debate on its merits to get it out of the House, along with Rep. Dominick Moreno, D-Commerce City. While deliberating on the state budget in the House, Rosenthal was disappointed to hear the news out of the Senate committee."...