Post by Logan on Mar 18, 2016 4:38:08 GMT -6
MONTPELIER - When Becca Balint began to tell people she was gay, she refused to accept efforts to make her change.
Deep in depression at age 17, Balint asked a school counselor to refer her to a therapist who would accept her sexual orientation.
"It absolutely saved my life," Balint said, "and if it had been handled differently, I honestly don't know if I would be here."
Several years later, she was finally able to tell her parents.
"The first thing my family said to me was, we will take you to a therapist. We will pay for therapy to fix you, essentially," Balint said. She refused.
Read more: www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/politics/2016/03/16/vt-senate-votes-ban-conversion-therapy-gay-teens/81786020/
Deep in depression at age 17, Balint asked a school counselor to refer her to a therapist who would accept her sexual orientation.
"It absolutely saved my life," Balint said, "and if it had been handled differently, I honestly don't know if I would be here."
Several years later, she was finally able to tell her parents.
"The first thing my family said to me was, we will take you to a therapist. We will pay for therapy to fix you, essentially," Balint said. She refused.
Read more: www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/politics/2016/03/16/vt-senate-votes-ban-conversion-therapy-gay-teens/81786020/