Navigation Tampa ban on ‘same-sex talk therapy’ leads to $950,000 settlement
Gainesville and Tallahassee are among the 25 cities that will be receiving a cease-and-desist letter from Liberty Counsel demanding that they repeal laws that ban counseling for people who are resisting same-sex attraction.
“They need to repeal them and not just leave them on their books as a symbolic gesture,” said Liberty Counsel founder Mat Staver. “They need to take affirmative action, otherwise they’ll be sued because they’re all unconstitutional.”
Liberty Counsel received a $950,000 settlement on April 27 in Vazzo v. City of Tampa after it was determined by the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals that it is unconstitutional to prohibit licensed counselors from providing elective talk therapy to minors seeking help to reduce or eliminate same-sex attractions.
