The Forward

Why Conversion Lite Won’t Fix The Intermarriage Problem

In a recent essay in The Jewish Week titled “Mikveh Can Solve Conversion Problem”, Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove presented a courageous attempt to address arguably the most pressing problem of 21st century ...
The American Conservative

The Real Problem with Gay Conversion Therapy

May Christian counselors offer Christian counsel? This is the question the Supreme Court of the United States is expected to weigh in on this week. If that sounds extreme, that’s because it is. If you ...
Metro Weekly

Born Perfect tackles conversion therapy through puppets and Patton Oswalt

Conversion therapy, despite having been widely discredited, is still legal in 30 states. The LGBTQ rights organization Born Perfect has released a short film, told through puppets, to satirize the ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Conversion for Those Raised Jewish? Rabbis Address Patrilineal Problem

When David Levine stepped into the mikvah last year, he believed he was affirming what he already was, not converting to something new. "I was raised Jewish, was always told I was Jewish," says the 35 ...
The Conversation

‘Conversion therapy’: UK government kicks ban down the road – and there’s a major problem with what’s been proposed so far

For the first time in four years, the king’s (or queen’s) speech has left out a promise to ban so-called “conversion therapy”. This widely discredited set of practices aims to “cure” LGBTQ+ people by ...