In response to an online petition, President Obama called for an end to conversion therapies for minors on Wednesday.
The petition was created in honor of transgender teen Leelah Alcorn, who committed suicide after religious therapists tried to convert her.
Today the White House released a video featuring staffers —most of whom are LGBT themselves — voicing their support of a ban on conversion therapy.
View this video on YouTube
"As part of our dedication to protecting America’s youth, the Obama adminstarion supports efforts to ban the use of conversion therapy for minors," the video description reads.
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