CA: Lowenthal bill would remove homosexual cure statute from state law

Long Beach Press-Telegram: “On Feb. 19, Lowenthal, D-Long Beach, introduced AB 2199. The bill would repeal Section 8050 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, which declares the State Department of Mental Health ‘shall plan, conduct and cause to be conducted scientific research into the causes and cures of sexual deviation, including deviations conducive to sex crimes against children, and the causes and cures of homosexuality…’”

AB 2199: An act to repeal Section 8050 of the Welfare and Institutions Code,
relating to mental health
(pdf)