Sam Ames

National Center for Lesbian Rights

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Staff attorney at the National Center for Lesbian Rights and coordinator of its BornPerfect campaign

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A petition calling for an end to so-called "conversion therapy" was signed by 120,000 people and sent to the White House.

Obama Calls for an End to Gay Conversion Therapies

A petition calling for an end to so-called "conversion therapy" was signed by 120,000 people and sent to the White House.

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