US | gay conversion therapy NJ Ban: Therapists Can't Try to Turn Gay Teens Straight Joins California as 2nd state to outlaw 'gay conversion therapy' By Kate Seamons Posted Aug 19, 2013 9:42 AM CDT Copied In this July 29, 2013 file photo New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks in Morristown, NJ. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File) Chris Christie may not have done much bill-signing on Friday, but the same can't be said for today. The AP reports that the governor is set to sign a bill that will prevent licensed therapists from trying to turn gay teens straight. New Jersey will join California as the second state to outlaw "gay conversion therapy." Christie has already signed a note that will accompany the bill; in it, he cites his own belief that people are born gay and that homosexuality is not a sin. But he also refers to the American Psychological Association's identification of the health risks of trying to change a child's sexual orientation, and says he ultimately looked to "experts in the field" and sided with them though it meant limiting parental choice. In the signing note he writes that "government should tread carefully into this area, and I do so here reluctantly." Read These Next Man murdered in Mississippi is a US-touring comedian. Trump is calling out the 'arm of the Democratic party.' If you're easily freaked out, do not read this screwworm story. You know you're good when you get a high-five from your heckler. Report an error