article_snippet.sent: We share your concern about the administration potentially devastating effects on the lives of transgender as well as gay, lesbian, bisexual and queer youth,' White House senior adviser Valerie Jarrett said. '
article_snippet.sent: Mara Keisling, the executive director of the National Center for Transgender Equality, welcomed Obama's statement. '
article_snippet.sent: Having President Obama and the weight of the White House behind efforts to ban conversion therapy is so critical in the fight for transgender and LGB young people,' Keisling said in a statement. '
article_snippet.sent: My hope is that when a transgender person's struggle is acknowledged by one of the most recognizable figures in the world, it positively changes the way they view they.