Therapy put gay teens at risk of ` ` depression , anxiety and self - destructive behavior , '' suit v . JONAH center claims to help gay ` ` struggling with unwanted same - sex sexual attractions '' Lawsuit contends therapists made false promises to turn gay teens straight . Downing `` picked apart every human emotion and childhood disappointment '' of Unger , to present them as treatable origins of Unger 's orientation , the suit said . Source : ` ` This is the first time that courts have sought to hold conversion therapists liable ''
Therapy put gay teens at risk of ` ` depression , anxiety and self - destructive behavior , '' suit v . JONAH center claims to help gay ` ` struggling with unwanted same - sex sexual attractions '' Lawsuit contends therapists made false promises to turn gay teens straight . Source : ` ` This is the first time that courts have sought to hold conversion therapists liable ''