{"id":2835,"date":"2018-07-09T17:48:00","date_gmt":"2018-07-09T17:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/democrats.org\/blog\/2018\/07\/09\/silent-maine-gop-gov-candidate-shawn-moody-silent-on-lepages-veto-of-conversion-therapy-ban\/"},"modified":"2018-07-09T17:48:00","modified_gmt":"2018-07-09T17:48:00","slug":"silent-maine-gop-gov-candidate-shawn-moody-silent-on-lepages-veto-of-conversion-therapy-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/silent-maine-gop-gov-candidate-shawn-moody-silent-on-lepages-veto-of-conversion-therapy-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"SILENT: Maine GOP Gov candidate Shawn Moody Silent on LePage\u2019s Veto of Conversion Therapy Ban"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\"><span id=\"m_1558326329917369845gmail-docs-internal-guid-72d40e2e-8020-f77a-bff2-dd123ba522f5\">Last week, Maine Governor Paul LePage <\/span><a data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/boston.cbslocal.com\/2018\/07\/07\/maine-governor-vetoes-bill-banning-conversion-therapy\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1531244664273000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGl8IgAQGpKfWwDAW1jNQo4c4rWrA\" href=\"https:\/\/boston.cbslocal.com\/2018\/07\/07\/maine-governor-vetoes-bill-banning-conversion-therapy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">vetoed<\/a> potentially life-saving legislation banning licensed therapists from attempting conversion therapy. Despite &nbsp;<a data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.gayrva.com\/news-views\/poll-majority-of-virginians-think-ex-gay-therapy-on-minors-should-be-illegal\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1531244664273000&amp;usg=AFQjCNESH5ZpCCZ6aaf0H6z5NloS4OD2Tw\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gayrva.com\/news-views\/poll-majority-of-virginians-think-ex-gay-therapy-on-minors-should-be-illegal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">widespread<\/a> <a data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/floridapolitics.com\/archives\/236192-71-floridians-think-conversion-therapy-minors-illegal-bills-prohibit-stalled-legislature&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1531244664273000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE37_e1uNwiMq0cBv85LE4NCyxF4w\" href=\"http:\/\/floridapolitics.com\/archives\/236192-71-floridians-think-conversion-therapy-minors-illegal-bills-prohibit-stalled-legislature\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">disapproval<\/a> of conversion therapy amongst every segment of the electorate, Maine GOP gubernatorial candidate Shawn Moody has refused to speak out against Governor LePage&rsquo;s actions. In response, DNC LGBTQ Media Director Lucas Acosta released the following statement:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span id=\"m_1558326329917369845gmail-docs-internal-guid-72d40e2e-8020-f77a-bff2-dd123ba522f5\">&ldquo;Governor LePage&rsquo;s decision that could put the lives of LGBTQ children at risk is shameful, and where is Shawn Moody? Silent. With the clock ticking on his governorship, Governor LePage&rsquo;s potential successors must speak out against his actions and stand up for LGBTQ families and kids. Democratic Attorney General Janet Mills has a strong record of supporting LGBTQ people, from joining a<\/span><a data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/ag.ny.gov\/pdfs\/ENDA_Letter.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1531244664273000&amp;usg=AFQjCNF2Z8tObamBnOWrqu2TQxT4pEtUVw\" href=\"https:\/\/ag.ny.gov\/pdfs\/ENDA_Letter.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ttorneys general from across the country in support of ENDA<\/a> to being among the first gubernatorial candidates to speak out against conversion therapy when she <a data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/janetmills.com\/protecting-lgbt-rights\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1531244664273000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGJD005yAXKM2asP6zjg6YYzGXwYQ\" href=\"https:\/\/janetmills.com\/protecting-lgbt-rights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">testified in favor of the bill vetoed by Governor LePage<\/a>. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span id=\"m_1558326329917369845gmail-docs-internal-guid-72d40e2e-8020-f77a-bff2-dd123ba522f5\">&ldquo;While Mills has a proven record of fighting for the LGBTQ community, Moody is refusing to protect LGBTQ children. At a time when the Trump administration and LePage continue to roll back protections, Mainers deserve a governor who will fight for the state&rsquo;s families by standing up for Maine values and fighting for an economy that works for everyone&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week, Maine Governor Paul LePage vetoed potentially life-saving legislation banning licensed therapists from attempting conversion therapy. Despite &nbsp;widespread disapproval of conversion therapy amongst every segment of the electorate, Maine GOP gubernatorial candidate Shawn Moody has refused to speak out against Governor LePage&rsquo;s actions. In response, DNC LGBTQ Media Director Lucas Acosta released the following <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2835","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>SILENT: Maine GOP Gov candidate Shawn Moody Silent on LePage\u2019s Veto of Conversion Therapy Ban - Democrats<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/silent-maine-gop-gov-candidate-shawn-moody-silent-on-lepages-veto-of-conversion-therapy-ban\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Democrats\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-07-09T17:48:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/silent-maine-gop-gov-candidate-shawn-moody-silent-on-lepages-veto-of-conversion-therapy-ban\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/silent-maine-gop-gov-candidate-shawn-moody-silent-on-lepages-veto-of-conversion-therapy-ban\/\",\"name\":\"SILENT: Maine GOP Gov candidate Shawn Moody Silent on LePage\u2019s Veto of Conversion Therapy Ban - 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