"Think of the children"

This is the guy, Jacob Rudolph, that came out in front of his school and the video posted online. Here he is now urging the banning of gay conversion therapy in his US state. 

It's a very well written speech and excellently delivered. It gives a clear idea of just what LGBT youth can face coming out in conservative communities. 

When he talks about gay conversion therapy he states that the youth involved in such therapy are defenceless against it. This is the reality of what people should be considering when the cry goes out from the religious that we have to "think of the children". Which is more damaging? Help and encouragement for youth to live their lives authentically as to who they are in the face of adversity, or to demand they deny their sexuality and live a lie?

I didn't know it was still legal in Western countries this gay conversion therapy as it's been soundly disproved as wrong.