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Conversion Therapist on Gay Hookup Apps: 'Unable to Help Myself'

A psychologist who claimed he could "cure" homosexuality and was found looking for gay sex now says he needs help.

Man Says BetterHelp Referred Him to Conversion Therapy Supporter

He says he was told that going straight was the best way to reconnect with his conservative Christian family.

Congresswoman: Being LGBT "Not a Disease To Be Cured"

The congresswoman calls on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate mental health providers' claims that they can change sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.

'Leelah's Law' Banning Conversion Therapy Heads to White House

Gathering more than 100,000 signatures in under a month, the petition hopes to end the damaging practice faced by late trans teen Leelah Alcorn and many other LGBT people nationwide.

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There Are More Than 1,300 Conversion Therapy Practitioners Still Active: Report

State laws protecting minors from the discredited and harmful practice haven't stopped it completely.

Op-ed: Why The U.N. Must Consider The Cruelty Behind Ex-Gay Therapy

Conversion therapy isn't just snake oil. It's poison.

Federal Appeals Court Upholds Washington's Conversion Therapy Ban

A therapist had claimed the ban infringed on his free speech and religious liberty rights. But Washington State's regulation of the practice is appropriate, the court ruled.

Supreme Court Considers Challenge to Washington State’s Conversion Therapy Ban

The far-right extremist group Alliance Defending Freedom brings a case that threatens to undo protections for LGBTQ+ minors from dangerous and abusive conversion therapy.

Vermont Bans Use of 'Ex-Gay' Therapy on Minors

Gov. Peter Shumlin signed the bill into law today.

Utah Governor Gets Mormon Church Behind Conversion Therapy Ban

As recently as last month, the church said it had problems with proposed regulations in the conservative state.

Why Is Psychology Today Advertising 'Ex-Gay' Therapy?

The advocacy group has discovered ads for the discredited therapy on the magazine's website.

The sham of oral arguments on conversion therapy is meant to show SCOTUS is 'unbiased'

Opinion: A narrow-minded and homophobic right-wing court is poised to legalize one of the worst forms of psychological abuse ever invented, writes John Casey.

Op-ed: The Meaning of Leelah Alcorn's Death

A transgender teenager took her life last week after being subjected to transphobic abuse from her family. Her death, however, has reminded many that LGBT youth need our help.

Op-ed: How We'll End 'Conversion Therapy' in Four Years Flat

Samantha Ames of the National Center for Lesbian Rights is determined to wipe 'ex-gay' and 'ex-trans' programs from the planet.

Groundbreaking Lawsuit Challenges ExGay Therapy

The Southern Poverty Law Center accuses a New Jersey 'conversion therapy' practice of fraud and deception.

Beyond Boy Erased: The Resilience of Conversion Therapy

Many 'ex-gay' leaders, like John Smid, have renounced the dangerous practice, but 'conversion therapy' is far from dead.

A Gay Man Says He Was Tormented at Liberty University. Now He's Suing

Lucas Wilson is not just taking on the one-time home of Jerry Falwell, but the Education Department for enabling the university.

Yes, Conversion Therapy Is Fraud, Rules N.J. Court

Telling gay people they can be turned straight is fraud under New Jersey law, a jury determined. The Jewish group must now pay $72,400 in damages to its former clients.