Conversion Therapy Denounced by 28 U.S. Mental Health and Medical Organizations
Leading associations have joined forces to end the harmful practice of so-called "conversion therapy."
November 14 2023 9:40 AM
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Leading associations have joined forces to end the harmful practice of so-called "conversion therapy."
Unearthed remarks on gay conversion therapy and derogatory comments about the LGBTQ+ community put the spotlight on the new speaker’s regressive beliefs.
He's endorsed conversion therapy, pushed to criminalize gay sex, condemned same-sex marriage, and likened being queer to pedophilia and bestiality.
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.
Conversion therapy has been restricted in about 20 states.
Johnson gave legal advice to Exodus International, a leader in the so-called "ex-gay" movement.
With Johnson's record on LGBTQ+ rights, is it a surprise?
The study also found that almost 150,000 trans youth live in states that protect transgender rights.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will include the proposal in King Charles III's speech to the nation next month.
While the harmful and discredited practice has been widely condemned and often banned, more action is needed, researchers say.
The Department of Health and Human Services' proposed rule is in keeping with the Biden administration's promise to support LGBTQ+ youth.
But, Freud wrote, homosexuality was still “unfortunate.”
It's the 22nd state to do so.
Rishi Sunak's apology came after the release of a report on how armed forces members were harmed by the policy.
Vice Pres. Harris had condemned the bill on a visit to the country in March.
The bills now await the approval of Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer.
Footage of the "exorcism" has gone viral on social media.
State Rep. Gary Click also connected LGBTQ+ identity to Nazi ideology.
Minnesota Democratic Gov. Tim Walz is also expected to sign a bill banning conversion therapy.
Instead of banning the dangerous practice of conversion therapy which has been proven to harm LGBTQ+ people, Kentucky Republicans targeted transgender people’s access to health care.