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S.C. attorney general tells state's capital city to drop its conversion therapy ban

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson told Columbia that its ban on the discredited practice of conversion therapy was unconstitutional, but critics questioned the timing and motivation of the letter.

LGBTQ People Are Being Forced Into 'Conversion Therapy' in China

Human rights groups found centers taking individuals in against their will and using practices including electroshock therapy.

WATCH: China Using Shock Therapy to 'Cure' Gays

A U.K. news series documents the continued use of 'ex-gay' therapy in China, years after homosexuality was removed from a list of mental illnesses.

Ireland Seeks to Ban Conversion Therapy

Irish Equality Minister Roderic O'Gorman is committed to having the practice banned by 2024.

Northern Ireland Hospital 'Regrets' History of Shock Therapy on Gays

Queens University Belfast continued research on the practice as late as 1973.

TikTok Bans Conversion Therapy and White Supremacist Content

The platform announced an update to how it will enforce its community guidelines against anti-LGBTQ+ and other hateful content.

Judge Kills Conversion Therapy Ban, Not Convinced Practice Is Harmful

A federal judge strikes down Tampa, Fla.'s effort to end "ex-gay" and "ex-trans" therapy on minors.

Australian Senator Gives Moving Speech on Toll of 'Ex-Gay Therapy'

Victorian Senator Janet Rice shared the story of a boy who had been traumatized with attempts to turn him straight.

'Ex-Gay Therapy' Survivor Fights to End Practice in China

After a clinic tried using electrical shocks to 'cure' him of being gay, Xiao Zhen is suing both the clinic and the search engine that led him there.

WATCH: Lou Reed: Perhaps Bisexual, Definitely a Voice for All

Reed, rumored to have had relationships with men as well as women, was one of the first rock stars to feature gay and transgender people in his songs.

Covered Mountain

The author of Covering: The Hidden Assault on our Civil Rights sees the gay rights movement as a history of weakening demands for assimilation. So where does Brokeback fit in?

The Only Consistency in BYU's Treatment of LGBTQ Students Is Cruelty

The Mormon university's shifting decisions about its Honor Code highlight an unceasing animus, writes a former professor.

Josh Seiter, Bi 'Bachelorette' Contestant, Has Died at 36

Seiter, who came out as bisexual in June, had been open about his mental health struggles.

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WATCH: Hospitalized Mo. Man's Husband, Brother Speak Out

Robert Gorley says hospital staff at Research Medical Center refused to recognize his power of attorney to make medical decisions for his husband, and had him arrested when he refused to leave his husband's room. His partner's brother, Lee Mansell, says he isn't homophobic, but challenged Gorley's authority because he wants what's best for his brother.

Gays on a plane

Two guys in love snuggle in their seats. A flight attendant reprimands them. An ugly incident ensues. Dreading this kind of embarrassment, many of us "cover"--hide our love in public. But if we're hiding, how can we make progress?

Schwarzenegger pledges friendship to gay Republicans at L.A. event

Amid spontaneous chants of "Four more years!" California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger appeared Thursday night at a Los Angeles fund-raiser for the California chapter of the gay political group Log Cabin Republicans.

Op-ed: What's in a Name: Intersex and Identity

Is intersex an identity or a diagnosis?

The Mormon Church: Oppressed or Oppressor?

A brief history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints' complicated relationship with persecution.

Jeffrey Sharlach and Andrew Tobias

First-time novelist Jeffrey Sharlach speaks with DNC treasurer and acclaimed author Andrew Tobias on coming out in the 1970s as nice Jewish boys and what opportunities young people have now when it comes to connecting with LGBT family. 

What Really Happened Inside This Kansas City Hospital?

Research Medical Center says Robert Gorley was "disruptive and belligerent," but Gorley's daughter says that claim is "total and utter bullshit."