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Some trans and nonbinary people may want to change their voices. Gender-affirming vocal coaches can help

Something as simple as the voice they were born with may not sound or feel right. It may not reflect the real them. This is where gender-affirming vocal coaches come in.

Queen Elizabeth: U.K. Will Move to Ban Anti-LGBTQ+ Conversion Therapy

"People should be free to be themselves in the U.K.," briefing notes of the queen's speech read.

Trump-Appointed Judges Find Conversion Therapy Bans Unconstitutional

A federal appeals court blocked enforcement of two Florida laws banning use of the practice on minors, saying they violate free speech rights, with Trump judges in the majority.

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.

How the Supreme Court’s conversion therapy case could reshape LGBTQ+ protections across America

Here's what to know about the case as oral arguments tee off the high court's next term.

Republicans Block Ban on Conversion Therapy in Wisconsin

It's the second time Republicans prevented the ban from taking effect.

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.

Republican Lawmakers Vote (Again) to Allow Conversion Therapy

While opponents say the issue is about protecting LGBTQ+ youth, Wisconsin Republicans claim they are fighting a bureaucratic turf war.

Appeals court denies attempt to block Colorado’s conversion therapy ban

The court ruled the law regulates conduct, not speech, and let the 2019 law stand.

Supreme Court to decide whether states can protect LGBTQ+ youth from conversion therapy

The practice has been widely condemned as harmful and ineffective.

California Ban on Ex-Gay Therapy Temporarily Blocked

U.S. District Court Judge William Shubb ruled for the First Amendment rights of "reparative" therapy practitioners and questioned evidence that the practice harms young people.

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.

Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling reinstates conversion therapy ban

LGBTQ+ youth in the state will be protected from this damaging and discredited intervention.

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Conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ people, long discredited, could make a comeback

More than half of states restrict conversion therapy, but conservative courts could change that.

Supreme Court Upholds State Bans on Conversion Therapy, Rejecting Washington Challenge

By refusing to hear a challenge to Washington’s law, the Supreme Court affirms the legality of state measures against conversion therapy, a significant victory for LGBTQ+ rights advocates.

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Almost 200 members of Congress call on the Supreme Court to uphold bans on conversion therapy

Lawmakers are asking the high court to uphold states’ rights to ban the dangerous practice.

Cincinnati Approves 'Ex-Gay' Therapy Ban

Amid public opposition, the city enacts the ban, which applies to state-licensed therapists operating within the city limits.

Fighting for LGBTQ+ youth: The cases challenging conversion therapy bans

Opinion: As the Supreme Court prepares to hear Chiles v. Salazar, the stakes soar for LGBTQ+ youth, facing increased risks amid a backdrop of societal upheaval, argues Jason Van Ness.

Conservative Supreme Court justices appear skeptical of Colorado’s ban on harmful ‘conversion therapy’

“We were told by pastors and Focus on the Family that we had to fix him. Instead, we taught him to hate himself. And when a child is dead, you don’t ever get to repair that,” Linda Robertson said of her late son.

Queen Elizabeth II Dies at 96; A Look at Her LGBTQ+ Record

A year after the longest-serving British monarch's death, here's a look at her handling of LGBTQ+ issues — a mixed bag that leans toward the positive.

Colorado Lawmakers Approve Ban on Conversion Therapy

Gov. Jared Polis is expected to sign the bill into law.