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A majority of the United States population lives in jurisdictions that have banned conversion therapy on minors, although significant gaps in protections remain. Opponents of conversion therapy argue that it is abusive to attempt to change an individual's sexual orientation or gender identity and that the practice is based in pseudoscience.
Conversion therapy is the pseudoscientific practice of attempting to change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity. [1] As of December 2023, twenty-eight countries have bans on conversion therapy, fourteen of them ban the practice by any person: Belgium, [2] Canada, Cyprus, Ecuador, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Malta, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal and Spain; seven ban ...
Illinois was the 15th state to protect gay, lesbian, and bisexual people, and the 5th to protect transgender people. [17] June 1, 2011 Illinois Religious Freedom Protection and Civil Union Act allows same-sex couples to successfully file for civil unions. [20] [17] June 1, 2014 Same-sex marriages are legally recognized by the state of Illinois ...
Michigan becomes the 22nd state to outlaw conversion therapy, which state lawmakers defined as any practice or treatment by a mental health professional that seeks to change an individual’s ...
The Supreme Court refuses a Christian free-speech challenge to 22 states' laws banning 'conversion therapy,' which seeks to change a child's sexual orientation or gender identity.
While conversion therapy is at least partially banned in more than half the nation — 23 states and Washington, D.C., have outlawed the practice, and five states have limited bans in place ...
Reverted to version as of 21:21, 12 January 2024 (UTC) Pennsylvania prohibited the use of state funds, not conversion therapy in general. 05:02, 13 January 2024: 512 × 324 (1.02 MB) GER212: PA ban since august of last year: 21:21, 12 January 2024: 990 × 627 (1.29 MB) GER212: Reverted to version as of 14:25, 10 September 2023 (UTC) 14:27, 10 ...
One of Iowa's largest cities repealed its ban on “conversion therapy” — the discredited practice of trying to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity through counseling ...