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The ban makes conversion therapy performed by a medical practice a level five violation punishable by a fine. [330] 87. Lincoln, Nebraska: February 22, 2021 February 22, 2021 Ordinance The Lincoln City Council passed a conversion therapy ban, introduced by Councilman James Michael Bowers, by a 5–1 vote with one member absent on February 22 ...
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 ...
Transgender people are also permitted to change their legal gender on official documents without any medical interventions, and mental health providers are prohibited from engaging in conversion therapy on minors. California became the first state in the U.S. to legalize domestic partnerships between same-sex couples in 1999.
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.
Practitioners are currently working in almost every U.S. state.
It also bans conversion therapy, requires insurance plans to cover gender-affirming care and bars state agencies from cooperating with civil and criminal cases in states where gender-affirming health care is illegal. [430] Idaho: Governor Brad Little [431] [432] April 4, 2023 April 15, 2024
The Supreme Court rejected a Christian therapist’s free speech challenge to a state ban on “conversion therapy” aimed at changing a child’s sexual orientation or gender identity.
It also bans conversion therapy, requires insurance plans to cover gender-affirming care and bars state agencies from cooperating with civil and criminal cases in states where gender-affirming health care is illegal. [243] Idaho: Governor Brad Little [244] [245] April 4, 2023 April 15, 2024