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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 ...
On June 9, 2022, La Crosse City Council voted 6–4 to ban conversion therapy on minors. [380] 103. Linn County, Iowa: June 13, 2022 June 13, 2022 Ordinance On June 13, 2022, the Linn County Board of Supervisors voted 2–1 to ban conversion therapy on minors. [381] The ban applies only to unincorporated areas of the county. 104. Cleveland ...
Anti-conversion laws, or anti-conversion legislations, are a set of judicial rules that restrict or prohibit conversion of faith (proselytism) from one religion to another. It is a federal law in countries such as Algeria, [ 1 ] Bhutan, Myanmar, and Nepal.
What is 'conversion therapy'? "Conversion therapy" is the practice of trying to alter somebody’s same-sex orientation through counseling, according to the American Psychological Association ...
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.
The lawsuit, filed in federal court Friday, says Michigan's ban on conversion therapy is a violation of free speech rights. ... or interventions for unlawful sexual conduct or abuse, so long as ...
Similar transgender laws also exist in all the provinces and territories. Conversion therapy is banned in the provinces of Manitoba, [203] Ontario, [204] and Nova Scotia, [205] and the city of Vancouver, [206] though the Nova Scotia law includes a clause which allows "mature minors" between the ages of 16 and 18 to consent.
The scientifically discredited practice of so-called conversion therapy, which aims to “convert” LGBTQ+ people to heterosexuality or traditional gender expectations, is now banned for minors ...