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LGBTQ Pride march in Paris

World Jan 26

French National Assembly unanimously approves law banning conversion therapy

By Associated Press

Politics Jul 15

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz speaks in St. Paul after the verdicts in the trial of Derek Chauvin
Minnesota governor restricts ‘conversion therapy’ for minors

Minnesota is now one of about 24 states that restrict mental health professionals from seeking to change a person's sexual orientation.

By Steve Karnowski, Associated Press

Nation Jan 22

Sandy Newcomb stands with a flag near the Salt Lake Temple after members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints mailed their membership resignation to the church in Salt Lake City, Utah in November 2015. The resignations were prompted by the Mormon church policy barring the children of married same-sex couples from receiving baptism. Photo byJim Urquhart/Reuters
Utah bans conversion therapy for LGBTQ children

Utah is now the 19th state and one of the most conservative to prohibit it.

By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

World Dec 18

Germany bans gay ‘conversion therapy’ for minors

The practice that purports to make patients straight has no scientific basis and often causes psychological harm, Chancellor Angela Merkel's spokesman said Wednesday.

By Associated Press

Nation Nov 27

Sandy Newcomb stands with a flag near the Salt Lake Temple after members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints mailed their membership resignation to the church in Salt Lake City, Utah in November 2015. The resignations were prompted by the Mormon church policy barring the children of married same-sex couples from receiving baptism. Photo byJim Urquhart/Reuters
Utah set to become 19th state to ban ‘conversion therapy’

Republican Gov. Gary Herbert announced Tuesday night that church leaders support a regulatory rule his office helped craft after legislative efforts for a ban on the therapy failed earlier this year.

By Brady McCombs, Associated Press

Aug 02

North Carolina governor moves to block conversion therapy funds

By Jonathan Drew, Associated Press

North Carolina's state health department is barred from allowing public funds to pay for conversion therapy for minors, a controversial practice aimed at changing young LGBT people's sexual orientations, under an order signed Friday by Gov. Roy Cooper.

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Nov 12

Watch 5:40
New film ‘Boy Erased’ explores the ‘self-hatred’ dealt by gay conversion programs

By Jeffrey Brown

“Boy Erased,” a new film based on a memoir by Garrard Conley, tells the story of a young man who is forced by his parents to attend a gay conversion therapy program. Jeffrey Brown speaks to Conley about how his…

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Jun 07

How a survivor of ‘conversion therapy’ became the driving force behind Canada’s first ever ban

By Courtney Norris

After hearing personal testimonies from survivors, the Vancouver City Council passed a motion Wednesday to ban “conversion therapy,” the widely discredited practice intended to “cure” an LGBTQ individual’s sexual orientation. The unanimous vote made Vancouver the first city in Canada…

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May 03

Supreme Court turns away challenge to California ban on ‘gay conversion’ therapy

By Dayana Morales Gomez

The Supreme Court has refused to overturn a ban on “gay conversion” therapy, and Democratic lawmakers recently introduced a bill that attempts to ban the practice at the national level — both legal moves that have advocates cheering.

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