Nov 27 Utah set to become 19th state to ban ‘conversion therapy’ By Brady McCombs, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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… Continue watching
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… Continue reading
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. Continue reading