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Assistant City Attorney Maria Garcia, far right, discusses Ordinance 9828 with members of the City Commission. City leaders have adopted an ordinance that bans so-called conversion therapy that aims to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity, calling the practice harmful to children. As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission voted unanimously to adopt Ordinance 9828, which specifically prohibits licensed providers from practicing conversion therapy on minors. Vice Mayor Courtney Shipley, who originally proposed the ban, referred to research that shows the...

Senate Bill 32 would ban conversion therapy in the state of Indiana The American Medical Association, the American Psychiatric Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the World Health Organization all say that conversion therapy is a practice they don't support. Posted: Jan 29, 2021 10:59 AM Updated: Jan 29, 2021 11:05 AM Posted By: Meredith Hackler INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WLFI)- A bill at the statehouse would ban mental health providers from providing conversion therapy. Similar legislation has been passed in 20 other states. This practice is something that mental health providers...

Lawmakers in Mike Pence’s home state want to protect LGBTQ youth from conversion therapy Bill would discipline Indiana therapists who subject minors to the therapy or willfully mislead clients about its effects 190SHARES Indiana State Sen. J.D. Ford – Photo: Facebook. A pair of lawmakers in Indiana have introduced a bill seeking to protect LGBTQ youth from being subjected to conversion therapy to try to forcibly change their sexual orientation or gender identity. The bill, which was introduced by State Sen. J.D. Ford (D-Carmel) and State Rep. Sue Errington (D-Muncie), would prohibit minor...

LGBT conversion therapy: Religious leaders call for ban to 'abhorrent' practice dw.com 12/18/2020 Elliot Douglas Over 300 religious leaders have called for a worldwide clampdown on conversion therapy for LGBT+ people. Germany is one of the few countries to have introduced a ban. DW spoke to two survivors of the practice. © REUTERS Provided by Deutsche Welle "We recognize with sadness that certain religious teachings have often, throughout the ages, caused and continue to cause deep pain and offense to those who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex."...

LGBT conversion therapy: Religious leaders call for ban to 'abhorrent' practice More than 300 religious leaders have called for a worldwide clampdown on conversion therapy for LGBT+ people. Germany is one of the few countries to have introduced a ban. DW spoke with two survivors of the practice. Gay rights are progressing but resistance is fierce, even aggressive at times, with some decrzing so-called "LGBT aggression" "We recognize with sadness that certain religious teachings have often, throughout the ages, caused and continue to cause deep pain and offense to those who are lesbian, gay,...