New Restrictions In Minnesota Seek To Sharply Curtail Conversion Therapy For Minors
Brandon Bell / Getty Images A new Minnesota executive order sets out to protect minors in the state from so-called "conversion therapy," circumventing multiple defeats of statewide proposals in the Minnesota state legislature. The new order, signed Thursday by Gov. Tim Walz, seeks to limit minors' access to the practice, which aims to convert a person's sexual orientation or gender identity to heterosexual or cisgender. The therapy is widely discredited by medical experts. "This is a day that Minnesota says, 'Bring your authentic self. You'll be seen, heard, valued and loved in this sta...
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