Conversion Therapy
Many state legislatures are considering measures that would target transgender youth — and protect so-called conversion therapy.
The legislation, if it becomes law, will help distance the Hoosier State from Vice President Mike Pence's anti-LGBTQ legacy for good, supporters say.
LGBTQ rights advocates blasted the decision, noting that the medically denounced practice "poses documented and proven critical health risks."
The Christian Civic League of Maine supports conversion therapy and opposes gay marriage — and the Republican senator is thrilled to have its support.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
The character's budding romance with Ava, a conservative who defends conversion therapy, couldn't have come at a worse time.
A HuffPost investigation has found schools in voucher programs that list “counseling” as discipline for LGBTQ students. The counseling, a form of conversion therapy, can be seriously harmful.
The Democrat spoke in favor of a “statewide fairness” measure, and has also supported implementing a ban on "conversion" therapy.
The "Saturday Night Live" star said he initially tried to adhere to his family's "cultural value around masculinity" as a teen.
The Beehive State becomes the 19th -- and one of the most conservative -- to prohibit the medically denounced practice.
LGBTQ rights advocates are hoping to make it the 20th U.S. state to end the medically denounced practice.