"Today, the BPS firmly opposes conversion therapy. It is unethical and potentially harmful. We promote evidence-based and ethical practices that respect human diversity. It is vital that people ...
Jeremy Gavins, 72, was 17 when he endured Electric Shock Aversion Therapy to 'cure' his homosexuality. He reflects on its ...
Gov. Beshear signed an executive order banning conversion therapy last year. Last summer, Gov. Beshear signed an executive order banning conversion therapy and prohibiting the use of state and federal ...
MADISON - In a ruling that gave the governor more power over how state laws are enacted, the Wisconsin Supreme Court cleared the way for the state to institute a ban on conversion therapy. In a 4-3 ...
The Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that could strike down bans on so-called conversion therapy for children. Conversion therapy broadly refers to attempts to change a person’s sexual ...
Scientific studies on conversion therapy show that it's harmful and ineffective. All major medical and psychological associations oppose it. Every major medical and mental health organization opposes ...
The US Supreme Court heard a case Tuesday that will determine whether a Colorado law that prohibits licensed mental health professionals from providing conversion “therapy” to minors is constitutional ...
I’m a conversion-therapy survivor. I know firsthand the impossible task, and death-dealing effects, of trying to “pray the gay away.” Today, I’m also a researcher who focuses my work on conversion ...
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Tuesday, Oct. 7 in Chiles v. Salazar, which concerns a challenge to Colorado’s ban on “conversion therapy” – treatment intended to change a client’s ...
The U.S. Supreme Court is preparing to hear arguments this fall in a case about whether it should uphold or overturn Colorado's ban on LGBTQ+ conversion therapy. More than 20 states have banned ...
Every major medical and mental health organization opposes conversion therapy because research shows it to be harmful and ineffective. Even so, it’s important to know what individual research studies ...