How can government policies and programs be made more inclusive and responsive to the needs of LGBTQ+ individuals?

Jul 15, 2014 ... When I was 16, I went to weekly meetings with an “ex-gay” Christian psychologist who tried to change my sexual orientation. Sep 18, 2024 ... On Wednesday, Gov. Andy Beshear signed an executive order banning conversion therapy on minors in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. 'Conversion Therapy' (CT) is a term used as an umbrella for a number of practices aiming to change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity. There is no ... Jun 27, 2023 ... The Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act, introduced Monday in the House by Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) would make it unlawful to provide conversion therapy to “any ... Aug 1, 2021 ... This article responds to the widespread uncertainty in UK and international human rights law over the legality of 'conversion therapy'. Apr 8, 2015 ... The medical and mental health communities have long made clear that they reject the practice of conversion therapy, aimed at “changing” one's ... Nov 11, 2018 ... A youth pastor suggested a controversial treatment, known as reparative (or conversion) therapy. It was called "Healing from Homosexuality." Sep 20, 2024 ... Conversion therapy - sometimes called "reparative therapy" or "gay cure therapy" - tries to change someone's sexual orientation or gender identity. Feb 22, 2024 ... On 29 October 2021 the Government published a consultation on banning conversion therapy. The consultation document stated that the evidence was ... Conversion "therapy" laws prohibit licensed mental health practitioners from subjecting LGBTQ minors to harmful conversion "therapy" practices that attempt to ...