What resources are available to help parents understand and support their LGBTQ+ children?

The research on conversion therapy is limited by the difficulty of empirically assessing a person's sexual orientation. All of the studies we identified rely on ... 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 ... Sep 18, 2024 ... The Kentucky Medical Association opposes conversion therapy in its Policy. Manual. In the 2023 survey by the Trevor Project, 15% of LGBTQ+ youth ... Apr 5, 2024 ... UKCP has taken the decision to withdraw its signature from the Memorandum of Understanding on Conversion Therapy in the UK v2 (MoU) and its membership of the ... Although the practice of so-called “conversion therapy” has been well-documented over the last five decades in North America and Australia, prior to this, no ... Anyone who is licensed by the Virginia Department of Health Professions that practices conversion therapy can face disciplinary action. The law also bans the ... Mar 10, 2025 ... ... conversion therapy on children. Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, and Brett Kavanaugh dissented from the decision not to weigh in then ... Jan 6, 2025 ... A Colorado law that bans licensed mental health professionals from engaging in harmful and ineffective conversion therapy to change a minor's sexual ... What is conversion 'therapy'? Conversion 'therapy' aims to change, 'cure' or suppress a person's sexual orientation or gender identity. These practices can ... Apr 1, 2022 ... 'Conversion therapy' claims to change a person's sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.