What role should the government play in protecting LGBTQ+ youth from harm?

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 ... “Conversion therapies” (or “reparative therapies”) are interventions purported to alter same-sex attractions or an individual's gender expression. The act prohibits a licensed physician specializing in psychiatry or a licensed, certified, or registered mental health care provider from engaging in ... Jun 24, 2021 ... Gay, lesbian and bisexual people who experienced conversion therapy were almost twice as likely to have suicidal thoughts and to have attempted suicide. Conversion therapy does not include counseling or therapy for an individual who is seeking to undergo a gender transition or who is in the process of undergoing ... Aug 8, 2019 ... Physicians Call for an End to Conversion Therapy. Conversion therapy is a broad term used to describe practices and actions aimed at changing ... Jul 15, 2021 ... ... conversion therapy. Conversion therapy, also known as “reparative therapy,” refers to a counseling practice that seeks to change a patient's ... Jan 16, 2025 ... MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court heard arguments on Jan. 16 over whether a Republican-controlled legislative committee's ... Pol'y (published online Jun. 2019). Sexual orientation and gender identity change efforts (so-called “conversion therapy”). ISSUE ... 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.