Conversion therapy is discredited and increases risk of suicide -- yet fewer than half of US states have bans in place

  • Written by: Donna Sheperis, Professor of Counseling, Palo Alto University
Conversion therapy is discredited and increases risk of suicide -- yet fewer than half of US states have bans in placeGov. Andy Beshear is in favor of making Kentucky the 21st state to ban conversion therapy.AP Photo/Bryan Woolston

Pride Month is being marked by some lawmakers in Kentucky with a renewed push to ban “conversion therapy – the discredited practice of trying to change someone’s sexual orientation or gender identity.

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