Conversion therapy persists across much of the U.S. despite a patchwork of state bans, with reports indicating that 51% of LGBTQ+ youth reside in states with full restrictions. This practice, referred to by various names, is grounded in the harmful idea that being LGBTQ+ needs to be repaired. Major medical and mental health organizations have condemned conversion therapy, with serious psychological and physical repercussions documented. Bipartisan support for banning conversion therapy has lasted for over a decade, yet many minors remain unprotected.
The premise is the same: being LGBTQ+ is something to be fixed. Every major medical and mental health association in the United States has condemned it.
The International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims has categorized conversion therapy as a form of torture that LGBTQ+ people are uniquely at risk of experiencing.
The 19-page MAP analysis shows the practice persists, operating in secrecy and under shifting labels, even as 23 states and the District of Columbia have enacted laws to shield minors from it.
For a decade, bans have drawn bipartisan support. In every state.
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