The discredited and harmful practice is on the rise in the U.S., despite clear evidence of the damage they cause and ...

The Supreme Court dove into the culture wars again this week by hearing arguments on conversion therapy — a controversial pseudoscientific practice that attempts to change LGBTQ+ patients’ sexuality ...

The U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 7 is debating whether a Colorado ban on "conversion therapy" for gay and transgender minors violates a therapist's free speech, in other words, a fairly new ground for ...

From left to right: Family Foundation president Victoria Cobb, Founding Freedoms Law Center lawyer Josh Hetzler, and counselors/plaintiffs John and Janet Raymond celebrate a court ruling to overturn a ...

The Supreme Court is reviewing challenges to state bans on conversion therapy, a controversial practice long criticized by ...

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A frenzy of amicus briefs filed this month in a controversial case set to be heard by the Supreme Court is diversifying the debate around what constitutes “conversion therapy,” especially as it ...

Columbia city council again delayed a vote on the future of an ordinance banning professionals from practicing conversion therapy, which attempts to change a person’s sexual orientation or ...

Colorado is one of a number of states that has banned so-called conversion therapy that "attempts or purports to change an individual's sexual orientation or gender identity" in those under age 18. On ...

Scientific studies on conversion therapy show that it's harmful and ineffective. All major medical and psychological associations oppose it. Every major medical and mental health organization opposes ...

Columbia will get more time to deal with a demand from the state Attorney General to repeal an ordinance banning conversion therapy for minors. In April, South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson ...

The AMA announced its support for a federal ban on conversion therapy. Alexis Chavez, a physician and advocate for LGBTQ youth, said she's heard many horror stories from fellow transgender people who ...