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Iowa Senate approves conversion therapy ban for minors; House support unlikely
The bill now heads to the GOP-controlled House, where it will likely be declared dead amid strong opposition from Christian conservatives.
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Oregon House approves bill banning conversion therapy on minors
The bill would make it illegal for social workers or licensed mental health professionals such as psychologists or psychiatrists to practice the therapy on children younger than 18.
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Colorado state House passes bill to ban conversion therapy on minors
The bill will now be considered by the Senate, where its chances are less clear. That chamber is controlled by Republicans.
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Colorado House gives initial OK on bill to ban gay conversion therapy on minors
A final vote this week could send the proposal to the more conservative state Senate, where its chances are less clear.
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Oklahoma House committee OKs bill protecting conversion therapy providers
Legislation that would protect the practice of therapy that seeks to change people’s sexual orientation or gender identity in Oklahoma was approved by a state House committee Tuesday.
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Colorado, Iowa, Oregon lawmakers considering ‘conversion therapy’ bans
Three more states could soon join California, New Jersey and the District of Columbia in outlawing therapy that seeks to change the sexual orientation or gender identity of LGBT youth.
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Iowa Senate panel advances bill to ban conversion therapy on LGBT youth
Iowa could become the third state in the nation to ban controversial conversion therapy techniques designed to change the sexual orientation of LGBT youth.
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N.J. judge: Gay conversion therapy group can’t claim homosexuality is a disorder
A judge in New Jersey has ruled that claims by a gay conversion therapy group that describe homosexuality as a curable mental disorder are fraud.
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N.J. judge excludes key ‘conversion therapy’ experts in consumer fraud case
A New Jersey judge has ruled that several prominent proponents of gay-to-straight conversion therapy will not be allowed to testify in a consumer-fraud case against a conversion therapy organization.
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Dallas billboard company says ‘repulsive’ conversion therapy ad coming down
A billboard in Dallas, Texas, claiming that gay-to-straight “reparative therapy really works,” will be coming down after the billboard’s owner said it was misled by the ad’s content.