All posts tagged "conversion therapy"
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Christian group that believes gay people cause ‘disease’ declared COVID outbreak site
Focus on the Family's headquarters were declared an "outbreak" site after staff members tested positive
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24 former ‘ex-gay’ leaders support Kentucky bill to ban conversion therapy
Letter's signatories say they know firsthand the "terrible emotional and spiritual damage" that conversion therapy can cause
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Mormon therapist apologizes for homophobic past after ‘painful’ education from gay sons
Dr. Allen Bergin said that his views had changed after a 'painful education' from his gay sons
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Israeli parliament approves conversion therapy ban, causing rift in governing coalition
Members of Kahol Lavan defected on the conversion therapy vote, supporting it along with opposition parties.
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Instagram bans content promoting conversion therapy
Born Perfect urged other social media companies to follow Instagram's lead
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United Nations’ LGBTQ expert calls for global ban on conversion therapy
Victor Madrigal-Borloz says the therapy can "inflict severe pain and suffering" on LGBTQ people
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Prominent “ex-gay” conversion therapy group Hope for Wholeness disbands
Group's founder came out as gay last year and denounced the central premise behind conversion therapy as "a lie."
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Conversion therapy increases risk of suicide for gay, bisexual adults
LGB adults who have experienced conversion therapy are twice as likely to think about suicide as their peers
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United Nations report calls for an end to “cruel, inhuman, or degrading” conversion therapy
U.N. report says that conversion therapy practices around the world "may amount to torture"
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Republican National Committee adopts its 2016 platform verbatim, including anti-LGBTQ provisions
Platform planks on same-sex marriage, gay adoption, and conversion therapy run counter to GOP's insistence that Trump is pro-LGBTQ
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Jared Kushner wants Republicans to stop supporting conversion therapy
LGBTQ Americans shouldn't rejoice, as the 2020 platform will likely be "the most conservative in history"
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Joe Biden calls conversion therapy ‘sick,’ emphasizes importance of Equality Act
During a virtual fundraiser, Biden reiterated support for transgender rights and noted the recent death of Aimee Stephens
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Germany bans conversion therapy for LGBTQ youth
The new law criminalizes conversion therapy and bans advertising for the practice
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Indonesian LGBTQ people are being forced to undergo exorcisms to ‘cure’ them
A transgender woman said she was forced to undergo an exorcism to "save" her from her "gender disease"
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Tallahassee City Commission approves conversion therapy ban
Ordinance is crafted to protect against an expected legal challenge from conservative anti-LGBTQ forces
