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Trump Admin. Senior Advisor Retweets Support of Conversion Therapy

A senior advisor to the president shared a tweet in support of conversion therapy, linking an article that claims it “converts” gay and bisexual people straight. Jenna Ellis, a Christian conservative activis...

Instagram and Facebook Ban Promotion of Conversion Therapy

Facebook and Instagram have banned all posts that promote the dangerous and debunked practice of conversion therapy, reported CNN. On Thursday (July 9), a spokesperson for Facebook confirmed the company’s ha...

Joe Biden Reaffirms Support for Trans Rights and Opposition to “Sick” Conversion Therapy

Former Vice President and Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden noted the importance of transgender rights and called conversion therapy “sick” at a virtual campaign fundraiser Wednesday (May 13). The ev...

SNL’s Bowen Yang Opens Up about Experience with Conversion Therapy

Bowen Yang, who made history last year by joining the Saturday Night Live (SNL) cast and becoming the show’s first Chinese- American and third openly gay male cast member, opened up about being forced to attend...

American Medical Association Affirms Public Support of Conversion Therapy Bans

The American Medical Association (AMA) has reaffirmed its opposition to “ex-gay” conversion therapy by formally supporting state and federal bans on conversion therapy. According to a press release, the AMA’...

Indya Moore Opens Up About Childhood and Conversion Therapy

Non-binary Pose actor Indya Moore opened up about their painful childhood and their experience undergoing conversion therapy in an interview with i-D. “I don’t really remember having any friends at 14 years ...

Founder of Southern Conversion Therapy Organization Denounces the Practice After Coming Out

The founder of the South Carolina-based conversion therapy program Hope for Wholeness has come out as gay and denounced conversion therapy in an interview with The Post and Courier. After two decades with th...

Almost 200,000 Trans Americans Have Experienced Conversion Therapy

Nearly 200,000 transgender Americans have experienced conversion therapy, according to new research published Thursday (August 15) in The American Journal of Public Health. The study found that 13.5 percent ...

Puerto Rico Activists Criticize Religious Freedom, Conversion Therapy Bills

Activists in Puerto Rico have sharply criticized two bills they say will allow anti-LGBT discrimination. Governor Ricardo Rosselló on Tuesday at a press conference that took place at his official residence i...

Mayor of Atlanta Solidifies Opposition to Conversion Therapy

Mayor of Atlanta Keisha Lance Bottoms has introduced a legislation opposing conversion therapy in the city and calling on the rest of the state to follow suit. This resolution, which was passed unanimously b...

Google Removes Controversial Conversion Therapy App

After pressure from the public, Google has removed an app that promotes “gay conversion” therapy from its app store, according to Axios. The app from Living Hope Ministries had already been removed from the ...

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Trump Admin. Senior Advisor Retweets Support of Conversion Therapy

Instagram and Facebook Ban Promotion of Conversion Therapy

Joe Biden Reaffirms Support for Trans Rights and Opposition to “Sick” Conversion Therapy

SNL’s Bowen Yang Opens Up about Experience with Conversion Therapy

American Medical Association Affirms Public Support of Conversion Therapy Bans

Indya Moore Opens Up About Childhood and Conversion Therapy

Founder of Southern Conversion Therapy Organization Denounces the Practice After Coming Out

Almost 200,000 Trans Americans Have Experienced Conversion Therapy

Puerto Rico Activists Criticize Religious Freedom, Conversion Therapy Bills

Mayor of Atlanta Solidifies Opposition to Conversion Therapy

Google Removes Controversial Conversion Therapy App

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