#Bogus '#ConversionTherapy' Leads to Higher Risk of #MentalIllness for #LGBTQ #People

Besides being #useless in #altering a person's #sexuality or #genderidentity, experiencing the #harmfulpractice of "conversion therapy" or "conversion practice" can greatly raise the #odds that an #LGBT #person experiences mental #health issues, new #research finds.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #EmptyThePews

https://www.benningtonbanner.com/health/bogus-conversion-therapy-leads-to-higher-risk-of-mental-illness-for-lgbt-people/article_9bfa6458-0013-5de8-8df3-76873a39782a.html

#Kentucky #Governor #AndyBeshear #Bans the #harmfulpractice of #ConversionTherapy, Defying #AntiTrans #CampaignAds Against Him.

#Farright #organizations have ran millions in #antitrans #ads against him.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Kentucky #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews

https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/kentucky-gov-beshear-bans-conversion

#Appealscourt #upholds #Colorado's #ban on the #harmfulpractice of #conversiontherapy #targeting #minors

In a 2-1 decision, the #10thCircuit #CourtofAppeals ruled the #prohibition does not #impinge #freespeech nor does it target #religion.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Colorado

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2024/09/13/Colorado-conversion-therapy-ban/6071726196785/

#PulseNightclub #MassShooting anniversary marked in the most #reprehensible way by #Christian group.

#LibertyCounsel, an SPLC-designated #hategroup, marked the #anniversary by #fundraising to #protect the #harmfulpractice of #conversiontherapy.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Florida #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #Hategroups #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews

https://www.intomore.com/impact/breaking/pulse-anniversary-marked-in-the-most-reprehensible-way-possible-by-christian-group/

#Queer #Election #Watch: where do the different #political #parties in the #UK stand on the #harmfulpractice of #ConversionTherapy.

Ahead of the UK #GeneralElection, we dive into what each #party has said about this important topic

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #UK #Politics #GeneralElection #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #Tories #TERFS #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #EmptyThePews #TERFIsland

https://diva-magazine.com/2024/06/04/where-do-the-different-political-parties-stand-on-conversion-practices/

#Fascist #Tennessee's #Governor #BillLee #signs #law #allowing #antiLGBTQ+ #fosterparents to take in #LGBTQ+ #youth.

#Advocates worry #LGBTQ+ #fosterkids could be #forced to into the #harmfulpractice of #conversiontherapy.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Tennessee #GayKids #TransKids #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/04/gop-governor-signs-law-allowing-anti-lgbtq-foster-parents-to-take-in-lgbtq-youth/

#Constituents encouraged to #email #UK #MPs ahead of second reading for ‘#conversiontherapy’ #ban #bill.

Taking place on 1 March, the #secondreading of a #private #members #bill to #ban the #harmfulpractice was brought forward by #LloydRussellMoyle, #Labour #MP for #Kemptown and #Peacehaven.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #UK #ConversionTherapy #Tories #TERFS #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #TERFIsland

https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/life/constituents-encouraged-to-email-uk-mps-ahead-of-second-reading-for-conversion-therapy-ban-bill/

‘These #LGBT Freaks – Do We Have Them #Castrated?’: Inside #Europe’s #InviteOnly #Conference promoting the #harmfulpractice of #ConversionTherapy

The #event was #organised by the #InternationalFoundation for #Therapeutic and #Counselling #Choice – a #London-based #company that says it is a ‘home for the once-gay’

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #UK #Tories #TERFS #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #TERFIsland #EmptyThePews

https://bylinetimes.com/2023/12/09/these-lgbt-freaks-do-we-have-them-castrated-inside-europes-invite-only-conversion-therapy-conference/

#Westminster #conversiontherapy #debate descends into #scaremongering about ‘#transing away the #gay’

‘How this #conversation about #banning the #harmfulpractice of #ConversionTherapy keeps descending to an #antitrans #position is wrong’

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #UK #Tories #TERFS #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #TERFIsland

https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/12/06/westminster-conversion-therapy-trans-debate-joanna-cherry-neale-hanvey/

#ConversionTherapy #Denounced by 28 #MentalHealth and #Medical #Organizations in the #US

Leading associations have joined forces to end the #harmfulpractice of so-called "conversion therapy."

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #ConversionTherapy #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

https://www.advocate.com/news/anti-conversion-therapy-coalition-forms