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鈥淐onversion therapy enthusiasts typically brand gay, lesbian, and bisexual youth as sick, broken, deficient, and/or suffering from a mental illness or disorder,鈥� McCoy and Kendell write. 鈥淚gnoring the fact that such experiences have nothing to do with sexual preference, their antidotes range from electroshock therapy to exorcisms to physical torture.

鈥淏ut in reality, conversion therapists are the direct cause of the confusion they profess to cure, inflicting unnecessary shame, trauma and pain on 人兽性交+ youth for simply being who they are.鈥�

They highlight the findings of a 2018 study in which more than 60 percent of young adults who were subjected to conversion therapy as minors reported attempting suicide.

The attorneys also point out that聽, the District of Columbia and more than 60 other municipalities already prohibit licensed professionals from providing conversion therapy to minors.聽

The 人兽性交 joined the fight to ban the practice more than eight years ago. That鈥檚 when we filed a 聽against a conversion therapy provider known as Jews Offering New Alternatives for Healing, or JONAH, over its fraudulent claims to 鈥渃ure鈥� clients of being 人兽性交+.

In a groundbreaking decision, a judge ordered the group to cease operations. But it turned out the group鈥檚 directors had started back up under a new name. So, in 2019, we sued again and won a permanent injunction.

鈥淭his is not legitimate therapy,鈥� psychologist Lee Beckstead testified during our trial. 鈥淚t鈥檚 outdated 鈥� it鈥檚 confusing, it鈥檚 misleading. It鈥檚 even reckless. And it鈥檚 harmful. It鈥檚 worse than snake oil.鈥�

We鈥檙e proud that Utah has joined the ranks of states that will protect its youth from this fraudulent practice. And we鈥檒l keep working to ban it everywhere.

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