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House Speaker Mike Johnson Partnered With Antigay Conversion Therapy Group Before Entering Politics

Johnson gave legal advice to Exodus International, a leader in the so-called "ex-gay" movement.

France Outlaws Discredited Practice of LGBTQ+ Conversion Therapy

Those found offering the harmful practice could be jailed for two years and fined almost $34,000.

N.Y., Minn. Consider Banning 'Ex-Gay' Therapy

Legislation that would ban use of the discredited practice on minors was introduced Monday in both states.

Albania Is Third European Country to Ban Conversion Therapy

The European Union has urged all of its states to ban the discredited practice.

Out Rep. Demands End to Medicaid Funding for Conversion Therapy

Sean Patrick Maloney filed legislation to prohibit government spending for the discredited practice.

Psychology Today Removes Ads for 'Ex-Gay' Therapy

The publication responded to a call from the Human Rights Campaign to cease carrying listings for the discredited practice.

There Are More Than 1,300 Conversion Therapy Practitioners Still Active: Report

State laws protecting minors from the discredited and harmful practice haven't stopped it completely.

Illinois Governor Signs 'Ex-Gay' Therapy Ban Into Law

Illinois joins California, New Jersey, Oregon, and D.C. in banning use of the discredited, harmful practice on minors.

Dan Reynolds Calls for Conversation Therapy Ban at Billboard Awards

At the music ceremony, the Imagine Dragons front man broke down the harm caused by the discredited practice.

Can't Be Converted: A Nebraska 'Ex-Gay' Conference Tore Me Apart

In our ongoing series, "conversion therapy" survivors discuss how they escaped the dangerous, discredited practice.

Germany Considers Conversion Therapy Ban

The proposal would ban use of the discredited practice on minors and allow it for adults only under certain circumstances.

Why This Straight Grandpa Wants to Ban Conversion Therapy

California Congressman Mike Honda pulls back the curtain on the damaging, discredited practice known as "conversion therapy."

Troye Sivan: The Horrors of Conversion Therapy 'Shook Me to My Core'

The Boy Erased actor slammed the discredited practice in this exclusive video from the Human Rights Campaign.

Colorado Conversion Therapy Ban Clears House

Introduced by out lawmakers, the legislation seeks to outlaw the discredited practice that attempts to turn LGBT people straight and cisgender.

Conversion Therapy Remains Far Too Common, Study Finds

While the harmful and discredited practice has been widely condemned and often banned, more action is needed, researchers say.

Reince Priebus: GOP Platform Doesn't Support 'Ex-Gay' Therapy

The Republican National Committee chairman denies that a plank regarding parents' control over therapy for their children is an endorsement of the discredited practice.

Billboard Calls Out Anti-LGBTQ Group's Defense of Conversion Therapy

The new billboard from the No Gays Allowed Campaign takes the Alliance Defending Freedom to task for its support of the discredited and harmful practice.

These Congress Members Want to Stop Conversion Therapy at 'Boot Camps'

Reps. Adam Schiff and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen are demanding an end to the abusive, discredited practices seen at poorly regulated 'treatment centers' for so-called troubled teens.

Conversion therapy content is being banned by social media companies thanks to the work of LGBTQ+ group

Promoting the dangerous and discredited practice of conversion therapy now violates several companies’ content policies. Some companies say it's thanks to GLAAD's recommendations and research.

National Intervention Needed to End Conversion Therapy

As pastors challenge Illinois's ban on "ex-gay" therapy for minors, Equality Illinois CEO Brian C. Johnson calls for a nationwide end to the discredited practice.

WATCH: Right-Wing 'Documentary' Tries to Defend 'Ex-Gay' Therapy

The 30-minute film profiles four men who claim they overcame 'unwanted same-sex desires' through the scientifically discredited practice of so-called reparative therapy.