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What is gender-affirming care, who uses it, and do they regret it?

Gender-affirming care is banned for transgender youth when it's mainly cisgender people who use it, and when it has a significantly lower regret rate than all other major surgeries, tattoos, and children.

Judge Kills Conversion Therapy Ban, Not Convinced Practice Is Harmful

A federal judge strikes down Tampa, Fla.'s effort to end "ex-gay" and "ex-trans" therapy on minors.

Op-ed: The Meaning of Leelah Alcorn's Death

A transgender teenager took her life last week after being subjected to transphobic abuse from her family. Her death, however, has reminded many that LGBT youth need our help.

Inside the Fraudulent Efforts to Turn Gay Children Straight

A new documentary takes you inside "conversion therapy" sessions.

Op-ed: Why The U.N. Must Consider The Cruelty Behind Ex-Gay Therapy

Conversion therapy isn't just snake oil. It's poison.

SNL's Bowen Yang Reveals He Went to ‘Gay Conversion’ Therapy as a Teen

The Saturday Night Live cast member also opens up about his family's journey toward accepting him. 

Can't Be Converted: Child Abuse in Utah

When she was 15, Alex Cooper's Mormon parents discovered she had a girlfriend. What followed is truly terrifying.

'The Advocates' Podcast: Daniel Franzese Talks Conversion Therapy

The Mean Girls and Looking actor on surviving "conversation therapy" and maintaining his faith.

Minneapolis City Council Bans Conversion Therapy

The ordinance will be the first of its kind in Minnesota.

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.

Can't Be Converted: Trauma as Therapy in Virginia

Mathew Shurka was told he was gay because of childhood trauma -- and had to "reenact" it whether it was real or not. 

'Cured' Doc Examines Path to Declassifying Homosexuality as Disorder

Before the removal of homosexuality from the manual, those in the psychiatric establishment believed that homosexuality could be "cured" by electroconvulsive therapy, castration, or even lobotomies.

Biden Talks Trans Rights, Calls Conversion Therapy Sick at Fundraiser

Biden also gave a shout-out to the late Aimee Stephens and talked about vetting his potential VP choices.

Matt Walsh’s 'Homosexual Infants' Remark Raises Eyebrows Amid Conversion Therapy Talk

Conversion therapy has been restricted in about 20 states.

Can't Be Converted: I Started an 'Ex-Gay' Group in Alabama

Bill Prickett was convinced he could change his sexuality. Then he found true salvation.

Queen Elizabeth: U.K. Will Move to Ban Anti-LGBTQ+ Conversion Therapy

"People should be free to be themselves in the U.K.," briefing notes of the queen's speech read.

Utah Lawmakers, Activists Reach Compromise on Conversion Therapy Ban

Activists voiced concerns that the proposed bill was too watered-down.

Op-ed: What Actually Happens During 'Ex-Gay' Therapy

Twenty-three years after his first brush with so-called reparative therapy, a writer describes his six-year experience with the process.

New York Drops Medicaid's Ban on Trans Health Care

The good news keeps coming for New York's trans citizens seeking healthcare related to gender transition, even as advocates say some work still needs to be done.