Denver City Council Bans Conversion Therapy On Minors

Denver made history on Monday night (January 7) as the latest location to ban conversion therapy on minors. 

As per the Denver City Council's latest voting, the collective unanimously outlawed the practice, which aims to change the sexual orientation and/or gender identity of LGBTQ people. Mayor Michael Hancock and his office put forward the legislation and called the passage of the bill "a very proud moment for my administration, for members of City Council, and for everyone in Denver who values inclusion and acceptance." Conversion therapy on the LGBTQ community has been frowned upon by medical organizations like the American Medical Association, the American Psychiatric Association, and the American Academy of Pediatrics.

"Tonight's vote to ban conversion therapy [says] our city coming together and saying with one voice that we will never allow our LGBTQ+ youth to be the targets of these dubious practices, and that we are here to support them," Hancock said in a statement. "Who they are is something to be celebrated, not maligned, and Denver will always be there to lift up our youth and ensure that they have the opportunity to grow up safe, happy and healthy."

While Denver has prohibited conversion therapy, Colorado still does not have a statewide ban on the dubious practice. Among the 14 states that have already banned the practice include California, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington.

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