Beyond SB 1172

https://www.queerty.com/cant-pray-it-away-6-times-the-dangers-of-conversion-therapy-have-been-depicted-in-film-20240614

Can't pray it away: 6 times the dangers of conversion therapy have been depicted in film - Queerty From shocking documentaries to a cult comedy classic, these movies explore the dark realities of gay conversion therapy.

https://humanists.uk/2024/06/06/northern-ireland-passes-symbolic-motion-to-ban-conversion-therapy/

Northern Ireland passes symbolic motion to ban conversion therapy The Northern Ireland Assembly has passed a symbolic motion calling for a ban on conversion therapy. Northern Ireland Humanists, which is a member of the Ban Conversion Therapy coalition, called the vote a significant move towards equality and human rights. Conversion ‘therapy’ is a discredited a...

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/05/first-they-tried-to-cure-gayness-now-theyre-fixated-on-healing-trans-people/

First they tried to "cure" gayness. Now they're fixated on "healing" trans people. - LGBTQ Nation Inside the movement to resurrect conversion therapy.

https://kjzz.org/content/1880663/some-arizona-counselors-use-s*x-addiction-practice-conversion-therapy-critics-say

Some Arizona counselors use 's*x addiction' to practice conversion therapy, critics say This story is published alongside LOOKOUT, an independent news outlet focused exclusively on LGBTQ+ people in Arizona.Jeffrey Hansen says he treats “porn addiction.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/26/us/politics/biden-gay-transgender-health-care.html

Biden Administration Restores Health Protections for Gay and Transgender People The Health and Human Services Department finalized a rule prohibiting discrimination based on s*xual orientation and gender identity, reversing a Trump-era policy.

https://www.losangelesblade.com/2024/04/23/90-percent-of-trans-youth-live-in-states-restricting-their-rights/

90 percent of trans youth live in states restricting their rights Slightly more than 75% of trans youth live in 40 states passed laws or had pending bills that restrict access to gender-affirming care

https://www.teenvogue.com/story/the-changing-face-of-conversion-therapy

The Changing Face of Conversion Therapy The old guard of conversion therapy has closed up shop. The new wave of conversion therapy is more discreet but with the same old premises.

https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-health-and-wellness/homos*xuality-psychiatry-dsm-disorder-rcna146579

Behind the movement that brought homos*xuality — and psychiatry's power — to a vote 50 years ago A Yale historian argues in a new book that postwar psychiatrists had pathologized homos*xuality to legitimize and hold on to their raw yet fading political power.

https://www.apa.org/monitor/2024/03/youth-focused-conversion-therapy-efforts

Can licensed practitioners be prohibited from engaging in conversion therapy efforts? Rulings by different courts mean that s*xual orientation and gender identity change efforts involving minors are allowed in some jurisdictions.

https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/AJPH.2024.307580

Inequities in Conversion Practice Exposure at the Intersection of Ethnoracial and Gender Identities Objectives. To examine inequities in conversion practice exposure across intersections of ethnoracial groups and gender identity in the United States. Methods. Data were obtained from The Population Research in Identity and Disparities for Equality Study of s*xual and gender minority people from 201...

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/03/s*xual-misconduct-allegations-lead-arizona-ex-gay-therapist-to-surrender-his-license/

Sexual misconduct allegations lead Arizona ex-gay therapist to surrender his license Floyd Godfrey, an LDS conversion therapy activist is a major player on the

https://www.ebar.com/story.php?ch=News&sc=Legal&id=331978

US Supreme Court poised to hear LGBTQ-related cases More than halfway through its 2023-24 session, the U.S. Supreme Court has dispensed with three appeals in ways that help LGBTQ people.

https://www.yesmagazine.org/issue/connections/2024/03/04/safe-sacred-spaces

Safe (Sacred) Spaces - YES! Magazine Solutions Journalism Explore a diverse range of articles in the YES! Media archive. From justice to sustainability, discover insightful perspectives on shaping a better world.

https://www.pride.com/gay-news/michael-voris-scandal

Ex-gay Catholic busted sending steamy selfies to male employees, because OF COURSE he was Former head of Church Militant Michael Voris was ousted after gay s*x scandal came to light.

https://www.attitude.co.uk/life/my-parents-gradual-acceptance-mirrored-the-changing-attitudes-towards-the-lgbtq-community-in-taiwan-460500/

Daughter of religious Taiwanese parents on finding acceptance amid country's changing attitudes towards LGBTQ+ equality After growing up in a devout Presbyterian family in Taiwan, Salomé Chia-Ting Galicher-Chen sought freedom by attending university in France.

https://atoday.org/the-violence-of-a-heartless-theology-2/

The Violence of a Heartless Theology – Adventist Today 20 February 2024 The Violence of a Heartless Theology Commentary LGBTQ by Alicia Johnston | 20 February 2024 | As someone who spent many years closeted in a Christian community that most definitely did not affirm my s*xuality, I know more than most what it takes to live life by the principle that yo...

https://www.medpagetoday.com/psychiatry/transgender-medicine/108534?xid=nl_mpt_Psychiatry_update_2024-02-07&mh=86ccef24c896705af6bc0ed56d0874e9?xid%3Dnl_mpt_Psychiatry_update_2024-02-07&mh=86ccef24c896705af6bc0ed56d0874e9&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Automated%20Specialty%20Update%20Psychiatry%202024-02-07&utm_term=NL_Spec_Psychiatry_Update_Active

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https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-health-and-wellness/millions-lgbtq-americans-religious-trauma-psychiatrists-want-help-rcna135728

Religious trauma still haunts millions of LGBTQ Americans Some mental health experts are advocating for religious trauma to be considered an official disorder in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.

https://www.thetrevorproject.org/research-briefs/perceived-life-expectancy-and-life-purpose-in-lgbtq-young-people/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=290445218&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8RD7eSGDZfQ_Ksh-svSSA-TgZVyVTEVdRWkQr4sD-kE2piyGumVNR7bvIBm7e6eWvRSTkn7F1e0U5HAAbLx2LVRQ06JA&utm_content=290445218&utm_source=hs_email

Perceived Life Expectancy and Life Purpose in LGBTQ+ Young People The majority of LGBTQ+ young people (58%) reported believing there was a high chance (i.e., more likely than not) of living to age 35, while just over 1 in 3 (34%) believed their chances were low.

Meanwhile in Iowa:

Bill to prohibit local conversion therapy bans advances in Iowa Senate A Republican-backed bill that would prevent cities and counties from banning conversion therapy advanced Wednesday in the Iowa Senate.

https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/01/west-virginia-legislator-introduces-bills-classifying-transgender-people-as-obscene-matter-and-ban-gender-affirming-care-for-people-under-21/

West Virginia legislator introduces bills classifying transgender people as ‘obscene matter’ and banning gender-affirming care for people under 21 West Virginia State Senator Mike Azinger introduced a slew of bills targeting transgender people on Wednesday, including a bill to classify transgender people as 'obscene matter' and a bill banning ge...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/12/27/ohio-transgender-carey-callahan-detransitioner/

Her story fueled anti-trans bills. Now, she’s fighting them. Carey Callahan was once a prominent critic of gender-affirming care for minors. Now, she is fighting efforts to ban it.

https://www.losangelesblade.com/2023/12/26/no-social-contagion-gender-transition-rates-reach-equilibrium/

No "Social Contagion" - Gender transition rates reach equilibrium Despite claims of "exploding rates of being trans" & "rapid social contagion," a new Swedish study shows an equilibrium of gender transitions

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/12/21/russia-lgbt-abductions-conversion-therapy/

In Russia, parents are having gay children abducted to be ‘cured’ Amid severe persecution of LGBTQ+ people in Russia, some parents are paying for forced “conversion” therapy, an abusive practice that is banned in many countries.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/bowen-yang-of-snl-says-hes-doing-great-after-mental-health-break

Bowen Yang Gives Update After Taking Mental Health Break The “SNL” star announced in July that he was taking a break from his podcast to treat depersonalization, a condition where people have out-of-body experiences.

https://allafrica.com/stories/202311290213.html

Uganda's Anti-Gay Law - Why Conversion Therapy Is a Bad Idea The signing of the Anti-gay bill by the President of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni, continues to receive condemnation from freedom-conscious Africans.

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-67476881

'Conversion therapy left me feeling suicidal' A private members' bill has been introduced in an attempt to ban conversion therapy.

https://xtramagazine.com/health/detransition-ex-gay-movement-259178

The ex-gay movement crawled so the detransition movement could run | Xtra Magazine OPINION: We’ve been here before. And history shows what might happen next

https://www.them.us/story/am-i-gay-searches-up-1300-percent-since-2004

Google Searches for "Am I Gay" Are Up a Whopping 1,300% Since 2004 Asking a search engine if you’re gay is practically a right of passage.

https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/mike-johnson-house-speaker-lgbtq-views-scrutiny-rcna122317

New House speaker's views on LGBTQ issues come under fresh scrutiny Rep. Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, has called same-s*x marriage a “dark harbinger of chaos” and suggested it could lead to people wedding their pets.