Counseling Bans ("Conversion Therapy" Laws)

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (398+ words) The author during a rally in response to the U.S. Supreme Court's rejection of a Colorado law banning conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ minors at Stonewall National Monument in New York, on April 1, 2026. When I finally dropped out of conversion therapy, I…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (435+ words) We affirm the value and dignity of all people and reject any therapy or practice that labels LGBTQIA+ and Two-Spirit people as abnormal, broken, or otherwise not whole individuals. We affirm the value and dignity of all people. Conversion therapy…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (294+ words) When young people seek out his help in a personal area of their lives, “It’s important not to be hindered by the various political winds blowing on a given day,” said Tom Dierks. “Some of the best counseling moments happen…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (399+ words) The Bench of Bishops announced plans last November to make the liturgy for the blessing of those in same-sex marriages or civil partnerships permanent, and to allow gay weddings in churches. While the liturgy was made permanent in April, a…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (527+ words) The Lawrence City Commission will discuss the city’s conversion therapy ban at an open meeting in response to demands from Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach to revoke it. Kobach sent letters to Lawrence, Prairie Village and Roeland Park Thursday, July…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (314+ words) Home News News UK The Church in Wales has delayed plans to introduce a Bill that would allow same-sex marriages in church. Originally scheduled for introduction in April 2027, the Bill has now been delayed. Instead, the Governing Body meeting will…...

3+ week, 15+ hour ago   (1069+ words) In July the present General Synod of the Church of England came to an end. A new one will be elected in the autumn and inaugurated by the King in November. A key part of its agenda will be to…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (503+ words) Canon Chris Sugden, the Chair of Anglican Mainstream, has said that the Church of England’s decision to bless same-sex relationships “was a bridge too far”. In a conversation with Tony Rucinski, Chief Executive of the Coalition for Marriage, Canon Sugden…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (225+ words) The Swiss government says it supports a uniform, national ban on so-called conversion therapy, and it’s moving ahead to consider federal legislation to outlaw the discredited practice. A report from the government published last week details a number of current…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (159+ words) Suit was filed last week in a Colorado federal district court contending that the 1st and 14th Amendment rights of Christian doctors are being violated by applying to them the Colorado Supreme Court's interpretation of the state's Anti-Discrimination Act. In Boe v. Children's…...