conversion therapy
noun
Note: Conversion therapy is generally regarded as having no scientific basis and as being both ineffective and harmful.
Samantha AllenSusan Millercalled also reparative therapy
Examples of conversion therapy in a Sentence
Sara Chernikoff, The Courier-Journal, 10 June 2024
Four went into law, enacting bans on gender transitions for minors, student pronoun changes and gender affirmation surgery in prisons, as well as protecting religious conversion therapy.
—Marina Johnson, The Indianapolis Star, 6 June 2024
On the legislative level, bans on conversion therapy should explicitly reference asexuality, Benoit says.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2024
With 14 points, New York earns the No. 1 spot for its LGBT protections, lack of censorship and conversion therapies, and concerted efforts put into LGBT marketing and infrastructure.
—Matt Kirouac, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2024
Before speaking of her friendship with Peck, the Oscar winner took a shot at former Vice President Mike Pence, who has been accused of, at one point, supporting gay conversion therapy.
—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 May 2024
Notable this year was Norway, rising from 17 to 8, thanks largely to its reversal of conversion therapies.
—Matt Kirouac, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2024
Those forms of violence include those threatened with or subjected to conversion therapy, those who felt that they had been discriminated against, or those who experienced physical threat or harm in the past year.
—Tyler Santora, Parents, 1 May 2024
For example, one city may restrict conversion therapy in addition to anti-discrimination laws, while another may not specifically prohibit it.
—Jenna Barackman, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2024
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“Conversion therapy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conversion%20therapy. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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