City Council Holds Hearing on Conversion Therapy

Columbus City Council is considering a citywide ban on conversion therapy for minors, making Columbus the third city in Ohio to take local action against the practice. Council held a public hearing last night to hear public and professional testimony against conversion, or “reparative,” therapy, a practice used by mental health professional intended to change an LGBTQ-identifying individual into a straight or cisgendered person.
“Conversion therapy is self-hate therapy,”