Kansas City bans gay conversion therapy
November 15, 2019
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Conversion therapy for LGBTQ young people will not be allowed in Kansas City.
The city council on Thursday approved an ordinance banning the therapy, which tries to change a gay or transgender person’s sexual orientation or gender identity.
The therapy also has been banned in Columbia. A St. Louis aldermanic committee on Wednesday approved similar legislation, sending the issue to the full Board of Alderman.
The Kansas City Star reports the city’s ban will apply only to minors and to licensed medical or mental health professionals. It does not bar religious lea...
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