SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Supporters of a proposed gay conversion therapy ban for minors in conservative Utah said it was gutted Tuesday by changes that would allow therapists to have some discussion about changing sexual orientation with young patients.
1 / 3Rep. Craig Hall speaks to the Utah House Judiciary Committee in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, March 5, 2019. Hall, R-West Valley City, watched his colleagues dismantle his bill to end conversion therapy and replace it with an alternative that he says would do nothing to stop the widely-discredited practice. Rep. Craig Hall speaks to the Utah House Judiciary Committee in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, March 5, 2019.
He's going to work to reverse the changes to the bill, which is now headed for the full House of Representatives. LGBT activists, though, said her plan would still allow the primary drivers of conversion therapy's damaging effects, including promises to change behavior, feelings or gender identity. The original measure would allow discussions about sexuality, as long as there's no attempt to change orientation or gender identity, said supporters who also turned out in force.
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