I support the proposed ban of conversion therapy being practiced by licensed mental health counselors in our State. These dangerous and discredited practices are based on the false claim that being lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer (LGBTQ) is a mental illness that needs to be cured—a view with no scientific basis. On the contrary, homosexuality exists across the animal world. Ask anyone that owns racehorses and they will tell you a Stallion is often a bad investment, as a majority will refuse to breed with a female and artificial insemination is not allowed.

To have a child forced to undergo conversion therapy and have the thought that being gay, bi, etc. is a mental illness is an archaic at best, and at worst, may lead to genuine mental illnesses such as depression and suicide attempts. 

Please vote in favor of this ban.

Thank you