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  Recently the world health organization has published that a person who identifies as transgender,  gender dysphoria, is not a mental health condition. Many years ago a person considered lesbian, gay or bisexual was considered to have a mental disability and years after it too was found to be a false accusation.

These biases against LGBTQ community is a form of hatred and law like conversion therapy is outdated and barbaric to say the least. It’s appalling that Virginia would still consider this medieval practice. I strongly suggest to ban this barbaric practice and Virginia, even though a commonwealth, needs to change many laws to become updated and unbiased.