Proposed Discussion Points to Support “Conversion Therapy” Bans
What is “conversion therapy?” “Conversion therapy” refers to attempts to change a person’s sexual orientation, gender identity, or related behaviors. Sometimes called “reparative” or “reorientation” therapy, these practices stem from the scientifically discredited belief that being LGBTQ+ is a mental illness that should be cured. Log in. Welcome home, fellow Gator. The evidence against “conversion therapy”
APA opposes the practice of “reparative” or conversion therapies that are based on the a priori assumption that diverse sexual orientations and gender identities are mental illnesses. Support Fearless Journalism. Trump's Defense Department wants HuffPost's reporters to sign a restrictive and clearly unconstitutional document. 
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It is specifically concerned with ending the practice of so-called conversion therapy, also known as reparative or reorientation therapy, or by the terms of sexual orientation change efforts (SOCE) or gender identity change efforts (GICE). Discussion in ' Alligator Alley other sports ' started by gatornharlem , Feb 18, Log in.
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The American Medical Association dropped support for programs offering gay patients “the possibility of sex preference reversal” in Variations in sexual orientation and gender expression represent normal and expectable dimensions of human development. They are not considered to be pathological; therefore, they are not included in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, and other accepted nosological systems 1. 
Opposing conversion therapy
Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Ending Conversion Therapy: Supporting and Affirming LGBTQ Youth. Log in. Welcome home, fellow Gator.
Conversion Therapy
Conversion or reparative therapy promises to “convert” people from being gay, lesbian or bisexual to straight, or to change transgender and nonconforming individuals into people who identify. .
Position Statement on Conversion Therapy and LGBTQ+ Patients
Citation: Haldeman, Douglas C. (Ed) American Psychological Association, (). pp. The Case Against Conversion “Therapy,” edited by Douglas C. Haldeman, is both a call towards engagement and re-examination of the prevalence and damages of sexual orientation/gender identity change efforts and a comprehensive research and policy review of international efforts to change one’s identity. . Myles Graham and Aaron Chiles make a statement at Under Armour
The American Medical Association and GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ Equality (GLMA) oppose the use of reparative or conversion therapy for sexual orientation or gender identity. .