Ryan NicolAugust 9, 2019
4min1017
“LGBTQ Floridians deserve to have their rights protected like every other person in this state."
Tag: conversion therapy
Ryan NicolAugust 9, 2019
Janelle Irwin TaylorNovember 15, 2018
5min459
A conservative advocacy group is in federal court this week trying to overturn Tampa’s ban on conversion therapy in which counselors seek to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity. The group Liberty Counsel filed suit last December after Tampa City Council unanimously approved the ban and implemented harsh fines for counselors who violated […]
Jacob OglesSeptember 29, 2018
9min404
When the Florida Democratic Party turned to Sarasota City Commissioner Shelli Freeland Eddie as a surrogate, it left some activists on the Gulf Coast angry based a years-long strain with the city official over gay rights. On Sept. 20, Eddie led a protest outside a Ron DeSantis rally, where the Florida Democratic Party billed her […]
Joe HendersonJune 5, 2018
5min205
So-called “conversion therapy” is only a thing because a segment of wingnut nation considers it a sacred duty to force its values on everyone. The practice goes on because too many lawmakers look the other way. But it’s not therapy at all, at least as reasonably educated people understand the practice. It is, instead, medieval quackery […]
Ryan NicolJune 1, 2018
4min485
Democratic candidate for governor Gwen Graham is now asking the Florida legislature to ban the controversial practice known as “conversion therapy.” Graham’s call comes on the first day of LGBT Pride Month. Conversion therapy is a process that attempts to “treat” gay people by promoting a transition to a heterosexual lifestyle. As summarized by the Human […]
Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterApril 17, 2017
4min797
A recent poll shows an overwhelming number of Floridians believe conversion therapy should be illegal, leading LGBT advocates to renew their call for a statewide ban. According to a recent Orlando Political Observer-Gravis Marketing poll, 71 percent of Florida voters think conversion therapy should be illegal for minors in Florida. The poll found 18 percent […]
A.G. GancarskiJanuary 18, 2017
2min393
A bill banning “conversion therapy” for LGBT teens was filed Tuesday in the Florida House, surfacing for the second consecutive year. HB 273, filed by Miami Beach Democrat David Richardson, defines “conversion therapy,” and prohibits such therapy for minors. The bill defines conversion therapy as a “practice or treatment” designed to change a person’s sexual orientation […]
Jim RosicaSeptember 11, 2015
3min215
State Sen. Jeff Clemens on Friday filed a Senate companion bill (SB 258) to a piece of House legislation that aims to outlaw sexual conversion therapy on patients under 18. Conversion therapy generally refers to a course of treatment, including talk therapy, to change one’s orientation from homosexual to heterosexual. Last Thursday, state Rep. David Richardson, a […]