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15% of LGBTQ youth in Michigan reported being threatened with or subjected to conversion therapy in the past year June 27, 2023 — The Trevor Project — the leading suicide prevention organization for LGBTQ young people — celebrated the passage of H.B. 4616 and H.B. 4617 in the Michigan Senate today, which would prohibit licensed medical professionals from subjecting LGBTQ youth to the dangerous and discredited practice of conversion “therapy.” The bill now heads to the Governor’s desk, where it is expected to be signed into law. “LGBTQ young people deserve to live authentically as who they are and the…

16% of LGBTQ+ youth in Arizona reported being threatened with or subjected to conversion therapy June 27, 2023 — The Trevor Project, the leading suicide prevention organization for LGBTQ+ young people, one•n•ten, Arizona's largest provider of LGBTQ+ youth & young adult support services, and Equality Arizona commended Gov. Hobbs of Arizona for signing an executive order today banning the dangerous and discredited practice of conversion therapy. “LGBTQ+ young people deserve to live freely and be protected from the dangerous and discredited practices of ‘conversion therapy.’ This so-called ‘therapy’ is condemned by every major professional medical and mental health association in…