Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf signed an executive order protecting youth from sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) change efforts, and protecting taxpayers from misuse of state funds by harmful and unscrupulous mental health providers.
Born Perfect Applauds Minnesota Governor Tim Walz for Groundbreaking Executive Order Protecting LGBTQ Youth from Conversion Therapy
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz’s executive order today directs state agencies to prohibit payment for conversion therapy for minors and vulnerable adults. This is one of the strongest executive orders in the country and reflects Governor Walz’s understanding that the harms caused by conversion therapy are devastating.
Michigan Governor Issues Directive to Protect LGBTQ Youth from Conversion Therapy
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer signs an executive directive protecting the state’s LGBTQ youth from harmful conversion therapy.
Governor Evers Signs Executive Order Blocking Use of State or Federal Money to Pay for Conversion Therapy for Minors in Wisconsin
Today, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers signed an Executive Order directing the Department of Health Services, the Department of Children and Families (DCF), and the Department of Corrections (DOC) to ensure that no state or federal funds are used to pay for conversion therapy for minors.
NCLR’s Born Perfect Hails North Carolina Order Protecting LGBTQ Youth from Conversion Therapy
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper issued an executive order to protect vulnerable young people from conversion therapy, which seeks to change a young person’s sexual orientation or gender identity.
Utah Governor Herbert Orders Utah Licensing Board to Protect LGBTQ Youth from Conversion Therapy
Utah Governor Gary Herbert released a letter ordering the Utah Psychologist Licensing Board to promulgate regulations protecting youth from efforts by licensed mental health professionals to change their sexual orientation or gender identity. Governor Herbert ordered the Psychologist Licensing Board “to take the lead on this,’ and then to share its results with other state mental health licensing boards. The letter also asks the board to “carefully consider how” psychologists can educate families when parents seek such dangerous treatments for their children.