"A majority of Americans - 59% - support conversion therapy bans, a poll from YouGov/Economist found. The poll comes as the Supreme Court is considering forcing states to end their conversion therapy bans to allow the practice associated with depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation to flourish again. The survey was conducted from October 10 to 13 and asked U.S. adults specifically about conversion therapy "to change a person's sexual orientation from gay to straight." Conversion therapy is also practiced with regard to gender identity to turn trans people cis, but that was not asked about in this poll."
"Only 11% of respondents said they thought conversion therapy could work, but 27% of respondents said they believed that "someone who is homosexual can change their sexual orientation if they choose to do so." This means that at least 16% of Americans believe that gay people can somehow turn straight if they choose, but that conversion therapy does not help people make that change."
59% of Americans support bans on conversion therapy aimed at changing sexual orientation. The YouGov/Economist poll was conducted October 10–13 and asked about efforts to change a person's sexual orientation from gay to straight; it did not ask about gender-identity conversion practices. Twenty percent oppose bans and 22% were unsure. Majorities of Republicans (60%), Democrats (59%), and independents (57%) supported bans. Democrats (75%) and independents (55%) were more likely than Republicans (45%) to say conversion therapy cannot change orientation. Only 11% said it could work; 27% said people could change if they chose. Seventeen percent said gay people should attempt to change. The Supreme Court case Chiles v. Salazar involves a Colorado therapist seeking to offer such treatments.
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