""The term ban is inaccurate. Show me: Show me one conversion therapist who has been put out of business because of these laws.""
""These state laws are mostly symbolic and only address 5% to 10% of the people actually offering conversion therapy.""
""They have large loopholes for religious practitioners that you could drive a Mack truck through.""
""Symbolism matters, and when people see there's a ban, it does lower the stature of the practice, but these laws are mostly ineffective.""
Wayne Besen, Executive Director of Truth Wins Out, argues that current bans on conversion therapy for minors do not effectively stop unlicensed religious counselors and life coaches. He states that these laws are mostly symbolic and only impact a small percentage of conversion therapy providers. Besen emphasizes that he has been more successful in shutting down conversion therapy organizations through exposure than state laws have been. He points out significant loopholes in the laws that allow religious practitioners to continue their practices.
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