"Let's be clear: conversion therapy has no basis in medicine or science, and it has been shown to increase rates of suicide and depression," Beshear said in a statement.
"Conversion therapy," also known as "reparative therapy," is a debunked practice that attempts to forcefully change the gender identity or sexual orientation of the patient, which has often been compared to "torture" by its recipients and health care providers alike.
Manager of State Advocacy and Conversion Therapy Campaigns Tanner Mobley said in a statement that "as a proud queer person who grew up in Kentucky, I am thrilled to see the governor take action to protect LGBTQ+ young people from conversion therapy - an abusive practice that has harmed too many of us, for too long across the Commonwealth."
One state, Indiana, explicitly bans local ordinances outlawing the practice, and three others currently prevent the enforcement of bans.
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