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We are survivors, lawyers, and policy experts working together to end conversion therapy in the US and around the globe. #BornPerfect

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"Again, let’s be clear: Any therapy meant to convince you to be someone you know you’re not isn’t a “treatment,” it’s a dangerous effort at control and conformity. Critics of gender-affirming care for trans youth often say they’re simply urging “caution,” teenvogue.com/story/explorat…

I Survived Conversion Therapy. Trump’s “Exploratory Therapy” Rebrand Won’t Fool Me

I know firsthand the kind of harm this so-called "treatment" can cause.

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wanting to sway kids away from treatments that they might later regret (though statistics show they overwhelmingly do not regret this care). This isn’t about caution, it’s about control.
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It’s about forcing trans kids to sit in rooms with adults who believe their existence is a pathology. It’s about framing trauma as a treatment plan. It’s about replacing affirming care with coercive, ideologically driven delay tactics—until it’s too late."
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This fall, SCOTUS will hear oral arguments in Chiles v. Salazar - a case that will determine if a law that prohibits state-licensed mental health professionals from using dangerous conversion practices on minors violates the free speech clause of the first amendment.
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Ultimately, conversion “therapy” hurts LGBTQ youth. Someone doesn’t choose to be a gay or trans – it is not a lifestyle or choice, and as such, no amount of talk or persuasion can make an LGBTQ person not LGBTQ.
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Conversion therapy is a huge risk, because using a position of trust as a therapist to change an unchangeable part of someone puts kids at high risk of suicide attempts.
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We've heard the voices of LGBTQ Kentuckians and we stand with them. Today I was proud to sign an executive order banning dangerous conversion “therapy” on our kids. No child, regardless of their sexuality, should be subjected to harm.
An image of Governor Beshear preparing to sign an executive order banning the practice of conversion therapy on minors in Kentucky.

ALT An image of Governor Beshear preparing to sign an executive order banning the practice of conversion therapy on minors in Kentucky.

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🚨Breaking! Kentucky @GovAndyBeshear signs an executive order prohibiting licensed therapists from subjecting minors to "conversion therapy." There are now 28 states protection youth from these deadly practices. #BornPerfect
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🚨 Breaking: The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals upholds Colorado’s conversion therapy ban for LGBTQ youth! This important win is thanks to the efforts of @NCLRights and @One_Colorado. #LGBTQ #BornPerfect
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BREAKING: The Mexico Senate passes a final vote 77-4 (15 abstention) to ban ‘conversion therapy’ nationwide.
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@YaajMexico26 Apr 2024
#LoLogramos 🚨 MÉXICO PROHÍBE DEFINITIVAMENTE LAS “TERAPIAS” DE CONVERSIÓN‼️ #NadaQueCurar 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 Tras 18 hrs hoy en el @senadomexicano, casi una década de lucha y en punto de las 3:02 am del 26 de abril de 2024, se vota finalmente con 77 a favor, 4 en contra y 15 abstenciones. INFINITAS GRACIAS @CitlaHM @patriciamercado @alelagunes ❤️‍🩹 #NoMásECOSIG #JusticiaSinDiscriminación
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Breaking🚨The Mexico Senate passes a final vote for a national ban on ‘conversion therapy’ to protect all LGBTQ people. #NadaQueCurar
Yaaj México®
@YaajMexico26 Apr 2024
#LoLogramos 🚨 MÉXICO PROHÍBE DEFINITIVAMENTE LAS “TERAPIAS” DE CONVERSIÓN‼️ #NadaQueCurar 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 Tras 18 hrs hoy en el @senadomexicano, casi una década de lucha y en punto de las 3:02 am del 26 de abril de 2024, se vota finalmente con 77 a favor, 4 en contra y 15 abstenciones. INFINITAS GRACIAS @CitlaHM @patriciamercado @alelagunes ❤️‍🩹 #NoMásECOSIG #JusticiaSinDiscriminación
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NEW SCOTUS declines to hear challenge to Washington State conversion therapy ban, leaving in place the lower court’s decision to protect LGBTQ minors. #BornPerfect
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Born Perfect is proud of the many survivors and advocates who worked to pass Washington state’s conversion therapy ban. @NCLRights represented our clients @equalrightswa in this case to protect all LGBTQ youth across the state and our nation.
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Breaking: Michigan is now the 22nd state to ban conversion therapy for minors. @GovWhitmer. Congratulations @ActionEqmi !! 👏👏👏
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Rep. Ted Lieu, Sen. Patty Murray, and Sen. Cory Booker have introduced the Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act, legislation that bans so-called 'conversion therapy.' There are 62 co-sponsors in the House and 32 in the Senate.
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BREAKING: Arizona Governor @GovernorHobbs signs executive order banning conversion therapy for LGBTQ youth. Agencies may not fund, promote, or support conversation therapy for LGBTQ youth. #BornPerfect nclrights.org/about-us/press…
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📢 An International Sex Workers' Day reminder: Sex work is work!
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In 2015 @chaim89 won the first-ever lawsuit holding providers of so-called “conversion therapy” liable for fraud. Despite this tremendous win, conversion therapy is alive & well in religious communities around the country. Listen to Chaim’s powerful video. nytimes.com/2023/05/18/opini…

Opinion | ‘It’s Still an Emergency’: The Vulnerability of Queer Orthodox Jews (Published 2023)

Seeking help, L.G.B.T.Q. members of religious communities may end up in conversion therapy without even realizing it.

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