The AMA announced its support for a federal ban on conversion therapy. Alexis Chavez, a physician and advocate for LGBTQ youth, said she's heard many horror stories from fellow transgender people who ...

People identifying as LGBTQ+ who have undergone conversion practice—commonly known as conversion therapy—are more likely to experience poor mental health, according to a study published in The Lancet ...

WASHINGTON − The Supreme Court is diving back into the culture wars, debating whether states can block licensed therapists from attempting to change a young person's sexuality or gender identity. In ...

The American Medical Association and more than two dozen other leading health associations recently signed a joint statement rejecting conversion therapy as unscientific, ineffective and harmful.

Conversion therapy, a controversial practice aiming to change an individual’s sexual orientation or gender identity, has long faced condemnation due to its severe consequences. Victims of this ...

When medical and psychological professional associations issue a finding or pass a resolution, it naturally commands respect and attention. That's why the country notices when the American Medical ...

DES MOINES, Iowa – Iowa boards overseeing doctors and psychologists considered Friday whether to adopt a policy that would ban state-licensed professionals from counseling gay, lesbian, bisexual or ...