Mar 11, 2025 - News

Mapped: Conversion therapy bans

Avery Lotz,
Melissa Santos

A map showing the legal status of conversion therapy for minors by U.S. state as of March 10, 2025. 23 states and D.C. fully ban it and five states partially ban it. These states are mostly in the west and northeast of the country. Four states prohibit local-level bans: Indiana has state legislation to ban it, and the 11th Circuit court issued a decision that prevents bans in Alabama, Georgia and Florida. — **Image credit:** Reproduced from Movement Advancement Project; Note: The 11th Circuit court issued a decision that prevents bans in Ala., Ga. and Fla.; Map: Axios Visuals

The Supreme Court agreed yesterday to hear a challenge to Colorado's law banning conversion therapy aimed at young people — a case that also has implications for Washington.

Zoom in: Washington is one of 23 U.S. states that bans licensed therapists from performing conversion therapy on minors, according to a tally by the Movement Advancement Project.

Conversion therapy attempts to change people's sexual orientations or gender identities, a practice LGBTQ+ advocates, major medical and mental health organizations have condemned as harmful, discriminatory and ineffective.

The big picture: The high court's eventual decision could deal a major setback to the LGBTQ+ community, which the executive branch has already targeted with an executive order blitz.

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