'''Conversion therapy''', also known as reparative therapy or Sexual Orientation Change Efforts (SOCE), consists of counseling or treatment to change someone's sexual attraction from homosexuality to heterosexuality. In 2019, [[New York City]] repealed its politically motivated ban on this, just two years after trying to prohibit it. On November 20, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the [[Eleventh Circuit]] struck down bans on conversion therapy in [[Florida]].<ref>[https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca11/19-10604/19-10604-2020-11-20.html ''Otto v. Citi of Boca Raton'' decision]</ref> The [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic]] Bishops of [[Poland]] officially endorsed conversion therapy.<ref>https://www.newwaysministry.org/2020/09/01/polish-bishops-claim-church-teaching-on-homosexuality-is-infallible/, translating the key paragraphs of the original document at [https://episkopat.pl/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Stanowisko-Konferencji-Episkopatu-Polski-w-kwestii-LGBT.pdf]</ref> [[Leftist]] [[Canada]] has banned conversion therapy and some [[free speech]], which underscores their effectiveness.<ref>https://www.tbnewswatch.com/following-up/following-up-city-looks-to-bar-conversion-therapy-hate-speech-5315659</ref> | '''Conversion therapy''', also known as reparative therapy or Sexual Orientation Change Efforts (SOCE), consists of counseling or treatment to change someone's sexual attraction from homosexuality to heterosexuality. In 2019, [[New York City]] repealed its politically motivated ban on this, just two years after trying to prohibit it. On November 20, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the [[Eleventh Circuit]] struck down bans on conversion therapy in [[Florida]].<ref>[https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca11/19-10604/19-10604-2020-11-20.html ''Otto v. Citi of Boca Raton'' decision]</ref> The [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic]] Bishops of [[Poland]] officially endorsed conversion therapy.<ref>https://www.newwaysministry.org/2020/09/01/polish-bishops-claim-church-teaching-on-homosexuality-is-infallible/, translating the key paragraphs of the original document at [https://episkopat.pl/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Stanowisko-Konferencji-Episkopatu-Polski-w-kwestii-LGBT.pdf]</ref> [[Leftist]] [[Canada]] has banned conversion therapy and some [[free speech]], which underscores their effectiveness.<ref>https://www.tbnewswatch.com/following-up/following-up-city-looks-to-bar-conversion-therapy-hate-speech-5315659</ref> |