Virginia Agrees Not to Fully Enforce State Law Banning Conversion Therapy for LGBTQ+ Minors

In Disheartening Reversal, Virginia Is Once Again Allowing Forms of Conversion Therapy

This came after a consent degree from The Family Foundation, a Christian advocacy group that has claimed Virginia must return to “right-minded thinking."

Virginia court blocks ban on therapy for unwanted homosexual inclinations, gender confusion

The Virginia Department of Health has agreed not to prosecute Christian counselors who offer talk therapy for minors to overcome unwanted homosexual inclinations and gender confusion.

Va. court allows conversion therapy despite law banning it

In 2020, the state of Virginia had banned the practice of conversion therapy, but on Monday, a county judge ruled the ban violates the Virginia Constitution and Religious Freedom Restoration Act, allowing the therapy to start once more. The conversion therapy ban, which can be seen in Va. Code § 54.1-2409.5 and 18VAC115-20-130.14, was overturned on June 30 as a result of two Christian counselors who argued that their — and all Virginia parents’ …

Virginia agrees not to fully enforce state law banning conversion therapy for LGBTQ minors

Virginia officials have agreed not to fully enforce a 2020 law banning conversion therapy for minors as part of an agreement with a faith-based conservative group that sued over the law.

Oklahoma bipartisan nonprofit relaunches to advocate for LGBTQ+ issues

Rep. Andy Fugate, D-Oklahoma City, speaks about LGBTQ+ issues while Labor Commissioner Leslie Osborn looks on during a press conference at the state Capitol on June 26, 2025. (Photo by Janelle Stecklein/Oklahoma Voice)OKLAHOMA CITY — LGBTQ+ supporters are relaunching a bipartisan advocacy group in an effort to provide a more centrist conversation amid increasingly hateful rhetoric.  The Equality Network which launched last week aims to change th…

Virginia Won't Fully Enforce State Law Banning Conversion Therapy For LGBTQ+ Minors

As part of a settlement with a faith-based conservative group, officials will not discipline counselors who engage in talk conversion therapy.