Atlanta-based federal court: Can't ban LGBTQ youth conversion therapy
The federal appeals court in Atlanta has thrown out bans that prevented therapists from performing conversion therapy on children grappling with their sexual orientation and gender identity.
The court, in a 2-1 decision, struck down bans enacted in both Boca Raton and Palm Beach County, Florida. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling sets precedent for the three states under its jurisdiction: Georgia, Alabama and Florida.
In Georgia, six Democratic lawmakers last year introduced the Youth Mental Health Protection Act to ban conversion therapy statewide, but the bill went nowhere.
Also last year, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms got the City Council to pass a resolution stating the city’s opposition to the practice. It also called on the state to enact a ban.
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