Activists hear echoes of ‘conversion therapy’ in new trans health care report

New HHS report "opens door to conversion therapy," says Freedom Oklahoma

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a report this week that advocates and health professionals say could put transgender youth at risk nationwide. The report, that advocates argue is cloaked in medical jargon and political spin, could undermine decades of established clinical care. Critics say it greenlights conversion […] The post New HHS report “opens door to conversion therapy,” says Freedom Okla…

Trump voters will have blood on their hands due to the administration's lethal assault on queer kids

There was a reason crisis calls from LGBTQ+ youth spiked 700 percent the night Donald Trump was elected last November. And there was a reason they soared again around the time of his inauguration. Those weren’t just coincidental stress flares. They were cries for help from young queer people who saw what was coming. Keep up with the latest in LGBTQ+ news and politics. Sign up for The Advocate's email newsletter.They knew instinctively, even then…

Trump Administration Peddles Junk Science, Conversion Therapy In Youth Trans Health Care Report

LGBTQ+ advocates and researchers say the report helps push Trump’s agenda of eliminating gender-affirming care for youth.

Fact Check: Trump's HHS Review On Trans Care Filled With Pseudoscience, Pushes Conversion Therapy

The review, which was made possible by an executive order calling transgender healthcare "mutilation," reached its predetermined conclusion on its May 1st publication date.

Activists hear echoes of ‘conversion therapy’ in new trans health care report

A new report from Trump’s Department of Health and Human Services tries to discredit gender-affirming care, contradicting leading medical experts who say it can save lives.

5 things to know about ‘conversion therapy’ in Columbia, South

In 2021, Columbia City Council passed an ordinance prohibiting licensed professionals from giving minors “conversion therapy,” which seeks to convince gay and lesbian people that they are heterosexual. The capital city became the first and only municipality in the state to protect its youth against this harmful and discredited practice. Anti-gay politicians have been trying to overturn that ordinance ever since. On April 23, 2025, South Carolina…