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

VIRGINIA, JUL 02 – The consent decree exempts licensed counselors from enforcing parts of Virginia's 2020 ban on talk therapy for minors, citing protections for religious freedom and free speech rights.

  • Virginia agreed not to fully enforce a state law banning conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ minors, allowing willing counselors and patients to engage in talk therapy.
  • The consent decree respects religious liberty and free speech rights while preserving most of the law, according to a law center representing counselors who sued over the law.
  • Conversion therapy, which attempts to change LGBTQ+ people's sexual orientation or gender identity, has been condemned by professional psychiatric organizations and banned in 23 states and D.C.
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WTVR broke the news in Richmond, United States on Tuesday, July 1, 2025.
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