New York City looks to repeal 'gay conversion therapy' ban over concerns a lawsuit could eventually lead to a Supreme Court decision unfavorable to the LGBTQ community.
Mark Lennihan / AP fileA New York City law banning so-called gay conversion therapy would be repealed under legislation introduced Thursday over concerns that a pending federal lawsuit could lead to a decision unfavorable to the LGBTQ community if the
case were to make it to the Supreme Court.The council had passed the ban against the widely discredited practice, which aims to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity, less than two years ago, at the end of 2017, and it took effect last year.
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