Walz signs order banning
conversion therapy
Posted By: voxpopuli, 7/15/2021 1:43:21 PM
Gov. Tim Walz bypassed the Minnesota Legislature and banned conversion therapy in the state on Thursday. Walz and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan participated in a signing ceremony for an executive order on Thursday morning. Conversion therapy, also known as "reparative therapy," refers to a counseling practice that seeks to change a patient's gender or sexual orientation. (snip) The order will protect LGBTQ+ youth from conversion therapy, something the Republican-controlled Minnesota Senate has pushed back on.
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Walz signs order banning
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Gov. Tim Walz bypassed the Minnesota Legislature and banned conversion therapy in the state on Thursday.
Walz and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan participated in a signing ceremony for an executive order on Thursday morning.
Conversion therapy, also known as "reparative therapy," refers to a counseling practice that seeks to change a patient's gender or sexual orientation. (snip) The order will protect LGBTQ+ youth from conversion therapy, something the Republican-controlled Minnesota Senate has pushed back on.
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he is aiding and abetting the destruction of minneapolis.. yet, THIS, apparently, is why the IDIOT voters of MN elected him.. thanks Dominion voting machines..