Washington state bans sexual-orientation conversion therapy

By Mandy Mayfield

Published March 29, 2018 3:46pm ET

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Washington state bans sexual-orientation conversion therapy — Gov. Jay Inslee signs a bill banning licensed therapists from trying to change a minor's sexual orientation, on Wednesday, March 28, 2018, in Olympia, Wash. Washington joins 10 other states, including California and Oregon, plus the District of Columbia that have laws or regulations banning conversion therapy for LGBT minors. | (Rachel La Corte/AP)

A bill banning licensed therapists in the state of Washington from practicing conversion therapy on minors was signed into law by Governor Jay Inslee on Wednesday.

The law prohibits therapists from counseling minors in order to change their sexual orientation, gender identity or to eliminate their feelings of same-sex attraction. The law does not limit nonlicensed or religious counseling, Kiro 7 reports.

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