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Council passes ban on LGBT conversion therapy

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CINCINNATI (AP) – An Ohio city’s council has passed a ban on therapy aimed at changing the sexual orientation of minors.

Cincinnati council members voted 7-2 Wednesday to outlaw the practice known as “conversion therapy.” The Cincinnati Enquirer reports that nearly two dozen pastors and other people packed in to council chambers to unsuccessfully oppose the move.

But council voted to prohibit therapy by health professionals designed to change sexual orientation or gender identity, imposing a $200-a-day fine on violators.

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