[ [link removed] ]Tell the House of Representatives: End conversion therapy

The petition to the House of Representatives reads:
"Conversion therapy is a form of torture. Protect the LGBTQ community and
pass the Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act to put an end to this cruel and
fraudulent practice."

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Dear Jack,

[ [link removed] ]Tell the House of
Representatives: End
conversion therapy

Conversion therapy is a widely discredited practice – yet is still legal
in 31 states.^1

Conversion therapy is abuse. It is a dangerous practice that aims to
change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity by using
emotionally and physically traumatic interventions to make victims
associate their identity with shame.

More than 700,000 LGBTQ people have reportedly been subjected to
conversion therapy – and if we allow this practice to continue, an
estimated 800,000 LGBTQ youth could fall victim to this fraudulent
practice in the coming years.^2 The House of Representatives must act now
to protect LGBTQ people and youth and ban conversion therapy now.

[ [link removed] ]Tell the House of Representatives: Protect LGBTQ people and pass the
Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act. Click here to sign the petition.

Every single leading professional medical and mental health association –
including the American Psychological Association, American Academy of
Pediatrics and Pan American Health Organization – reject conversion
therapy and strongly caution that the practice is illegitimate,
unnecessary, ineffective and dangerous.^3 Not only is it morally
reprehensible to claim someone's sexual orientation or gender identity is
a mental illness, there is also absolutely no medical foundation or
evidence that even suggests conversion therapy works.

Conversion therapy is dangerous and sometimes even fatal. The majority of
victims of conversion therapy are minors who cannot make their own medical
decisions and experience family rejection as a result of their sexual
orientation or gender identity. LGBTQ youth who are rejected by their
parents are eight times more likely to attempt suicide, five times more
likely to report high levels of depression and three times more likely to
use illegal drugs.^4 The risks only increase for LGBTQ youth who have
undergone conversion therapy.

Conversion therapy has turned abuse into a multimillion-dollar scam to
defraud and harm hundreds of thousands of families unsure of how to
respond when their child comes out.^5 The Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act
is a step in the right direction to finally put an end to this practice.
The bill would provide congressional recognition that being LGBTQ cannot
be and does not need to be "cured." It would classify for-profit
conversion therapy as fraud under the Federal Trade Commission Act and
prohibit any advertising that claims conversion therapy can successfully
change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity.

Lives are at stake and LGBTQ people deserve legal protections from this
prejudiced and harmful practice. Can you add your name today?

Tell the House of Representatives: Protect the LGBTQ community and pass
the End Therapeutic Fraud Act. Click the link below to sign the petition:

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Thanks for fighting back,

Thaís Marques, Campaign Manager
[ [link removed] ]CREDO Action from Working Assets

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References:

 1. Movement Advancement Project, "[ [link removed] ]Conversion Therapy Laws,"accessed
Oct. 17, 2019.
 2. The Trevor Project, "[ [link removed] ]About Conversion Therapy," accessed Oct. 17,
2019.
 3. National Center for Lesbian Rights, "[ [link removed] ]The Facts About Conversion
Therapy," accessed Oct. 17, 2019.
 4. The Trevor Project, "[ [link removed] ]About Conversion Therapy."

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