Not shocking, but shameful views. Embarrased to be from this state.
https://www.abc15.com/national/morm...uMY31X0Zy4jUUxe-39bdI-UUV8lsVwR7EqfGjWpdyX9oE
https://www.abc15.com/national/morm...uMY31X0Zy4jUUxe-39bdI-UUV8lsVwR7EqfGjWpdyX9oE
SALT LAKE CITY — A proposed conversion therapy ban in Utah is in danger of being derailed after the influential Church of Jesus of Christ of Latter-day Saints came out Tuesday night in opposition, just months after it said it wouldn't stand in the way of a similar measure under consideration.
The church said in a statement that the regulatory rule prohibiting Utah psychologists from engaging in LGBTQ conversion therapy with minors would fail to safeguard religious beliefs and doesn't account for "important realities of gender identity in the development of children."
The church's statement strikes a blow to the hopes of LGBTQ advocates hoping Utah could join 18 states that have enacted laws banning or restricting conversion therapy that's opposed by the American Psychological Association.
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