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Lawrence council defers vote on banning conversion therapy
Charlie Keegan
From a ban on conversion therapy to cities making it illegal to discriminate against someone based on their sexual orientation or gender identity, L.G.B.T.Q. advocates say the Kansas City area made progress in 2019.
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LAWRENCE, Kan. â The Lawrence City Commission decided Tuesday to defer voting on a proposal that would ban conversion therapy for minors, after a disagreement over how to address counseling by religious organizations.
The ordinance would prohibit treating minors for conversion therapy, which generally is aimed at changing a person s sexual orientation or gender identity.
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Commissioner Jennifer Ananda, left, discusses a proposed ordinance to prohibit the practice of conversion therapy for minors with Assistant City Attorney Maria Garcia.
After disagreement regarding how to handle counseling provided by members of religious organizations, city leaders have deferred their vote on an ordinance that would ban so-called conversion therapy that aims to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity.
As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission voted 4-1, with Commissioner Jennifer Ananda opposed, to defer a vote on ordinance 9828, which would prohibit the practice of conversion therapy for minors. At issue was whether the ordinance should specifically single out clergy as being an exception to the ordinance. City legal staff said the exception had been included to avoid legal challenges based on the First Amendment, which protects religious freedoms.
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Question of the Day By - Associated Press - Wednesday, April 7, 2021
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) - The Lawrence City Commission decided Tuesday to defer voting on a proposal that would ban conversion therapy for minors, after a disagreement over how to address counseling by religious organizations.
The ordinance would prohibit treating minors for conversion therapy, which generally is aimed at changing a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity.
City legal staff said the ordinance included an exception for clergy in order to avoid legal challenges based on religious freedom, The Lawrence Journal-World reported.