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Have 14 cities in Wisconsin banned conversion therapy? [1]

['Jacob Alabab-Moser', 'Wisconsin Watch', 'More Jacob Alabab-Moser', 'Fact Checker']

Date: 2023-01-18 21:19:51+00:00

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As of January 2023, an ordinance banning licensed mental health practitioners from using conversion therapy on minors was in effect in 14 Wisconsin cities: Appleton, Cudahy, Eau Claire, Glendale, Kenosha, La Crosse, Madison, Milwaukee, Racine, Sheboygan, Shorewood, Sun Prairie, Superior and West Allis.

Conversion therapy refers to any practice attempting to alter an individual’s sexual orientation or gender. These city-level bans amount to protections for 24% of the population from conversion therapy, according to the Movement Advancement Project, a nonpartisan think tank.

While Wisconsin has no statewide ban on conversion therapy, Gov. Tony Evers issued an executive order banning federal and state funding of the practice in 2021. A state licensing board under the Evers administration also adopted licensing rules to ban conversion therapy in 2020, but Republican lawmakers voted in 2021 and in early 2023 to block the ban.

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Sources

Movement Advancement Project: Wisconsin’s equality profile

Governor Tony Evers: Executive order #122

Wisconsin Public Radio: Wisconsin committee once again blocks ban on LGBTQ+ conversion therapy

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If we send you a request to change or remove Wisconsin Watch content from your site, you must agree to do so immediately. You are welcome to republish our articles forusing the following ground rules. For questions regarding republishing rules please contact Andy Hall, executive director, at [email protected] Have 14 cities in Wisconsin banned conversion therapy? <h1>Have 14 cities in Wisconsin banned conversion therapy?</h1> by Jacob Alabab-Moser / Wisconsin Watch, Wisconsin Watch January 18, 2023 As of January 2023, an ordinance banning licensed mental health practitioners from using conversion therapy on minors was in effect in 14 Wisconsin cities: Appleton, Cudahy, Eau Claire, Glendale, Kenosha, La Crosse, Madison, Milwaukee, Racine, Sheboygan, Shorewood, Sun Prairie, Superior and West Allis. Conversion therapy refers to any practice attempting to alter an individual's sexual orientation or gender. These city-level bans amount to protections for 24% of the population from conversion therapy, according to the Movement Advancement Project, a nonpartisan think tank. While Wisconsin has no statewide ban on conversion therapy, Gov. Tony Evers issued an executive order banning federal and state funding of the practice in 2021. A state licensing board under the Evers administration also adopted licensing rules to ban conversion therapy in 2020, but Republican lawmakers voted in 2021 and in early 2023 to block the ban. This Fact Brief is responsive to conversations such as <a href="https://twitter.com/ACLUofWisconsin/status/1613966577375772738?s=20&t=IckdkUfnT3FQ_LZ40-RVQg" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">this one.</a> Sources Movement Advancement Project: <a href="https://www.lgbtmap.org/equality-maps/profile_state/WI" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Wisconsin's equality profile</a> Governor Tony Evers: <a href="https://evers.wi.gov/Documents/EO/EO122-Conversion%20Therapy.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Executive order #122</a> Wisconsin Public Radio: <a href="https://www.wpr.org/wisconsin-blocks-ban-lgbtq-conversion-therapy" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Wisconsin committee once again blocks ban on LGBTQ+ conversion therapy</a> This <a target="_blank" href="https://wisconsinwatch.org/2023/01/have-14-cities-in-wisconsin-banned-conversion-therapy/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://wisconsinwatch.org">Wisconsin Watch</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://i0.wp.com/wisconsinwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/cropped-WCIJ_IconOnly_FullColor_RGB-1.png?fit=150%2C150&quality=100&ssl=1" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://wisconsinwatch.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=1275933&ga=UA-17896820-1" style="width:1px;height:1px;">

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