Current Version
| Region | Nevada |
| Issue | Conversion therapy |
| Status | Banned |
| Start Date | Jan 1, 2018 |
| End Date | now |
| Description | Conversion Therapy aimed to change someone's sexual orientation or gender identity done by medical practitioners is illegal. The law however has a religious exemption. The bill however has a religious exemption. |
| Sources | https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/79th2017/Bills/SB/SB201_EN.pdf https://rewirenewsgroup.com/article/2017/05/19/nevada-anti-conversion-therapy-law-cites-loophole-pastors/ https://carsonnow.org/story/05/17/2017/sandoval-signs-nevada-senate-bill-prohibits-gender-conversion-therapy-minors |
Reports (1)
- Status is not correct "There is no religious exemption noted in the bill or the law"
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Revision History (5)
edited by Notdog1996
| Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | (REMOVED) | Banned |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | Banned |
| Start Date | (NONE) | Jan 1, 2018 |
| Description | Conversion Therapy is currently legal for transgender youths. The law only bans it for LGB youth, despite organizations such as the American Psychological Association denouncing it for all LGBT youths. | Conversion Therapy aimed to change someone's sexual orientation or gender identity done by medical practitioners is illegal. The law however has a religious exemption. The bill however has a religious exemption. |
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| Sources | http://www.nclrights.org/bornperfect-laws-legislation-by-state/ http://www.nclrights.org/bornperfect-the-facts-about-conversion-therapy/ http://www.hrc.org/resources/entry/the-lies-and-dangers-of-reparative-therapy | https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/79th2017/Bills/SB/SB201_EN.pdf https://rewirenewsgroup.com/article/2017/05/19/nevada-anti-conversion-therapy-law-cites-loophole-pastors/ https://carsonnow.org/story/05/17/2017/sandoval-signs-nevada-senate-bill-prohibits-gender-conversion-therapy-minors |
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| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Conversion Therapy is currently legal. No law currently bans it, despite organizations such as the American Psychological Association denouncing it. Though it's not actually ambiguous (It is in fact legal), this is the best indicator of the available options. | Conversion Therapy is currently legal for transgender youths. The law only bans it for LGB youth, despite organizations such as the American Psychological Association denouncing it for all LGBT youths. |
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| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Ambiguous |
| Start Date | past |
| End Date | now |
| Description | Conversion Therapy is currently legal. No law currently bans it, despite organizations such as the American Psychological Association denouncing it. Though it's not actually ambiguous (It is in fact legal), this is the best indicator of the available options. |
| Sources | http://www.nclrights.org/bornperfect-laws-legislation-by-state/ http://www.nclrights.org/bornperfect-the-facts-about-conversion-therapy/ http://www.hrc.org/resources/entry/the-lies-and-dangers-of-reparative-therapy |
Reports (6)
- Status is not correct "It was banned in january 2018"
- Status is not correct "Nevada has banned conversion therapy "
- Status is not correct
- Status is not correct "http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/19/us/nevada-conversion-therapy-ban/index.html"
- Status is not correct "it got banned last year remove this status. "
- Status is not correct "Status is technically correct, however, SB353, while passed, has been referred to committee for an additional amendment pertaining to gender protections for transgender persons. SB353 makes it illegal to do conversion therapy."