Entry #5020: Conversion therapy in Virginia

Current Version

Region	Virginia
Issue	Conversion therapy
Status	Banned
Start Date	Mar 3, 2020
End Date	now
Description	Virginia becomes first southern state to ban gay conversion therapy.
Sources	http://www.lgbtmap.org/equality_maps/profile_state/VA https://equalityvirginia.org/what-we-do/make-equality-real/conversion-therapy-ban/

Revision History (11)

Jul 10, 2022

edited by tsusamu

	Old Value	New Value (Current)
Value	Not banned	Banned
Start Date	Sep 7, 2016	Mar 3, 2020
End Date	Sep 12, 2018	(NONE)
Description	Conversion therapy ban pending.	Virginia becomes first southern state to ban gay conversion therapy.
Description	Show Difference Conversion therapy ban pending. Virginia becomes first southern state to ban gay conversion therapy.
Sources	http://www.lgbtmap.org/equality_maps/profile_state/VA	http://www.lgbtmap.org/equality_maps/profile_state/VA https://equalityvirginia.org/what-we-do/make-equality-real/conversion-therapy-ban/
Sources	Show Difference http://www.lgbtmap.org/equality_maps/profile_state/VA https://equalityvirginia.org/what-we-do/make-equality-real/conversion-therapy-ban/

Sep 24, 2018

edited by Ausyk

	Old Value	New Value
End Date	Jul 27, 2018	Sep 12, 2018

Jul 27, 2018

edited by Ausyk

	Old Value	New Value
End Date	Jun 27, 2018	Jul 27, 2018

Jun 27, 2018

edited by Ausyk

	Old Value	New Value
Value	(REMOVED)	Not banned
Special Status	Ambiguous	(REMOVED)
End Date	Jun 9, 2018	Jun 27, 2018
Description	Just got recently introduced in bills.	Conversion therapy ban pending.

Jun 9, 2018

edited by Ausyk

	Old Value	New Value
Sources	No	http://www.lgbtmap.org/equality_maps/profile_state/VA

Jun 9, 2018

edited by Ausyk

	Old Value	New Value
End Date	Jan 17, 2018	Jun 9, 2018

Jan 17, 2018

edited by Ausyk

	Old Value	New Value
Value	Not banned	(REMOVED)
Special Status	(REMOVED)	Ambiguous
End Date	Jan 10, 2018	Jan 17, 2018
Description	Democrats are looking into making this practice illegal on sexual orientation and gender identity.	Just got recently introduced in bills.
Description	Show Difference Democrats are looking into making this practice illegal on sexual orientation and gender identity. Just got recently introduced in bills.

Jan 10, 2018

edited by Ausyk

	Old Value	New Value
End Date	Sep 3, 2017	Jan 10, 2018
Description	No	Democrats are looking into making this practice illegal on sexual orientation and gender identity.
Description	Show Difference No Democrats are looking into making this practice illegal on sexual orientation and gender identity.

Sep 3, 2017

edited by Ausyk

	Old Value	New Value
Value	Banned	Not banned
Start Date	(NONE)	Sep 7, 2016
End Date	Sep 7, 2016	Sep 3, 2017
Description	Got prohibited this year	No
Sources	lis.virginia.gov	No

Sep 20, 2016

edited by Ausyk

	Old Value (Original)	New Value
Value	Not banned	Banned
Description	No states in this area have banned Conversion therapy.	Got prohibited this year
Sources	http://www.lgbtmap.org/equality_maps/profile_state/18	lis.virginia.gov

Sep 7, 2016

created by Ausyk

	Original entry
Status	Not banned
Start Date	past
End Date	Sep 7, 2016
Description	No states in this area have banned Conversion therapy.
Sources	http://www.lgbtmap.org/equality_maps/profile_state/18