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| Region | Alaska |
| Issue | Conversion therapy |
| Status | Varies by Region |
| Start Date | Aug 26, 2020 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | The city of Anchorage is currently the only jurisdiction to ban the practice of conversion therapy in Alaska. The ordinance only bans the practice in the realm of pathologization of minors and only applies in Anchorage. The Anchorage Assembly approved the ban in a vote of 9-2 and had gone through 2 days of hearings on August 26, 2020. State law supersedes local law, the law could be rendered defunct if the will of state legislatures were to be against it. In March 2023, a bill for a statewide ban was being considered. The progress of the bill remains in languish. |
| Sources | https://alaskapublic.org/2020/08/27/anchorage-assembly-passes-ban-on-conversion-therapy/ https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/anchorage/2020/08/26/anchorage-assembly-bans-conversion-therapy-within-municipality/ https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2020/08/anchorage-just-became-first-alaskan-city-protect-kids-called-conversion-therapy/ https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/03/17/bill-proposes-place-restrictions-conversion-therapy-statewide/ |
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Revision History (4)
edited by PersianArchitecture. Correcting status real quick
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0 | Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
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| Value | Not banned | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | Not banned | Varies by Region |
edited by PersianArchitecture. Updated to show the local laws that are available
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| Start Date | (unknown) | Aug 26, 2020 |
| Description | Conversion Therapy is currently legal. No law currently bans it, despite organizations such as the American Psychological Association denouncing it. | The city of Anchorage is currently the only jurisdiction to ban the practice of conversion therapy in Alaska. The ordinance only bans the practice in the realm of pathologization of minors and only applies in Anchorage. The Anchorage Assembly approved the ban in a vote of 9-2 and had gone through 2 days of hearings on August 26, 2020. State law supersedes local law, the law could be rendered defunct if the will of state legislatures were to be against it. In March 2023, a bill for a statewide ban was being considered. The progress of the bill remains in languish. |
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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://alaskapublic.org/2020/08/27/anchorage-assembly-passes-ban-on-conversion-therapy/ https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/anchorage/2020/08/26/anchorage-assembly-bans-conversion-therapy-within-municipality/ https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2020/08/anchorage-just-became-first-alaskan-city-protect-kids-called-conversion-therapy/ https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/03/17/bill-proposes-place-restrictions-conversion-therapy-statewide/ |
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Not banned |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | Not banned |
| 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. No law currently bans it, despite organizations such as the American Psychological Association denouncing it. |
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| Original entry | |
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| Status | Ambiguous |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| 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 |