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| Region | Florida |
| Issue | Conversion therapy |
| Status | Not banned |
| Start Date | Nov 20, 2020 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Countless jurisdictions in Florida have banned conversion therapy. However all these bans were rendered null on November 20, 2020 when the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals voted against Boca Rotan's ordinance and other surrounding municipialities in Palm Beach County as against the first amendment. Several organizations came out against the ruling after. This decision created a circuit split. |
| Sources | https://www.losangelesblade.com/2020/11/20/federal-appeals-court-voids-ban-on-conversion-therapy/ https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/11/trump-judges-conversion-therapy-lgbtq.html |
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edited by PersianArchitecture. Updated to show Circuit court of appeals ruling
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| Description | Florida government passed “negative law” protecting conversion therapy from any bans. | Countless jurisdictions in Florida have banned conversion therapy. However all these bans were rendered null on November 20, 2020 when the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals voted against Boca Rotan's ordinance and other surrounding municipialities in Palm Beach County as against the first amendment. Several organizations came out against the ruling after. This decision created a circuit split. |
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| Sources | https://www.lgbtmap.org/equality-maps/conversion_therapy https://media.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/files/201910604.pdf | https://www.losangelesblade.com/2020/11/20/federal-appeals-court-voids-ban-on-conversion-therapy/ https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/11/trump-judges-conversion-therapy-lgbtq.html |
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| Start Date | (unknown) | Nov 20, 2020 |
| Sources | https://www.lgbtmap.org/equality-maps/conversion_therapy | https://www.lgbtmap.org/equality-maps/conversion_therapy https://media.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/files/201910604.pdf |
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| Description | Conversion Therapy is currently legal. No law currently bans it, despite organizations such as the American Psychological Association denouncing it. | Florida government passed “negative law” protecting conversion therapy from any bans. |
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| Sources | Pink news | https://www.lgbtmap.org/equality-maps/conversion_therapy |
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| End Date | Jul 30, 2016 | (none) |
| Description | But they are trying to ban it soon. | Conversion Therapy is currently legal. No law currently bans it, despite organizations such as the American Psychological Association denouncing it. |
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