Current Version
| Region | Missouri |
| Issue | Conversion therapy |
| Status | Varies by Region |
| Start Date | Oct 7, 2019 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Several jurisdictions in Missouri have banned conversion therapy, with the first city being Columbia on October 7, 2019. Kansas City, St. Louis, North Kansas City, and Independence are cities that all followed suit before the end of 2021. Jackson County became the first county in Missouri to ban conversion therapy on April 19, 2023. State law supersedes local laws and the ban is at risk of being rendered defunct if state legislatures were to nullify the legitimacy of the scope of these laws. A bill to ban counselors from providing conversion therapy for minors was pending in January 2025. |
| Sources | https://www.kmbc.com/article/jackson-county-legislature-approves-conversion-therapy-ban/43499975 https://www.columbiamissourian.com/news/local/council-votes-to-ban-conversion-therapy-for-minors-in-columbia/article_98aa746e-e964-11e9-819f-eb1fce9674d0.html https://fox2now.com/news/missouri/missouri-bill-may-ban-counselors-from-providing-conversion-therapy-for-minors/ |
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Revision History (14)
edited by PersianArchitecture. Updated to show the local laws that are available
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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 |
| Start Date | (unknown) | Oct 7, 2019 |
| Description | Conversion therapy ban pending. Currently case by case basis. | Several jurisdictions in Missouri have banned conversion therapy, with the first city being Columbia on October 7, 2019. Kansas City, St. Louis, North Kansas City, and Independence are cities that all followed suit before the end of 2021. Jackson County became the first county in Missouri to ban conversion therapy on April 19, 2023. State law supersedes local laws and the ban is at risk of being rendered defunct if state legislatures were to nullify the legitimacy of the scope of these laws. A bill to ban counselors from providing conversion therapy for minors was pending in January 2025. |
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| Sources | http://www.lgbtmap.org/equality-maps/conversion_therapy | https://www.kmbc.com/article/jackson-county-legislature-approves-conversion-therapy-ban/43499975 https://www.columbiamissourian.com/news/local/council-votes-to-ban-conversion-therapy-for-minors-in-columbia/article_98aa746e-e964-11e9-819f-eb1fce9674d0.html https://fox2now.com/news/missouri/missouri-bill-may-ban-counselors-from-providing-conversion-therapy-for-minors/ |
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Not banned |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | Not banned |
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| Value | Not banned | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | (REMOVED) | Ambiguous |
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| Description | Conversion therapy ban pending. | Conversion therapy ban pending. Currently case by case basis. |
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| Description | Only banned in 10 states plus dc. | Conversion therapy ban pending. |
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| Description | Only banned in 12 states plus dc. | Only banned in 10 states plus dc. |
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| Description | Only banned in 10 states plus dc. | Only banned in 12 states plus dc. |
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| Sources | No | http://www.lgbtmap.org/equality-maps/conversion_therapy |
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Not banned |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | (REMOVED) |
| Description | got only banned for attempting sexual orientation therapy. | Only banned in 10 states plus dc. |
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| Value | Not banned | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | (REMOVED) | Ambiguous |
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| Value | Banned | Not banned |
| Description | Got banned by Reuters. | got only banned for attempting sexual orientation therapy. |
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| Value | Not banned | Banned |
| Start Date | (unknown) | Aug 21, 2015 |
| Description | only a couple of states have banned it. | Got banned by Reuters. |
| Sources | No | www.ktrs.com |
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