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| Region | West Virginia |
| Issue | Conversion therapy |
| Status | Varies by Region |
| Start Date | Aug 2, 2021 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Charleston, the capital of West Virgina became the first city to ban conversion therapy on August 2nd 2021. Morgantown quickly followed in October 2021. 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. No ban had been considered by state legislatures as of January 2025. In January 2024, a bill to mandate conversion therapy of trans people under 21 was pending. |
| Sources | https://www.losangelesblade.com/2021/08/04/west-virginias-capital-bans-conversion-therapy-for-lgbtq-kids/?__cf_chl_jschl_tk__=pmd_730085bde7d9aa1963e7b7cb08d6b5a6a46f1703-1628157143-0-gqNtZGzNAmKjcnBszQfO https://www.wdtv.com/2021/10/20/conversion-therapy-officially-banned-morgantown/ https://truthout.org/articles/west-virginia-bill-would-mandate-conversion-therapy-for-trans-people-under-21/ |
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edited by PersianArchitecture. including trans conversion therapy mandate pending bill
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| Description | Charleston, the capital of West Virgina became the first city to ban conversion therapy on August 2nd 2021. Morgantown quickly followed in October 2021. 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. No ban had been considered by state legislatures as of January 2025. | Charleston, the capital of West Virgina became the first city to ban conversion therapy on August 2nd 2021. Morgantown quickly followed in October 2021. 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. No ban had been considered by state legislatures as of January 2025. In January 2024, a bill to mandate conversion therapy of trans people under 21 was pending. |
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| Sources | https://www.losangelesblade.com/2021/08/04/west-virginias-capital-bans-conversion-therapy-for-lgbtq-kids/?__cf_chl_jschl_tk__=pmd_730085bde7d9aa1963e7b7cb08d6b5a6a46f1703-1628157143-0-gqNtZGzNAmKjcnBszQfO https://www.wdtv.com/2021/10/20/conversion-therapy-officially-banned-morgantown/ | https://www.losangelesblade.com/2021/08/04/west-virginias-capital-bans-conversion-therapy-for-lgbtq-kids/?__cf_chl_jschl_tk__=pmd_730085bde7d9aa1963e7b7cb08d6b5a6a46f1703-1628157143-0-gqNtZGzNAmKjcnBszQfO https://www.wdtv.com/2021/10/20/conversion-therapy-officially-banned-morgantown/ https://truthout.org/articles/west-virginia-bill-would-mandate-conversion-therapy-for-trans-people-under-21/ |
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edited by PersianArchitecture. Updated to show the local laws that are available
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| Value | Not banned | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | Not banned | Varies by Region |
| Start Date | Jan 1, 2015 | Aug 2, 2021 |
| Description | Conversion therapy is not banned at a state level, however, on August 3, 2021, the city of Charlestown banned conversion therapy. | Charleston, the capital of West Virgina became the first city to ban conversion therapy on August 2nd 2021. Morgantown quickly followed in October 2021. 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. No ban had been considered by state legislatures as of January 2025. |
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| Sources | http://www.lgbtmap.org/equality-maps https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-charleston-west-virginia-ban-lgbtq-conversion-therapy-first-city-in-state-20210803-ngi7obdwkzgmvll2cc2pdierf4-story.html https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/06/21/american-medical-association-passes-new-lgbt-policies | https://www.losangelesblade.com/2021/08/04/west-virginias-capital-bans-conversion-therapy-for-lgbtq-kids/?__cf_chl_jschl_tk__=pmd_730085bde7d9aa1963e7b7cb08d6b5a6a46f1703-1628157143-0-gqNtZGzNAmKjcnBszQfO https://www.wdtv.com/2021/10/20/conversion-therapy-officially-banned-morgantown/ |
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| Description | bill died. | Conversion therapy is not banned at a state level, however, on August 3, 2021, the city of Charlestown banned conversion therapy. |
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| Sources | http://www.lgbtmap.org/equality-maps https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/06/21/american-medical-association-passes-new-lgbt-policies | http://www.lgbtmap.org/equality-maps https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-charleston-west-virginia-ban-lgbtq-conversion-therapy-first-city-in-state-20210803-ngi7obdwkzgmvll2cc2pdierf4-story.html https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/06/21/american-medical-association-passes-new-lgbt-policies |
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| Sources | http://www.lgbtmap.org/equality-maps | http://www.lgbtmap.org/equality-maps https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/06/21/american-medical-association-passes-new-lgbt-policies |
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| Value | Banned | Not banned |
| Description | Judt got banned last year. | No |
| Sources | fairnesswv.org | No |
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| Description | It is not banned there. | Judt got banned last year. |
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| Value | Not banned | Banned |
| Start Date | (unknown) | Jan 1, 2015 |
| Sources | http://www.lgbtmap.org/equality_maps/profile_state/50 | fairnesswv.org |