Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear issued an executive order to ban "conversion therapy," a discredited practice that attempts to change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity.

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear has banned conversion therapy on minors in an executive order signed on Wednesday. For years, advocates for the ban have argued that it poses a danger to LGBTQ+ youth, while defenders often cite religion and the First Amendment as justification for the practice.

This story mentions suicide. If you or someone you know is contemplating suicide, please call or text the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988. Calling it a “dangerous practice,” Gov. Andy Beshear signed an executive order Wednesday that bans conversion therapy on minors in Kentucky.

Gov. Beshear used his executive power to ban a discredited form of therapy that attempts to change an individual’s sexual orientation, sexual behavior or gender identity.

Beshear signed the executive order after similar legislation repeatedly failed in the Republican-dominated state legislature earlier this year.

Executive order prohibits taxpayer dollars from being used for conversion therapy, and allows for discipline on therapists who deploy it.

Kentucky has banned 'conversion therapy'. What is this widely discredited practice and does Oklahoma have any laws concerning it?

The debate has now begun on the constitutionality of Gov. Andy Beshear’s executive order to ban conversion therapy on minors.