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Jodie Parkinson: Backing Utah ban on conversion therapy is not heroic

(Rick Bowmer | AP file photo) Stephen Graham, president and general manager Standard of Liberty, speaks during a hearing Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019, in Salt Lake City. LGBTQ people who say they suffered shame and suicidal thoughts after undergoing gay conversion therapy urged Utah state officials to approve a proposed rule that would prohibit Utah psychologists from the practice that is already banned in 18 states. Opponents who spoke during the hearing countered that the rule should be tabled because they contend it will prevent parents from getting their children help with "unwanted" homosexual feelings.