The proposed ban is a highly concerning infringement of a minor's right to have a voice in what help in their own best interest.  The regulation will have an unintended chilling effect on honest discussion and evaluation of gender and attraction in the counselor-patient relationship.  It is unfair and highly inaccurate to lump all counseling professionals together with a few bad actors behind conversion therapy abuses. We can do better -- this sweeping ban is not in the interest of our minors.