The fact of the matter is that conversion therapy kills.  I am a Spanish medical interpreter and work regularly in the mental health field.  If any other therapeutic method had such a high rate of suicide, it would be illegal.  Therapy is supposed to help, not hurt, and from a purely therapeutic standpoint, conversion therapy is not only downright ineffective, but actively harms the individuals that undergo it.

Furthermore, sexual orientation has been proven, time and time again, not to be a choice.  Conversion therapy for LGBT+ individuals makes about as much sense as conversion therapy for people with blue eyes or red hair.  Facing the impossibility to change something that isn't a choice, but rather WHO you are, it's no wonder people who have suffered through conversion therapy have increased depression and are at a higher risk for committing suicide (if they don't commit suicide during the process).

As a healthcare professional who works regularly in the medical field and often interprets for LGBT+ individuals, I implore you, not just from a medical and mental health standpoint, but from a humanitarian standpoint to stop this barbaric practice at once.