Knowing many young adults who were forced into this "counseling," I know the psychological effects and harms it causes.  

Protect young people from state-licensed therapists in Virginia who falsely claim to parents and youth that being LGBTQ is a mental illness, and therefore take advantage of parents and harm vulnerable youth.

• No young person should ever be shamed by a mental health professional into thinking that who they are is wrong. Mental health professionals should provide care that is ethical and affirming for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender young people.

• We can’t allow one more young person to be targeted and hurt by these dangerous and discredited practices.