The governor calls it a necessary step to protect children from a widely discredited practice that tries to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity through counseling. Democratic Gov.

Rep. David Hale amended his bill to ban Kentucky Medicaid from paying for some gender-affirming care. (Kentucky Lantern photo by Liam Niemeyer) This story mentions suicide. If you or someone you know ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This week, the Supreme Court ruled that a Colorado ban on "conversion therapy" infringed on a Christian counselor's free speech ...

Alana Chen was 24-years-old when she took her own life after years of trying to become straight in a process known as conversion therapy, or a set of pseudoscientific or religious practices with the ...