Republican lawmakers in Wisconsin voted Thursday to strike a recently implemented rule protecting LGBTQ youth from so-called LGBTQ “conversion therapy.” The widely debunked practice attempts to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity.
After around four hours of testimony, the Republican-led Joint Committee on Administrative Rules voted 6-4 along party lines to repeal the ban, the Wisconsin State Journal reported.
“Once again, Republican legislators have demonstrated that they will put politics over people and allow young people in Wisconsin to be hurt by those who should be helping them thrive,” the Wisconsin Legislative LGBTQ+ Caucus said in a statement Thursday afternoon.
