Wisconsin Republicans Block Ban On Ex-Gay Torture

The Associated Press reports:

Wisconsin Republicans voted Thursday to again allow therapists, social workers and counselors to try to change LGBTQ clients’ gender identities and sexual orientations — a discredited practice known as conversion therapy.

A ban on conversion therapy was passed in 2020 by a state board within the Democratic governor’s administration overseeing licensing for mental health professionals.

But a committee in the Republican-controlled Legislature temporarily blocked the ban then and did so again Thursday, with all six Republican members voting to block it and the four Democrats voting to keep it in place.

Read the full article. Sen. Steve Nass (photo) last appeared on JMG in early 2021 when he voted to block the University of Wisconsin from instituting COVID protocols such as masking and testing.

Wisconsin Republicans voted Thursday to again allow therapists, social workers and counselors to try to change LGBTQ clients’ gender identities and sexual orientations — a discredited practice known as conversion therapy. https://t.co/2cIhBEccYa

— PBS NewsHour (@NewsHour) January 13, 2023

The six Republicans who voted to allow conversion therapy in Wisconsin:

Sen. Steve Nass (Whitewater) (Co-Chair)
Rep. Adam Neylon (Pewaukee) (Co-Chair)
Sen. Duey Stroebel (Saukville)
Sen. Julian Bradley (Franklin)
Rep. Kevin Peterson (Waupaca)
Rep. John Spiros (Marshfield)

— Dan Shafer (@DanRShafer) January 12, 2023