Bloomington Bans Conversion Therapy For Minors, Vulnerable Adults

BLOOMINGTON, MN— Bloomington's city council voted to ban conversion therapy for minors and vulnerable adults throughout the city at their Monday meeting, The Star Tribune reported.

Conversion therapy is a widely disputed practice that attempts to change the sexual or gender orientation of a person, and is usually very traumatic.

Bloomington is the ninth city in Minnesota to ban the practice, the publication reported.

Those who violate the ordinance will be fined, and the ordinance doesn't prohibit religious officials from practicing conversion therapy, the publication reported.

You can read the full story at The Star Tribune.