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Cuyahoga County council advances conversion-therapy ordinance to third reading after public comment and second reading
Summary
Council held a second reading of an ordinance to prohibit conversion therapy on minors and vulnerable adults and moved the measure to the Sept. 9 meeting for third reading; multiple public commenters, LGBTQ advocates and a state senator urged passage.
Cuyahoga County Council on Aug. 5 heard public comment in favor of an ordinance to ban so-called conversion therapy for minors and vulnerable adults and moved the ordinance to the council's Sept. 9 agenda for third reading and potential adoption.
During the meeting several members of the public and licensed social workers urged passage. Speakers included Sarah Kolick, an attorney and county resident who described conversion therapy as…
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