Conversion Therapy / “Reparative Therapy” – National Bans

National Bans Outside the US

• Canada – Fully banned as of January 2022 (includes both adults and minors).

• France – Outlawed in 2022.

• Germany – Banned for minors in 2020.

• Brazil – Ban enforced through court rulings and medical regulations.

• Malta – First EU country to fully ban it in 2016.

• New Zealand – Banned for minors in 2022.

• Ecuador, Taiwan, Chile, and some others also have varying degrees of bans.

• United Kingdom – As of 2025, legislation has been debated but not fully passed, though conversion therapy has been widely condemned by health bodies. Partial protections may exist under other laws.

State Bans Within the United States

22 U.S. States have Statewide Bans on Conversion Therapy for Minors

Some cities and counties have their own bans even if the state doesn’t. (Info I found as of August 2025)

• California (2012)

• Colorado (2019)

• Connecticut (2017)

• Delaware (2018)

• The District of Columbia (2015)

• Hawaii (2018)

• Illinois (2016)

• Kentucky (executive order 2024)

• Maine (2019)

• Maryland (2018)

• Massachusetts (2019)

• Michigan (executive order 2021, codified 2023)

• Minnesota (executive order 2021, codified 2023)

• Nevada (2018)

• New Hampshire (2019)

• New Jersey (2013)

• New Mexico (2017)

• New York (2019)

• Oregon (2015)

• Puerto Rico (2019)

• Rhode Island (2017)

• Utah (via executive order 2020, codified 2023)

• Vermont (2016)

• Virginia (2020)

• Washington (2018)