What is Conversion Therapy?
Conversion therapy is when a person (often with the help of a therapist or religious mentor) attempts to change or “convert” their sexual orientation. Some psychologists and many people of the religious community have tried to prove the validity of conversion therapies but have been unsuccessful thus far. Many of the already limited amount of studies that have been done on conversion therapies seeking to establish their validity tend to have destructive methodological problems and sketchy conclusions.
