Salt Lake Tribune · Mar 8, 2019
Utah lawmaker’s LGBT posts anger activists
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Rep. Karianne Lisonbee, R-Clearfield, works on the House floor during the Legislative session on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019.Salt Lake City • A nationwide push to ban LGBTQ conversion therapy for minors looked like it could succeed in conservative Utah after The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said it wouldn’t stand in the way, but the effort ground to a halt this week.
Conversion therapy has a long history in Utah, and the legislation drew fierce opposition from people who said barring therapists from talking about changing someone's sexual orientation would violate free-speech rights.