Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear has banned conversion therapy on minors in an executive order signed on Wednesday. For years, advocates for the ban have argued that it poses a danger to LGBTQ+ youth, while defenders often cite religion and the First Amendment as justification for the practice.

Cheers ripped through the Kentucky Capitol Rotunda Wednesday morning as Gov. Andy Beshear signed an executive order banning conversion therapy for minors statewide.The Human Rights Campaign describes conversion therapy as an attempt to change a person's sexual or gender identity,

FRANKFORT, Ky. (WKYT) - Governor Andy Beshear signed an executive order Wednesday morning to ban the use of conversion therapy on minors in Kentucky. Beshear said the practice, which tries to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity through counseling, is harmful to children.

Executive order prohibits taxpayer dollars from being used for conversion therapy, and allows for discipline on therapists who deploy it.

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear issued an executive order to ban "conversion therapy," a discredited practice that attempts to change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity.

Gov. Beshear used his executive power to ban a discredited form of therapy that attempts to change an individual’s sexual orientation, sexual behavior or gender identity.

Kentucky has banned 'conversion therapy'. What is this widely discredited practice and does Oklahoma have any laws concerning it?

The debate has now begun on the constitutionality of Gov. Andy Beshear’s executive order to ban conversion therapy on minors.