How Ohio city could be 12th in state to ban anti-LGBTQ+ conversion therapy

LORAIN, Ohio (WCMH) -- A 22-year-old Ohioan is leading the effort to make his home city the 12th in the state to ban anti-LGBTQ+ techniques known as "conversion therapy," used to attempt to change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity.

Brandon West is the young adult credited with propelling the recently proposed ordinance in the northeast Ohio city of Lorain that would ban healthcare professionals from engaging in conversion therapy with minors. The measure argues that practitioners...