Number
250618
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference
241415
Sponsor
ALD. BROWER
Title
Substitute resolution amending to the City of Milwaukee’s State Legislative Package to express support for passage of state legislation prohibiting conversion therapy for minors.
Analysis
This resolution amends the City of Milwaukee’s State Legislative Package to include support for 2025 Wisconsin Senate Bill 324 and Assembly Bill 359, which prohibit licensed mental health providers from engaging in conversion therapy with minors.
Body
Whereas, Senate Bill 324 and Assembly Bill 359 were introduced in the Wisconsin State Legislature to prohibit licensed mental health providers from engaging in conversion therapy with minors, where conversion therapy is defined as interventions or methods intended to change an individual’s sexual orientation or gender identity, including attempts to alter behaviors or expressions of self, or to reduce sexual or romantic attractions or feelings towards individuals of the same gender or sexual orientation; and
Whereas, Senate Bill 324 and Assembly Bill 359 explicitly state that conversion therapy does not include counseling that assists an individual seeking or undergoing a gender transition; counseling that provides acceptance, support, or understanding; counseling that facilitates a client’s coping, social support, identity expression or development; or sexual orientation-neutral or gender identity-neutral interventions provided for the purpose of preventing or addressing unlawful conduct or unsafe sexual practices, provided such counseling is not for the purpose of attempting to change a client’s sexual orientation or gender identity; and
Whereas, The bills require the Medical Examining Board, the Psychology Examining Board, the Marriage Family Therapy, Professional Counseling, and Social Work Examining Board, to investigate any allegation that a person licensed, certified, or otherwise authorized by those boards has violated the prohib...
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