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15 Minute History – History of Sexual Orientation Conversion Therapy in the U.S.

Guest: Dr. Chris Babits, Andrew W. Mellon Engaged Scholar Initiative Postdoctoral Fellow

Host: Christopher Rose, Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute for Historical Studies

Sexual orientation conversion therapy, the attempt to change one’s sexual orientation through psychological or therapeutic practice, has now been banned in 17 American states and the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, three Canadian provinces, one state in Australia and several nations in Latin America, Europe, and Asia. Beyond the merits of sexual orientation conversion therapy as a medical practice, however, lies a social importance of what the practice represents for a segment of American society.

Today’s guest, Chris Babits, is a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Texas at Austin, where he researches the history of the practice and why so many people still support it, even in the face of opposition from medical and psychological professionals.

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